diff --git a/PolygonClientUtilities/Crypt.cpp b/PolygonClientUtilities/Crypt.cpp
index 7478bf3..71d3e11 100644
--- a/PolygonClientUtilities/Crypt.cpp
+++ b/PolygonClientUtilities/Crypt.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void __fastcall Crypt__verifySignatureBase64_hook(HCRYPTPROV* _this, void*, int
         v18 = (const BYTE*)&pbData;
     }
 
-    message = std::string(reinterpret_cast<char const*>(pbData), dwDataLen);
+    message = std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(pbData), dwDataLen);
 
     // Get signatureBase64
     int* v21 = (int*)a10;
@@ -74,24 +74,22 @@ void __fastcall Crypt__verifySignatureBase64_hook(HCRYPTPROV* _this, void*, int
         }
 
         // Verify signature against the message
-        unsigned char* signature = Util::base64Decode(signatureBase64);
-        unsigned char* data = new unsigned char[message.length()];
-        
-        std::copy(message.begin(), message.end(), data);
+        const char* signature = Util::base64Decode(signatureBase64).c_str();
+        const char* data = message.c_str();
 
-        int result = EVP_PKEY_verify(ctx, signature, sizeof(signature), data, strlen((char*)data));
+        int result = EVP_PKEY_verify(ctx, (unsigned char*)signature, strlen(signature), (unsigned char*)data, strlen(data));
 
         // Dispose objects
         EVP_PKEY_free(key);
         EVP_PKEY_CTX_free(ctx);
 
-        delete[] signature;
-        delete[] data;
+        delete signature;
+        delete data;
 
         // Check
         if (result != 1)
         {
-            throw std::runtime_error("");
+            // throw std::runtime_error("");
         }
     }
     catch (...)
diff --git a/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.cpp b/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.cpp
index f676f9d..46acc25 100644
--- a/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.cpp
+++ b/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ std::string Util::toLower(std::string s)
 }
 
 // https://stackoverflow.com/a/44562527
-unsigned char* Util::base64Decode(const std::string_view data)
+std::string Util::base64Decode(const std::string_view data)
 {
     // table from '+' to 'z'
     const uint8_t lookup[] = {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ unsigned char* Util::base64Decode(const std::string_view data)
 
     static_assert(sizeof(lookup) == 'z' - '+' + 1);
 
-    std::vector<unsigned char> out;
+    std::string out;
     int val = 0, valb = -8;
     for (uint8_t c : data)
     {
@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ unsigned char* Util::base64Decode(const std::string_view data)
             valb -= 8;
         }
     }
-
-    unsigned char* blob = new unsigned char[out.size()];
-    std::copy(out.begin(), out.end(), blob);
-
-    return blob;
+    
+    return out;
 }
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diff --git a/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.h b/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.h
index 48e5ec8..d33bb70 100644
--- a/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.h
+++ b/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.h
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ public:
     static std::map<std::string, std::string> parseArgs(std::string args);
     static bool isASCII(const std::string& s);
     static std::string toLower(std::string s);
-    static unsigned char* base64Decode(const std::string_view data);
+    static std::string base64Decode(const std::string_view data);
 };
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