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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2015 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_SECURITY_PIB_HPP
+#define NDN_SECURITY_PIB_HPP
+
+#include "../common.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace security {
+
+/**
+ * @brief represents the PIB
+ *
+ * The PIB (Public Information Base) stores the public portion of a user's cryptography keys.
+ * The format and location of stored information is indicated by the PibLocator.
+ * The PIB is designed to work with a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) which stores private keys.
+ * There is a one-to-one association between PIB and TPM, and therefore the TpmLocator is recorded
+ * by the PIB to enforce this association and prevent one from operating on mismatched PIB and TPM.
+ *
+ * Information in the PIB is organized in a hierarchy of Identity-Key-Certificate. At the top level,
+ * the Pib class provides access to identities, and allows setting a default identity. Properties of
+ * an identity can be accessed after obtaining an Identity object.
+ *
+ * @throw PibImpl::Error when underlying implementation has non-semantic error.
+ */
+class Pib : noncopyable
+{
+public:
+  /// @brief represents a semantic error
+  class Error : public std::runtime_error
+  {
+  public:
+    explicit
+    Error(const std::string& what)
+      : std::runtime_error(what)
+    {
+    }
+  };
+
+  //TODO: Add Pib interfaces
+};
+
+} // namespace security
+} // namespace ndn
+
+#endif // NDN_SECURITY_PIB_HPP