diff --git a/ActiveSync/NSData+ActiveSync.h b/ActiveSync/NSData+ActiveSync.h
index 7604d545e..fe7cd2f32 100644
--- a/ActiveSync/NSData+ActiveSync.h
+++ b/ActiveSync/NSData+ActiveSync.h
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #import <Foundation/NSData.h>
 
+@class NSString;
+
 @interface NSData (ActiveSync)
 
+- (NSString *) activeSyncRepresentation;
 - (NSData *) wbxml2xml;
 - (NSData *) xml2wbxml;
 
diff --git a/ActiveSync/NSData+ActiveSync.m b/ActiveSync/NSData+ActiveSync.m
index 54c9e1e8a..cf0a2fe40 100644
--- a/ActiveSync/NSData+ActiveSync.m
+++ b/ActiveSync/NSData+ActiveSync.m
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #import <Foundation/NSProcessInfo.h>
 #import <Foundation/NSString.h>
 
+#import <NGExtensions/NGBase64Coding.h>
+
 #include <wbxml/wbxml.h>
 #include <wbxml/wbxml_conv.h>
 #include <wbxml/wbxml_errors.h>
@@ -49,6 +51,14 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
   NSLog(@"Original data written to: %@", path);
 }
 
+//
+// Encodes the data in base64 and strip newline characters
+// 
+- (NSString *) activeSyncRepresentation
+{
+  return [[self stringByEncodingBase64] stringByReplacingString: @"\n" withString: @""];
+}
+
 - (NSData *) wbxml2xml
 {
   WBXMLGenXMLParams params;