public static byte[] decodeBase64(byte[] base64Data) {
        // RFC 2045 requires that we discard ALL non-Base64 characters
        base64Data = discardNonBase64(base64Data);

        // handle the edge case, so we don't have to worry about it later
        if (base64Data.length == 0) {
            return new byte[0];
        }

        int numberQuadruple = base64Data.length / FOURBYTE;
        byte decodedData[] = null;
        byte b1 = 0, b2 = 0, b3 = 0, b4 = 0, marker0 = 0, marker1 = 0;

        // Throw away anything not in base64Data

        int encodedIndex = 0;
        int dataIndex = 0;
        {
            // this sizes the output array properly - rlw
            int lastData = base64Data.length;
            // ignore the '=' padding
            while (base64Data[lastData - 1] == PAD) {
                if (--lastData == 0) {
                    return new byte[0];
                }
            }
            decodedData = new byte[lastData - numberQuadruple];
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < numberQuadruple; i++) {
            dataIndex = i * 4;
            marker0 = base64Data[dataIndex + 2];
            marker1 = base64Data[dataIndex + 3];

            b1 = base64Alphabet[base64Data[dataIndex]];
            b2 = base64Alphabet[base64Data[dataIndex + 1]];

            if (marker0 != PAD && marker1 != PAD) {
                //No PAD e.g 3cQl
                b3 = base64Alphabet[marker0];
                b4 = base64Alphabet[marker1];

                decodedData[encodedIndex] = (byte) (b1 << 2 | b2 >> 4);
                decodedData[encodedIndex + 1] =
                    (byte) (((b2 & 0xf) << 4) | ((b3 >> 2) & 0xf));
                decodedData[encodedIndex + 2] = (byte) (b3 << 6 | b4);
            } else if (marker0 == PAD) {
                //Two PAD e.g. 3c[Pad][Pad]
                decodedData[encodedIndex] = (byte) (b1 << 2 | b2 >> 4);
            } else if (marker1 == PAD) {
                //One PAD e.g. 3cQ[Pad]
                b3 = base64Alphabet[marker0];

                decodedData[encodedIndex] = (byte) (b1 << 2 | b2 >> 4);
                decodedData[encodedIndex + 1] =
                    (byte) (((b2 & 0xf) << 4) | ((b3 >> 2) & 0xf));
            }
            encodedIndex += 3;
        }
        return decodedData;
    }