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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>
+ */
+
+#ifndef LINKNDN_TRUSTED_CONTACT_H
+#define LINKNDN_TRUSTED_CONTACT_H
+
+#include "contact-item.h"
+#include <ndn.cxx/regex/regex.h>
+
+class TrustedContact : public ContactItem
+{
+public:
+  TrustedContact(const EndorseCertificate& selfEndorseCertificate,
+                 const std::string& trustScope,
+                 const std::string& alias = std::string());
+
+  ~TrustedContact() {}
+
+  void
+  addTrustScope(ndn::Ptr<ndn::Regex> nameSpace)
+  { m_trustScope.push_back(nameSpace); }
+
+  bool
+  canBeTrustedFor(const ndn::Name& name);
+
+  ndn::Ptr<ndn::Blob> 
+  getTrustScopeBlob() const;
+
+private:
+  std::vector<ndn::Ptr<ndn::Regex> > m_trustScope;
+};
+
+#endif