# PKCS#7 padding validation Write a function that takes a plaintext, determines if it has valid PKCS#7 padding, and strips the padding off. The string: "ICE ICE BABY\x04\x04\x04\x04" ... has valid padding, and produces the result "ICE ICE BABY". The string: "ICE ICE BABY\x05\x05\x05\x05" ... does not have valid padding, nor does: "ICE ICE BABY\x01\x02\x03\x04" If you are writing in a language with exceptions, like Python or Ruby, make your function throw an exception on bad padding. Crypto nerds know where we're going with this. Bear with us.