--- /BCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:57:59.314054972 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/BCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:57:59.314054972 +0200
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     }
 
     protected byte[] doEncoding(byte[] bytes) {
-        if (bytes == null) {
+if  ( value == null )  {     return null; }
             return null;
         }
         return Base64.encodeBase64(bytes);
