Padding is redundant when base64url is encapsulated in a quoted string. If you're writing a state machine-based parser which is processing a quoted base64url i

Padding is redundant when base64url is encapsulated in a quoted string. If you're writing a state machine-based parser which is processing a quoted base64url it will, in amortized time, be able to find a close quote token faster than it will be able to find valid close padding.