RegEx for detecting base64 encoded strings
try with:
^@(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{2}==|[A-Za-z0-9+/]{3}=)?$
=> RegEx to parse or validate Base64 data
Something like this should do (does not check for proper length!):
^@[a-zA-Z0-9+/]+={,2}$
The length of any base64 encoded string must be a multiple of 4, hence the additional.
See here for a solution that checks against proper length: RegEx to parse or validate Base64 data
A quick explanation of the regex from the linked answer:
^@ #match "@" at beginning of string
(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})* #match any number of 4-letter blocks of the base64 char set
(?:
[A-Za-z0-9+/]{2}== #match 2-letter block of the base64 char set followed by "==", together forming a 4-letter block
| # or
[A-Za-z0-9+/]{3}= #match 3-letter block of the base64 char set followed by "=", together forming a 4-letter block
)?
$ #match end of string