diff --git a/src/security/nlsr_cse.hpp b/src/security/nlsr_cse.hpp
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+#ifndef NLSR_CERT_STORE_ENTRY_HPP
+#define NLSR_CERT_STORE_ENTRY_HPP
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <ndn-cpp-dev/face.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cpp-dev/security/identity-certificate.hpp>
+
+namespace nlsr
+{
+    class NlsrCertificateStoreEntry
+    {
+      public:
+        NlsrCertificateStoreEntry()
+            : cert(ndn::make_shared<ndn::IdentityCertificate>())
+            , certSeqNum(0)
+            , isSignerVerified(false)
+        {}
+        
+        NlsrCertificateStoreEntry(ndn::shared_ptr<ndn::IdentityCertificate> pcert
+                                                       , uint32_t csn, bool isv)
+            : cert(pcert)
+            , certSeqNum(csn)
+            , isSignerVerified(isv)
+        {}
+        
+        ndn::shared_ptr<ndn::IdentityCertificate> getCert() const
+        {
+            return cert;
+        }
+        
+        void setCert(ndn::shared_ptr<ndn::IdentityCertificate> pcert)
+        {
+            cert=pcert;
+        }
+        
+        uint32_t getCertSeqNum() const
+        {
+            return certSeqNum;
+        }
+        
+        void setCertSeqNum(uint32_t csn)
+        {
+            certSeqNum=csn;
+        }
+        
+        bool getIsSignerVerified() const
+        {
+            return isSignerVerified;
+        }
+        
+        void setIsSignerVerified(bool isv)
+        {
+            isSignerVerified=isv;
+        }
+        
+      private:
+        ndn::shared_ptr<ndn::IdentityCertificate> cert;
+        uint32_t certSeqNum;
+        bool isSignerVerified;
+    };
+    /* Debugging Purpose */
+    std::ostream&
+    operator <<(std::ostream& os, const NlsrCertificateStoreEntry& ncse);
+}
+
+#endif