diff --git a/ndn-cxx/util/segmenter.cpp b/ndn-cxx/util/segmenter.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2022 Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License along with ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#include "ndn-cxx/util/segmenter.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/iostreams/read.hpp>
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace util {
+
+Segmenter::Segmenter(KeyChain& keyChain, const security::SigningInfo& signingInfo)
+  : m_keyChain(keyChain)
+  , m_signingInfo(signingInfo)
+{
+}
+
+std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Data>>
+Segmenter::segment(span<const uint8_t> buffer, const Name& dataName, size_t maxSegmentSize,
+                   time::milliseconds freshnessPeriod, uint32_t contentType)
+{
+  if (maxSegmentSize == 0) {
+    NDN_THROW(std::invalid_argument("maxSegmentSize must be greater than 0"));
+  }
+
+  // minimum of one (possibly empty) segment
+  const uint64_t numSegments = 1 + (buffer.size() - !buffer.empty()) / maxSegmentSize;
+  const auto finalBlockId = name::Component::fromSegment(numSegments - 1);
+
+  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Data>> segments;
+  segments.reserve(numSegments);
+
+  do {
+    auto segLen = std::min(buffer.size(), maxSegmentSize);
+
+    auto data = std::make_shared<Data>();
+    data->setName(Name(dataName).appendSegment(segments.size()));
+    data->setContentType(contentType);
+    data->setFreshnessPeriod(freshnessPeriod);
+    data->setFinalBlock(finalBlockId);
+    data->setContent(buffer.first(segLen));
+
+    m_keyChain.sign(*data, m_signingInfo);
+    segments.push_back(std::move(data));
+
+    buffer = buffer.subspan(segLen);
+  } while (!buffer.empty());
+
+  BOOST_ASSERT(segments.size() == numSegments);
+  return segments;
+}
+
+std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Data>>
+Segmenter::segment(std::istream& input, const Name& dataName, size_t maxSegmentSize,
+                   time::milliseconds freshnessPeriod, uint32_t contentType)
+{
+  if (maxSegmentSize == 0) {
+    NDN_THROW(std::invalid_argument("maxSegmentSize must be greater than 0"));
+  }
+
+  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Data>> segments;
+
+  while (true) {
+    auto buffer = std::make_shared<Buffer>(maxSegmentSize);
+    auto n = boost::iostreams::read(input, buffer->get<char>(), buffer->size());
+    if (n < 0) { // EOF
+      break;
+    }
+    buffer->resize(n);
+
+    auto data = std::make_shared<Data>();
+    data->setName(Name(dataName).appendSegment(segments.size()));
+    data->setContentType(contentType);
+    data->setFreshnessPeriod(freshnessPeriod);
+    data->setContent(std::move(buffer));
+
+    segments.push_back(std::move(data));
+  }
+
+  // ensure we return at least one (empty) segment
+  if (segments.empty()) {
+    auto data = std::make_shared<Data>();
+    data->setName(Name(dataName).appendSegment(0));
+    data->setContentType(contentType);
+    data->setFreshnessPeriod(freshnessPeriod);
+    segments.push_back(std::move(data));
+  }
+
+  // add the FinalBlockId to each packet and sign
+  const auto finalBlockId = name::Component::fromSegment(segments.size() - 1);
+  for (const auto& data : segments) {
+    data->setFinalBlock(finalBlockId);
+    m_keyChain.sign(*data, m_signingInfo);
+  }
+
+  return segments;
+}
+
+} // namespace util
+} // namespace ndn
diff --git a/ndn-cxx/util/segmenter.hpp b/ndn-cxx/util/segmenter.hpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2022 Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License along with ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_CXX_UTIL_SEGMENTER_HPP
+#define NDN_CXX_UTIL_SEGMENTER_HPP
+
+#include "ndn-cxx/security/key-chain.hpp"
+#include "ndn-cxx/util/span.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace util {
+
+/**
+ * @brief Utility class to segment an object into multiple Data packets.
+ */
+class Segmenter
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * @brief Constructor.
+   * @param keyChain KeyChain instance used for signing the packets.
+   * @param signingInfo How to sign the packets.
+   */
+  Segmenter(KeyChain& keyChain, const security::SigningInfo& signingInfo);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Splits a blob of bytes into one or more Data packets (segments).
+   * @param buffer Contiguous range of bytes to divide into segments.
+   * @param dataName Name prefix to use for the Data packets. A segment number will be appended to it.
+   * @param maxSegmentSize Maximum size of the `Content` element (payload) of each created Data packet.
+   * @param freshnessPeriod The `FreshnessPeriod` of created Data packets.
+   * @param contentType The `ContentType` of created Data packets.
+   * @note A minimum of one Data packet is always returned, even if @p buffer is empty.
+   */
+  NDN_CXX_NODISCARD std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Data>>
+  segment(span<const uint8_t> buffer,
+          const Name& dataName,
+          size_t maxSegmentSize,
+          time::milliseconds freshnessPeriod,
+          uint32_t contentType = tlv::ContentType_Blob);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Creates one or more Data packets (segments) with the bytes read from an input stream.
+   * @param input The input stream. Reading stops when EOF is encountered.
+   * @param dataName Name prefix to use for the Data packets. A segment number will be appended to it.
+   * @param maxSegmentSize Maximum size of the `Content` element (payload) of each created Data packet.
+   * @param freshnessPeriod The `FreshnessPeriod` of created Data packets.
+   * @param contentType The `ContentType` of created Data packets.
+   * @note A minimum of one Data packet is always returned, even if @p input is empty.
+   */
+  NDN_CXX_NODISCARD std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Data>>
+  segment(std::istream& input,
+          const Name& dataName,
+          size_t maxSegmentSize,
+          time::milliseconds freshnessPeriod,
+          uint32_t contentType = tlv::ContentType_Blob);
+
+private:
+  KeyChain& m_keyChain;
+  security::SigningInfo m_signingInfo;
+};
+
+} // namespace util
+} // namespace ndn
+
+#endif // NDN_CXX_UTIL_SEGMENTER_HPP
diff --git a/tests/unit/util/segmenter.t.cpp b/tests/unit/util/segmenter.t.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2022 Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License along with ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#include "ndn-cxx/util/segmenter.hpp"
+
+#include "tests/boost-test.hpp"
+#include "tests/key-chain-fixture.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace util {
+namespace tests {
+
+using namespace ndn::tests;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Util)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestSegmenter, KeyChainFixture)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Invalid)
+{
+  Segmenter segmenter(m_keyChain, security::SigningInfo{});
+  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Data>> v;
+
+  const uint8_t arr[] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
+  // maxSegmentSize == 0
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(v = segmenter.segment(arr, "/foo", 0, 1_s), std::invalid_argument);
+  std::istringstream ss1("foo");
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(v = segmenter.segment(ss1, "/foo", 0, 1_s), std::invalid_argument);
+
+  // negative freshnessPeriod
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(v = segmenter.segment(arr, "/foo", 100, -1_s), std::invalid_argument);
+  std::istringstream ss2("foo");
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(v = segmenter.segment(ss2, "/foo", 100, -1_s), std::invalid_argument);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(EmptyInput)
+{
+  Segmenter segmenter(m_keyChain, security::SigningInfo{});
+
+  auto check = [] (const auto& v) {
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(v.size(), 1);
+    BOOST_TEST(v[0]->getName() == "/empty/seg=0");
+    BOOST_TEST(v[0]->getContentType() == tlv::ContentType_Nack);
+    BOOST_TEST(v[0]->getFreshnessPeriod() == 1_s);
+    BOOST_TEST(v[0]->getFinalBlock().value() == name::Component::fromSegment(0));
+    BOOST_TEST(v[0]->getContent().value_size() == 0);
+  };
+
+  check(segmenter.segment(span<uint8_t>{}, "/empty", 1000, 1_s, tlv::ContentType_Nack));
+  std::istringstream ss;
+  check(segmenter.segment(ss, "/empty", 1000, 1_s, tlv::ContentType_Nack));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(OneSegment)
+{
+  Segmenter segmenter(m_keyChain, security::SigningInfo{});
+
+  auto check = [] (const auto& v, size_t expectedContentSize) {
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(v.size(), 1);
+    BOOST_TEST(v[0]->getName() == "/one/seg=0");
+    BOOST_TEST(v[0]->getContentType() == tlv::ContentType_Blob);
+    BOOST_TEST(v[0]->getFreshnessPeriod() == 1_min);
+    BOOST_TEST(v[0]->getFinalBlock().value() == name::Component::fromSegment(0));
+    BOOST_TEST(v[0]->getContent().value_size() == expectedContentSize);
+  };
+
+  const uint8_t arr1[] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
+  check(segmenter.segment(arr1, "/one", 10, 1_min), sizeof(arr1));
+  std::istringstream ss1("1234");
+  check(segmenter.segment(ss1, "/one", 10, 1_min), 4);
+
+  const uint8_t arr2[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10};
+  check(segmenter.segment(arr2, "/one", 10, 1_min), sizeof(arr2));
+  std::istringstream ss2("1234567890");
+  check(segmenter.segment(ss2, "/one", 10, 1_min), 10);
+}
+
+const uint8_t BLOB[] = { // 300 bytes
+  0x06, 0xFD, 0x01, 0xBB, 0x07, 0x33, 0x08, 0x03, 0x6E, 0x64, 0x6E, 0x08, 0x05, 0x73, 0x69, 0x74,
+  0x65, 0x31, 0x08, 0x03, 0x4B, 0x45, 0x59, 0x08, 0x11, 0x6B, 0x73, 0x6B, 0x2D, 0x31, 0x34, 0x31,
+  0x36, 0x34, 0x32, 0x35, 0x33, 0x37, 0x37, 0x30, 0x39, 0x34, 0x08, 0x04, 0x30, 0x31, 0x32, 0x33,
+  0x08, 0x07, 0xFD, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x49, 0xC9, 0x8B, 0x14, 0x09, 0x18, 0x01, 0x02, 0x19, 0x04,
+  0x00, 0x36, 0xEE, 0x80, 0x15, 0xA0, 0x30, 0x81, 0x9D, 0x30, 0x0D, 0x06, 0x09, 0x2A, 0x86, 0x48,
+  0x86, 0xF7, 0x0D, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x05, 0x00, 0x03, 0x81, 0x8B, 0x00, 0x30, 0x81, 0x87, 0x02,
+  0x81, 0x81, 0x00, 0x9E, 0x06, 0x3E, 0x47, 0x85, 0xB2, 0x34, 0x37, 0xAA, 0x85, 0x47, 0xAC, 0x03,
+  0x24, 0x83, 0xB5, 0x9C, 0xA8, 0x05, 0x3A, 0x24, 0x1E, 0xEB, 0x89, 0x01, 0xBB, 0xE9, 0x9B, 0xB2,
+  0xC3, 0x22, 0xAC, 0x68, 0xE3, 0xF0, 0x6C, 0x02, 0xCE, 0x68, 0xA6, 0xC4, 0xD0, 0xA7, 0x06, 0x90,
+  0x9C, 0xAA, 0x1B, 0x08, 0x1D, 0x8B, 0x43, 0x9A, 0x33, 0x67, 0x44, 0x6D, 0x21, 0xA3, 0x1B, 0x88,
+  0x9A, 0x97, 0x5E, 0x59, 0xC4, 0x15, 0x0B, 0xD9, 0x2C, 0xBD, 0x51, 0x07, 0x61, 0x82, 0xAD, 0xC1,
+  0xB8, 0xD7, 0xBF, 0x9B, 0xCF, 0x7D, 0x24, 0xC2, 0x63, 0xF3, 0x97, 0x17, 0xEB, 0xFE, 0x62, 0x25,
+  0xBA, 0x5B, 0x4D, 0x8A, 0xC2, 0x7A, 0xBD, 0x43, 0x8A, 0x8F, 0xB8, 0xF2, 0xF1, 0xC5, 0x6A, 0x30,
+  0xD3, 0x50, 0x8C, 0xC8, 0x9A, 0xDF, 0xEF, 0xED, 0x35, 0xE7, 0x7A, 0x62, 0xEA, 0x76, 0x7C, 0xBB,
+  0x08, 0x26, 0xC7, 0x02, 0x01, 0x11, 0x16, 0x55, 0x1B, 0x01, 0x01, 0x1C, 0x26, 0x07, 0x24, 0x08,
+  0x03, 0x6E, 0x64, 0x6E, 0x08, 0x05, 0x73, 0x69, 0x74, 0x65, 0x31, 0x08, 0x03, 0x4B, 0x45, 0x59,
+  0x08, 0x11, 0x6B, 0x73, 0x6B, 0x2D, 0x32, 0x35, 0x31, 0x36, 0x34, 0x32, 0x35, 0x33, 0x37, 0x37,
+  0x30, 0x39, 0x34, 0xFD, 0x00, 0xFD, 0x26, 0xFD, 0x00, 0xFE, 0x0F, 0x17, 0x80, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF,
+  0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF,
+};
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(MultipleSegments)
+{
+  Segmenter segmenter(m_keyChain, security::SigningInfo{});
+
+  auto check = [] (const auto& v) {
+    BOOST_TEST(v.size() == 8);
+
+    size_t segNo = 0;
+    for (const auto& seg : v) {
+      BOOST_TEST(seg->getName().getPrefix(-1) == "/many");
+      BOOST_TEST(seg->getName().at(-1).toSegment() == segNo);
+      BOOST_TEST(seg->getContentType() == tlv::ContentType_Blob);
+      BOOST_TEST(seg->getFreshnessPeriod() == 30_s);
+      BOOST_TEST(seg->getFinalBlock().value() == name::Component::fromSegment(7));
+      // last segment is shorter
+      const size_t expectedContentSize = segNo == 7 ? (sizeof(BLOB) % 42) : 42;
+      BOOST_TEST(seg->getContent().value_bytes() == make_span(BLOB).subspan(segNo * 42, expectedContentSize),
+                 boost::test_tools::per_element());
+      segNo++;
+    }
+  };
+
+  check(segmenter.segment(BLOB, "/many", 42, 30_s));
+  std::istringstream ss(std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(BLOB), sizeof(BLOB)));
+  check(segmenter.segment(ss, "/many", 42, 30_s));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestSegmenter
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Util
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace util
+} // namespace ndn