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In cryptography, encryption is the process of encoding information. This process converts the original representation of the information, known as plaintext, into an alternative form known as ciphertext. Only authorized parties can decipher a ciphertext back to plaintext and access the original information.
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"hex" vs. "base64" encoding when enciphering
Examining different implementations of encryption / decryption with cipher on Node.js, I paid attention that some implementations use hex encoding:
let encrypted = cipher.update(value, "utf8", "hex …