diff --git a/src/nrd-config.hpp b/src/nrd-config.hpp
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+#ifndef NRD_CONFIG_HPP
+#define NRD_CONFIG_HPP
+
+#include "common.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace nrd {
+
+typedef boost::property_tree::ptree ConfigSection;
+
+class NrdConfig
+{
+
+public:
+  NrdConfig();
+
+  virtual
+  ~NrdConfig()
+  {
+  }
+
+  void
+  load(const std::string& filename);
+
+  void
+  load(const std::string& input, const std::string& filename);
+
+  void
+  load(std::istream& input, const std::string& filename);
+
+  const ConfigSection&
+  getSecuritySection() const
+  {
+    return m_securitySection;
+  }
+
+private:
+  void
+  process(const ConfigSection& configSection,
+          const std::string& filename);
+
+  void
+  onSectionSecurity(const ConfigSection& section,
+                    const std::string& filename);
+
+  const void
+  setSecturitySection(const ConfigSection& securitySection)
+  {
+    m_securitySection = securitySection;
+  }
+
+private:
+  bool m_isSecuritySectionDefined;
+  ConfigSection m_securitySection;
+  std::string m_filename;
+};
+
+}//namespace nrd
+}//namespace ndn
+
+#endif // NRD_CONFIG_HPP