The provides a mechanism for encoding user passwords using the BASE64 encoding mechanism. This scheme contains only an implementation for the user password syntax, with a storage scheme name of "BASE64". The merely obscures the password so that the clear-text password is not available to casual observers. However, it offers no real protection and should only be used if there are client applications that specifically require this capability. ds-cfg-base64-password-storage-scheme ds-cfg-password-storage-scheme org.opends.server.extensions.Base64PasswordStorageScheme