domainInfo.name = new rpc.unicode_string();
        domainInfo.name.buffer = null;
        domainInfo.sid = null;

        // Encode to buffer
        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
        NdrBuffer encodeBuffer = new NdrBuffer(buffer, 0);
        domainInfo.encode(encodeBuffer);

        // Decode from buffer
        NdrBuffer decodeBuffer = new NdrBuffer(buffer, 0);
        lsarpc.LsarDomainInfo decodedInfo = new lsarpc.LsarDomainInfo();

        if (buffer == null) {
            failedValidations.incrementAndGet();
            throw new SmbException("Response buffer is null");
        }

        if (buffer.length < expectedSize) {
            failedValidations.incrementAndGet();
            bufferOverflowsPrevented.incrementAndGet();
            log.warn("Response buffer too small: {} < {}", buffer.length, expectedSize);

    /**
     * Buffer type for server checksum signature.
     */
    int SERVER_CHECKSUM = 6;
    /**
     * Buffer type for privilege server (KDC) checksum signature.
     */
    int PRIVSVR_CHECKSUM = 7;

    /**
     * Buffer type for client name information.
     */
    int CLIENT_NAME_TYPE = 0xA;
    /**
     * Buffer type for constrained delegation information.
     */
    int CONSTRAINT_DELEGATIION_TYPE = 0xB;

            // Create a buffer with null terminator within the max length
            byte[] buffer = new byte[20];
            System.arraycopy("Test".getBytes(), 0, buffer, 0, 4);
            buffer[4] = 0; // null terminator
            System.arraycopy("String".getBytes(), 0, buffer, 5, 6);

            String result = testBlock.readString(buffer, 0, buffer.length, 10, false);

            assertEquals("Test", result);

        assertNotNull(emptyUnicodeStringTrue.buffer, "Buffer should not be null for empty string with zterm");
        assertEquals(1, emptyUnicodeStringTrue.buffer.length, "Buffer length should be 1 for empty string with zterm");
        assertEquals(0, emptyUnicodeStringTrue.buffer[0], "Buffer should contain only zero for empty string with zterm");

        // Test with an empty string and zterm = false

        Object obj;
    }

    /**
     * The underlying byte buffer containing the NDR data.
     */
    public byte[] buf;

    /**
     * The starting position in the buffer.
     */
    public int start;

    /**
     * The current position in the buffer.
     */
    public int index;

    /**
     * The length of data in the buffer.
     */
    public int length;

    /**

            int bytesWritten = context.encode(buffer, 0);

            assertEquals(6, bytesWritten);
            assertEquals(2, SMBUtil.readInt2(buffer, 0));
            assertEquals(EncryptionNegotiateContext.CIPHER_AES128_CCM, SMBUtil.readInt2(buffer, 2));
            assertEquals(EncryptionNegotiateContext.CIPHER_AES128_GCM, SMBUtil.readInt2(buffer, 4));
        }

        @Test

        this.dataCount = dataCount;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the transaction buffer
     * @param buffer
     *            the transaction buffer to use
     */
    public void setBuffer(final byte[] buffer) {
        this.txn_buf = buffer;
    }

    /**
     * Releases and returns the transaction buffer
     * @return the txn_buf
     */
    public byte[] releaseBuffer() {

    if (readBuffer.remaining() <= buffer.remaining()) {
      buffer.put(readBuffer);
      munchIfFull();
      return this;
    }

    // First add just enough to fill buffer size, and munch that
    int bytesToCopy = bufferSize - buffer.position();
    for (int i = 0; i < bytesToCopy; i++) {
      buffer.put(readBuffer.get());
    }
    munch(); // buffer becomes empty here, since chunkSize divides bufferSize

    @DisplayName("Test decode method with valid buffer")
    void testDecodeWithValidBuffer() throws SMBProtocolDecodingException {
        // Given
        byte[] buffer = new byte[256];
        int bufferIndex = 0;
        int expectedLength = 100;

        when(messageBlock.decode(buffer, bufferIndex)).thenReturn(expectedLength);

        // When
        int actualLength = messageBlock.decode(buffer, bufferIndex);

        // Then