This topic describes the syntax and parameters of encoding and decoding functions and provides function examples.

Functions

Type Function Description
URL url_encoding Encodes URL data.
url_decoding Decodes URL data.
Base64 base64_encoding Encodes data by using the Base64 algorithm.
base64_decoding Decodes data by using the Base64 algorithm.
HTML html_encoding Encodes data in the HTML format.
html_decoding Decodes HTML-encoded data.
MD5 md5_encoding Encodes data by using the MD5 algorithm.
SHA1 sha1_encoding Encodes data by using the SHA1 algorithm.
IP address ip2long Converts an IP address to a long value.
long2ip Converts a long value to an IP address.

url_encoding

Use the url_encoding function to encode URL data.

  • Syntax 
    url_encoding(Value)
  • Parameters
    Parameter Data type Required Description
    Value String Yes The value to be encoded
  • Response

    A URL-encoded string is returned.

  • Examples
    • Raw log entry:
      content : https://www.urlencoder.org/hello/asdah
    • Transformation rule:
      e_set("url",url_encoding(v("content")))
    • Result:
      content : https://www.urlencoder.org/hello/asdah
url: https%3A%2F%2Fwww.urlencoder.org%2FHello%2Fasdah

url_decoding

Use the url_decoding function to decode URL data.

  • Syntax 
    url_decoding(Value)
  • Parameters
    Parameter Data type Required Description
    Value String Yes The value to be decoded
  • Response

    A URL-decoded string is returned.

  • Examples
    • Raw log entry:
      content : https%3A%2F%2Fwww.urlencoder.org%2FHello%2Fasdah
    • Transformation rule:
      e_set("URL",url_decoding(v("content")))
    • Result:
      content : https%3A%2F%2Fwww.urlencoder.org%2FHello%2Fasdah
URL : https://www.urlencoder.org/hello/asdah

base64_encoding

Use the base64_encoding function to encode data.

  • Syntax 
    base64_encoding(Value,format=None)
  • Parameters
    Parameter Data type Required Description
    Value String Yes The value to be encoded.
    format String No The Base64 encoding scheme. Valid values: RFC 3548 and RFC 4648. Default value: RFC 3548.
  • Response

    A Base64-encoded string is returned.

  • Examples
    • Raw log entry:
      str_en : data to be encoded
    • Transformation rule:
      e_set("str_base64",base64_encoding(v("str_en")))
    • Result:
      str_en : data to be encoded
str_base64 : ZGF0YSB0byBiZSBlbmNvZGVk

base64_decoding

Use the base64_decoding function to decode data.

  • Syntax 
    base64_encoding(Value,format=None)
  • Parameters
    Parameter Data type Required Description
    Value String Yes The value to be decoded.
    format String Yes The Base64 decoding scheme. Valid values: RFC 3548 and RFC 4648. Default value: RFC 3548.
    Note Base64 decoding in RFC 4648 uses an equal sign (=) to populate a decoded value to a multiple of 4 bytes.
  • Result:

    A Base64-decoded string is returned.

  • Examples
    • Raw log entry:
      str_de: ZGF0YSB0byBiZSBlbmNvZGVk
    • Transformation rule:
      e_set("str_de_base64",base64_decoding(v("str_de")))
    • Result:
      str_de: ZGF0YSB0byBiZSBlbmNvZGVk
str_de_base64: data to be encoded

html_encoding

Use the html_encoding function to encode data.

  • Syntax 
    html_encoding(Value)
  • Parameters
    Parameter Data type Required Description
    Value String Yes The value to be encoded
  • Response

    An HTML-encoded string is returned.

  • Examples
    • Raw log entry:
      str : <img class="size-medium wp-image-113" style="margin-left: 15px;" title="su1" src="http://blah.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/su1-300x194.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="194" />
    • Transformation rule:
      e_set("str_html_en",html_encoding(v("str")))
    • Result:
      str : <img class="size-medium wp-image-113" style="margin-left: 15px;" title="su1" src="http://blah.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/su1-300x194.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="194" />
str_html_en : &lt;img class=&quot;size-medium wp-image-113&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;su1&quot; src=&quot;http://blah.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/su1-300x194.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;194&quot; /&gt;

html_decoding

Use the html_decoding function to decode data.

  • Syntax 
    html_decoding(Value)
  • Parameters
    Parameter Data type Required Description
    Value String Yes The value to be decoded
  • Response

    An HTML-decoded string is returned.

  • Examples
    • Raw log entry:
      str : &lt;img class=&quot;size-medium wp-image-113&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;su1&quot; src=&quot;http://blah.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/su1-300x194.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;194&quot; /&gt;
    • Transformation rule:
      e_set("str_html_de",html_decoding(v("str")))
    • Result:
      str : &lt;img class=&quot;size-medium wp-image-113&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;su1&quot; src=&quot;http://blah.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/su1-300x194.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;194&quot; /&gt;
str_html_de : <img class="size-medium wp-image-113" style="margin-left: 15px;" title="su1" src="http://blah.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/su1-300x194.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="194" />

md5_encoding

Use the md5_encoding function to encode data.

  • Syntax
    md5_encoding(Value,format="hex")
  • Parameters
    Parameter Data type Required Description
    Value String Yes The value to be encoded.
    format String No Valid values: binary and hex. Default value: hex.
  • Response

    An MD5 hash value is returned.

  • Examples
    • Example 1
      • Raw log entry:
        str : GeeksforGeeks
      • Transformation rule:
        e_set("str_md5_en",md5_encoding(v("str")))
      • Result:
        str : GeeksforGeeks
str_md5_en : f1e069787ece74531d112559945c6871
    • Example 2
      • Raw log entry:
        str : GeeksforGeeks
      • Transformation rule:
        e_set("str_md5_en",base64_encoding(md5_encoding(v("str"), format="binary")))
      • Result:
        str : GeeksforGeeks
str_md5_en : 8eBpeH7OdFMdESVZlFxocQ==

sha1_encoding

Use the sha1_encoding function to encode data.

  • Syntax 
    sha1_encoding(Value,format=None)
  • Parameters
    Parameter Data type Required Description
    Value String Yes The value to be encoded.
    format String No The SHA algorithm. Valid values: SHA1, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, and SHA512. Default value: SHA1.
  • Result:

    A SHA1-encoded string is returned.

  • Examples
    • Raw log entry:
      str : GeeksforGeeks
    • Transformation rule:
      e_set("str_sha1",sha1_encoding(v("str")))
e_set("str_sha512",sha1_encoding(v("str"),format='SHA512'))
e_set("str_sha224",sha1_encoding(v("str"),format='SHA224'))
e_set("str_sha384",sha1_encoding(v("str"),format='SHA384'))
e_set("str_sha256",sha1_encoding(v("str"),format='SHA256'))
    • Result:
      str : GeeksforGeeks
str_sha1 : 4175a37afd561152fb60c305d4fa6026b7e79856
str_sha512 : 0d8fb9370a5bf7b892be4865cdf8b658a82209624e33ed71cae353b0df254a75db63d1baa35ad99f26f1b399c31f3c666a7fc67ecef3bdcdb7d60e8ada90b722
str_sha224 : 173994f309f727ca939bb185086cd7b36e66141c9e52ba0bdcfd145d
str_sha384 : d1e67b8819b009ec7929933b6fc1928dd64b5df31bcde6381b9d3f90488d253240490460c0a5a1a873da8236c12ef9b3
str_sha256 : f6071725e7ddeb434fb6b32b8ec4a2b14dd7db0d785347b2fb48f9975126178f

ip2long

Use the ip2long function to convert an IP address to a long value.

  • Syntax 
    ip2long(Value,default=0)
  • Parameters
    Parameter Data type Required Description
    Value String Yes The value to be decoded.
    default String No The long value converted from an invalid IP address. User-defined values are supported, for example, 0.
  • Response

    The long value converted from a valid IP address is returned.

  • Examples
    • Example 1: Convert a valid IP address.
      • Raw log entry:
        ip: 10.0.0.0
      • Transformation rule:
        e_set("long_ip",ip2long(v("ip")))
      • Result:
        ip: 10.0.0.0
long_ip: 167772160
    • Example 2: Convert an invalid IP address.
      • Raw log entry:
        ip: 333.1.1.1
      • Transformation rule:
        e_set("long_ip",ip2long(v("ip"), "ignore"))
      • Result:
        ip: 333.1.1.1
long_ip: 0

long2ip

Use the long2ip function to convert a long value to an IP address.

  • Syntax 
    long2ip(value,default="")
  • Parameters
    Parameter Date type Required Description
    Value String Yes The value to be decoded.
    default String No The string converted from an invalid long value. User-defined strings are supported.
  • Response

    The IP address converted from a valid long value.

  • Examples
    • Example 1: Convert a valid long value.
      • Raw log entry:
        long: 167772160
      • Transformation rule:
        e_set("ip",long2ip(v("long")))
      • Result:
        long: 167772160
ip: 10.0.0.0
    • Example 2: Convert an invalid long value.
      • Raw log entry:
        long: 4294967296
      • Transformation rule:
        e_set("ip",long2ip(v("long")))
      • Result:
        long: 4294967296
ip:
    • Example 3: User-defined strings are set for the invalid IP address.
      • Raw log entry:
        long: 4294967296
      • Transformation rule:
        e_set("ip",long2ip(v("long"),default="xxx"))
      • Result:
        long: 4294967296
ip: xxx