return 8 + namelen, nil
}
-// encodeString takes []byte s containing cleartext and rotates by 255 into obfuscated cleartext.
+// EncodeString takes []byte s containing cleartext and rotates by 255 into obfuscated cleartext.
// The Hotline protocol uses this format for sending passwords over network.
// Not secure, but hey, it was the 90s!
-func encodeString(clearText []byte) []byte {
+func EncodeString(clearText []byte) []byte {
obfuText := make([]byte, len(clearText))
for i := 0; i < len(clearText); i++ {
obfuText[i] = 255 - clearText[i]