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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Regents of the University of California
+ *                     Yingdi Yu
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information
+ *
+ * Author: Yingdi Yu <yingdi@cs.ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "chatroom-policy-manager.h"
+
+#include <ndn.cxx/security/cache/ttl-certificate-cache.h>
+
+#include "logging.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace ndn;
+using namespace ndn::security;
+
+INIT_LOGGER("ChatroomPolicyManager");
+
+ChatroomPolicyManager::ChatroomPolicyManager(int stepLimit,
+					     Ptr<CertificateCache> certificateCache)
+  : m_stepLimit(stepLimit)
+  , m_certificateCache(certificateCache)
+{
+  if(m_certificateCache == NULL)
+    m_certificateCache = Ptr<TTLCertificateCache>(new TTLCertificateCache());
+
+  m_invitationPolicyRule = Ptr<IdentityPolicyRule>(new IdentityPolicyRule("^<ndn><broadcast><chronos><invitation>([^<chatroom>]*)<chatroom>", 
+									  "^([^<KEY>]*)<KEY><DSK-.*><ID-CERT><>$", 
+									  "==", "\\1", "\\1", true));
+
+  m_dskRule = Ptr<IdentityPolicyRule>(new IdentityPolicyRule("^([^<KEY>]*)<KEY><DSK-.*><ID-CERT><>$", 
+							     "^([^<KEY>]*)<KEY>(<>*)<KSK-.*><ID-CERT><>$", 
+							     "==", "\\1", "\\1\\2", true));
+
+  m_keyNameRegex = Ptr<Regex>(new Regex("^([^<KEY>]*)<KEY>(<>*<KSK-.*>)<ID-CERT><>$", "\\1\\2"));
+} 
+
+ChatroomPolicyManager::~ChatroomPolicyManager()
+{}
+
+bool 
+ChatroomPolicyManager::skipVerifyAndTrust (const Data& data)
+{ return false; }
+
+bool
+ChatroomPolicyManager::requireVerify (const Data& data)
+{ return true; }
+
+Ptr<ValidationRequest>
+ChatroomPolicyManager::checkVerificationPolicy(Ptr<Data> data, 
+					       const int& stepCount, 
+					       const DataCallback& verifiedCallback,
+					       const UnverifiedCallback& unverifiedCallback)
+{
+  if(m_stepLimit == stepCount)
+    {
+      _LOG_DEBUG("reach the maximum steps of verification");
+      unverifiedCallback(data);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  Ptr<const signature::Sha256WithRsa> sha256sig = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<const signature::Sha256WithRsa> (data->getSignature());    
+
+  if(KeyLocator::KEYNAME != sha256sig->getKeyLocator().getType())
+    {
+      unverifiedCallback(data);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  const Name & keyLocatorName = sha256sig->getKeyLocator().getKeyName();
+
+  if(m_invitationPolicyRule->satisfy(*data))
+    {
+      Ptr<const IdentityCertificate> trustedCert = m_certificateCache->getCertificate(keyLocatorName);
+      
+      if(NULL != trustedCert){
+	if(verifySignature(*data, trustedCert->getPublicKeyInfo()))
+	  verifiedCallback(data);
+	else
+	  unverifiedCallback(data);
+
+	return NULL;
+      }
+      else{
+	_LOG_DEBUG("KeyLocator has not been cached and validated!");
+
+	DataCallback recursiveVerifiedCallback = boost::bind(&ChatroomPolicyManager::onCertificateVerified, 
+							     this, 
+							     _1, 
+							     data, 
+							     verifiedCallback, 
+							     unverifiedCallback);
+
+	UnverifiedCallback recursiveUnverifiedCallback = boost::bind(&ChatroomPolicyManager::onCertificateUnverified, 
+								     this, 
+								     _1, 
+								     data, 
+								     unverifiedCallback);
+
+
+	Ptr<Interest> interest = Ptr<Interest>(new Interest(keyLocatorName));
+	
+	Ptr<ValidationRequest> nextStep = Ptr<ValidationRequest>(new ValidationRequest(interest, 
+										       recursiveVerifiedCallback,
+										       recursiveUnverifiedCallback,
+										       0,
+										       stepCount + 1)
+								 );
+	return nextStep;
+      }
+    }
+
+  if(m_dskRule->satisfy(*data))
+    {
+      m_keyNameRegex->match(keyLocatorName);
+      Name keyName = m_keyNameRegex->expand();
+
+      if(m_trustAnchors.end() != m_trustAnchors.find(keyName))
+        if(verifySignature(*data, m_trustAnchors[keyName]))
+          verifiedCallback(data);
+        else
+          unverifiedCallback(data);
+      else
+        unverifiedCallback(data);
+
+      return NULL;	
+    }
+
+  unverifiedCallback(data);
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+bool 
+ChatroomPolicyManager::checkSigningPolicy(const Name& dataName, 
+					  const Name& certificateName)
+{
+  //TODO:
+}
+    
+Name 
+ChatroomPolicyManager::inferSigningIdentity(const Name& dataName)
+{
+  //TODO:
+}
+
+void
+ChatroomPolicyManager::addTrustAnchor(const EndorseCertificate& selfEndorseCertificate)
+{ m_trustAnchors.insert(pair <Name, Publickey > (selfEndorseCertificate.getPublicKeyName(), selfEndorseCertificate.getPublicKeyInfo())); }
+
+void 
+ChatroomPolicyManager::onCertificateVerified(Ptr<Data> certData, 
+					     Ptr<Data> originalData,
+					     const DataCallback& verifiedCallback, 
+					     const UnverifiedCallback& unverifiedCallback)
+{
+  Ptr<IdentityCertificate> certificate = Ptr<IdentityCertificate>(new IdentityCertificate(*certData));
+  m_certificateCache->insertCertificate(certificate);
+
+  if(verifySignature(*originalData, certificate->getPublicKeyInfo()))
+    verifiedCallback(originalData);
+  else
+    unverifiedCallback(originalData);
+}
+
+void
+ChatroomPolicyManager::onCertificateUnverified(Ptr<Data> certData, 
+					       Ptr<Data> originalData,
+					       const UnverifiedCallback& unverifiedCallback)
+{ unverifiedCallback(originalData); }
+