--- /Base64.java	2023-07-05 03:13:13.842025712 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/Base64.java	2023-07-05 03:13:13.842025712 +0200
@@ -518,8 +518,9 @@
      */
     public Object encode(Object pObject) throws EncoderException {
         if (!(pObject instanceof byte[])) {
-            throw new EncoderException("Parameter supplied to Base64 encode is not a byte[]");
-        }
+ 
+ 
+ 
         return encode((byte[]) pObject);
     }
 
