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That reminds me of when someone asked if strings that are base64-encoded twice are regular. They are.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49650847/determine-if-st...



What makes base64 encoded random data not regular?


Nothing, the top answer in the link covers that question trivially. The question on if twice encoded strings are regular is simply the more interesting one as it is not as trivial.




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