var decoded []byte

	// StdEncoding can only decode padded string
	// RawStdEncoding can only decode unpadded string
	if strings.HasSuffix(strings.TrimSpace(field), "=") {
		// decode padded data
		decoded, err = base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(field)
	} else {
		// decode unpadded data
		decoded, err = base64.RawStdEncoding.DecodeString(field)
	}

	if err != nil {
		return
	}