SRE pop quiz: a string in a configuration file starts with eyJ. Why?
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base64 moment
may 9, 2025, 11:26 pm • 2 0 • view
Anytime I see that I think to myself "Eyyyy I'm JSON"
may 9, 2025, 11:34 pm • 11 2 • view
is it a trick question or is it a jwt?
may 9, 2025, 11:29 pm • 2 0 • view
some sort of b64 encoded json (jwt most likely)
may 9, 2025, 11:30 pm • 2 0 • view
Not an SRE but have worked in programming and tech roles for over 20 years. The majority of that time the answers are a search away. This is likely the source of a lifetime of imposter syndrome. Some part of my mind says literally anyone with an internet connection should be able to answer this.
may 9, 2025, 11:51 pm • 2 0 • view
Base64-encoded JSON, it's burned into my mind
may 9, 2025, 11:45 pm • 1 0 • view