When one requests the admin key directly, the response is in base64.
meshtastic --tcp 192.168.1.200 --get security.admin_key
Connected to radio
security.admin_key: ['base64:vWKJ/ToM75NOFpMZ8g9B3Rc8zQYU+vvUEWUfAM9g+xQ=']
Completed getting preferences
When one requests the admin key as an admin command over LoRa, the response is an octal escape sequence
meshtastic --tcp $ATEIP --dest '!b03dbb38' --get security.admin_key
Connected to radio
Requesting current config from remote node (this can take a while).
security:
public_key: "\341\317*\305\230\026\207+\3703\364\302\211/\021\224<\313\371AlQ\201\326>L5\315\276\360\266\034"
private_key: "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
admin_key: "Ec\207\371\236\261\203^A\252L\222A\270\351\304\373\303t\321\010\247i>w\272`GJ\204\326i"
admin_key: "\275b\211\375:\014\357\223N\026\223\031\362\017A\335\027<\315\006\024\372\373\324\021e\037\000\317`\373\024"
serial_enabled: true
When one requests the admin key directly, the response is in base64.
When one requests the admin key as an admin command over LoRa, the response is an octal escape sequence