When parsing v2.1 data, VALUE=BINARY is recognized if specified explicitly or implicitly if the property type is PHOTO or LOGO (see also #676). Most importantly, this means that data is base64-decoded / base64-encoded--regardless of whether ENCODING=BASE64 is also present.
vCard version 2.1 apparently does not have a value type BINARY. Futhermore, the ENCODING parameter is valid for all property types.
I would expect for v2.1 that
a) VALUE=BINARY for v2.1 throws an exception or provides an error with validate() (see also #682),
b) base64 decoding & encoding either
happens iff ENCODING=BASE64, regardless of value type, or
version: 4.5.5
When parsing v2.1 data,
VALUE=BINARYis recognized if specified explicitly or implicitly if the property type isPHOTOorLOGO(see also #676). Most importantly, this means that data is base64-decoded / base64-encoded--regardless of whetherENCODING=BASE64is also present.vCard version 2.1 apparently does not have a value type
BINARY. Futhermore, theENCODINGparameter is valid for all property types.I would expect for v2.1 that
VALUE=BINARYfor v2.1 throws an exception or provides an error with validate() (see also #682),ENCODING=BASE64, regardless of value type, or