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utils: add bin_to_base32, move base32_to_bin and add support for padding

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Daniel Newton

65/100 · Adequate
utils: add bin_to_base32, move base32_to_bin and add support for padding

Co-authored-by: Jon Griffiths <jon_p_griffiths@yahoo.com>
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit refactors how Blockstream Jade handles Base32-encoded one-time-password (OTP) secrets. It moves the Base32 decoder into a shared utility, adds a new encoder, and makes padding characters ('=') stop decoding instead of being rejected. The change is a routine code cleanup; there is no direct evidence in the commit that it fixes an active security vulnerability.

Recommended action

Treat as a normal refactor. If the Base32 decoder is used elsewhere, verify that accepting '=' as terminator does not allow truncated secrets to be processed silently. No urgent security action is indicated by this commit alone.

Security signals we found

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Base32 decoder behavior changed: '=' padding now terminates decode loop instead of causing failure

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mbedtls_md_context_t initialization moved into helper function, slightly tightening lifecycle

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No mention of CVE, security fix, vulnerability, or bug disclosure in commit message or diff

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No bounds-check regression observed; output buffer checks remain present

Risk score

Why this scored 21/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 3/30
Exploitability 2/25
Stealth signal 2/15
Affected reach 4/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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