diff --git a/lemur/common/utils.py b/lemur/common/utils.py
index 19b256e8..5d27fa63 100644
--- a/lemur/common/utils.py
+++ b/lemur/common/utils.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import random
 import re
 import string
 import pem
+import base64
 
 import sqlalchemy
 from cryptography import x509
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ paginated_parser.add_argument("sortBy", type=str, dest="sort_by", location="args
 paginated_parser.add_argument("filter", type=str, location="args")
 paginated_parser.add_argument("owner", type=str, location="args")
 
+def base64encode(string):
+    # Performs Base64 encoding of string to string using the base64.b64encode() function
+    # which encodes bytes to bytes.
+    return base64.b64encode(string.encode()).decode()
 
 def get_psuedo_random_string():
     """
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_azure_dest/plugin.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_azure_dest/plugin.py
index 53860942..e9521260 100755
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_azure_dest/plugin.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_azure_dest/plugin.py
@@ -12,20 +12,13 @@
 from flask import current_app
 
 from lemur.common.defaults import common_name, bitstrength
-from lemur.common.utils import parse_certificate, parse_private_key
+from lemur.common.utils import parse_certificate, parse_private_key, base64encode
 from lemur.plugins.bases import DestinationPlugin
 
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
 import requests
 import json
 import sys
-import base64
-
-
-def base64encode(string):
-    # Performs Base64 encoding of string to string using the base64.b64encode() function
-    # which encodes bytes to bytes.
-    return base64.b64encode(string.encode()).decode()
 
 
 def handle_response(my_response):
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_kubernetes/plugin.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_kubernetes/plugin.py
index f7ff00f7..05613227 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_kubernetes/plugin.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_kubernetes/plugin.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import requests
 from flask import current_app
 
 from lemur.common.defaults import common_name
-from lemur.common.utils import parse_certificate
+from lemur.common.utils import parse_certificate, base64encode
 from lemur.plugins.bases import DestinationPlugin
 
 DEFAULT_API_VERSION = "v1"
@@ -73,12 +73,6 @@ def _resolve_uri(k8s_base_uri, namespace, kind, name=None, api_ver=DEFAULT_API_V
     )
 
 
-# Performs Base64 encoding of string to string using the base64.b64encode() function
-# which encodes bytes to bytes.
-def base64encode(string):
-    return base64.b64encode(string.encode()).decode()
-
-
 def build_secret(secret_format, secret_name, body, private_key, cert_chain):
     secret = {
         "apiVersion": "v1",