int encoded = originalContext.encode(buffer, 0);
            assertEquals(2 + (2 * maxCiphers), encoded);

            EncryptionNegotiateContext decodedContext = new EncryptionNegotiateContext();
            int decoded = decodedContext.decode(buffer, 0, encoded);

            assertEquals(encoded, decoded);
            assertArrayEquals(ciphers, decodedContext.getCiphers());

            int encoded = context.encode(largeBuffer, 0);
            assertEquals(2 + 200, encoded); // 2 for count + 100*2 for ciphers

            EncryptionNegotiateContext decoded = new EncryptionNegotiateContext();
            try {
                int decodedSize = decoded.decode(largeBuffer, 0, encoded);
                assertEquals(encoded, decodedSize);

        byte[] buffer = new byte[8];
        int encoded = fileInfo.encode(buffer, 0);
        assertEquals(8, encoded);

        // Test decoding
        FileEndOfFileInformation decoded = new FileEndOfFileInformation();
        int decodedBytes = decoded.decode(buffer, 0, 8);
        assertEquals(8, decodedBytes);

        // Verify toString contains the value
        assertTrue(decoded.toString().contains(String.valueOf(endOfFile)));

        byte[] encoded = AvPairs.encode(pairs);

        assertNotNull(encoded, "Encoded data should not be null");
        assertEquals(4, encoded.length, "Should only have EOL (4 bytes)");
        assertEquals(AvPair.MsvAvEOL, SMBUtil.readInt2(encoded, 0), "Should be EOL");
        assertEquals(0, SMBUtil.readInt2(encoded, 2), "EOL length should be 0");
    }

    /**
     * Test round-trip encoding and decoding

    }

    /**
     * Encodes an object name to a URL-safe base64 string.
     *
     * @param objectName the object name to encode
     * @return base64 encoded string
     */
    protected static String encodeId(final String objectName) {
        if (objectName == null) {
            return StringUtil.EMPTY;
        }

    val decoded = CertificateAdapters.time.fromDer(generalizedTimeDer)
    val encoded = CertificateAdapters.time.toDer(decoded)

    assertThat(decoded).isEqualTo(date("2050-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000").time)
    assertThat(encoded).isEqualTo(generalizedTimeDer)
  }

  /**
   * Conforming applications MUST be able to process validity dates that are encoded in either
   * UTCTime or GeneralizedTime.

        dstOut.enc_ndr_long(1); // Non-null pointer for totalentries
        totalentries.encode(dstOut); // Encode the totalentries

        dstOut.enc_ndr_long(0); // Simulate retval

        // Use the encoded data for decoding
        NdrBuffer srcOut = new NdrBuffer(encodeBufferOut, 0);
        decodedEnumEx.decode_out(srcOut);

        assertEquals(0, decodedEnumEx.retval);
        assertEquals(info.level, decodedEnumEx.info.level);

        // Encode multiple times
        byte[] buffer1 = new byte[100];
        byte[] buffer2 = new byte[100];
        byte[] buffer3 = new byte[100];

        int encoded1 = request.encode(buffer1, 0);
        int encoded2 = request.encode(buffer2, 0);
        int encoded3 = request.encode(buffer3, 0);

        // All should produce same result
        assertEquals(encoded1, encoded2);

            int encoded = lock.encode(smallBuffer, 0);

            assertEquals(24, encoded);
            assertEquals(100L, SMBUtil.readInt8(smallBuffer, 0));
            assertEquals(200L, SMBUtil.readInt8(smallBuffer, 8));
            assertEquals(1, SMBUtil.readInt4(smallBuffer, 16));
        }

        @ParameterizedTest
        @DisplayName("Should encode consistently with various flag values")

    return encode(bytes, 0, bytes.length);
  }

  /**
   * Encodes the specified range of the specified byte array, and returns the encoded {@code
   * String}.
   */
  public final String encode(byte[] bytes, int off, int len) {
    checkPositionIndexes(off, off + len, bytes.length);
    StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(maxEncodedSize(len));
    try {
      encodeTo(result, bytes, off, len);