use MIME::Base64; my $cstr = 'dwAgAEMAcgBlAGQAaQB0ACAAQwBhAHIAZAAgAEMAbwB1AGwAZAAgAEIAZQAgAEgAZQBhAGQAZQBkACAAWQBvAHUAcgAgAFcAYQB5AA'; my $chk = decode_base64($cstr); print "$chk\n";