diff --git a/local/.bashrc.vriska b/local/.bashrc.vriska
index a087c86..ce75177 100644
--- a/local/.bashrc.vriska
+++ b/local/.bashrc.vriska
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ alias passheinlein="PASSWORD_STORE_DIR=~/.password-store-heinlein pass"
 
 alias git-fetchboth="git fetch origin master:master; git fetch origin develop:develop"
 
+# Shortcuts to encode/decode strings with base64
+function b64enc {
+    echo -n "$1" | base64 -w 0
+    echo
+}
+function b64dec {
+    echo -n "$1" | base64 -d
+    echo
+}
+
 # Assume colors are set in global .bashrc:
 # - TRED
 # - TGREEN