diff --git a/tests/unit/security/additional-description.t.cpp b/tests/unit/security/additional-description.t.cpp
index 2779816..82dd606 100644
--- a/tests/unit/security/additional-description.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/security/additional-description.t.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2022 Regents of the University of California.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2023 Regents of the University of California.
  *
  * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
  *
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "ndn-cxx/security/additional-description.hpp"
+#include "ndn-cxx/util/concepts.hpp"
 
 #include "tests/boost-test.hpp"
 
@@ -27,6 +28,13 @@
 namespace security {
 namespace tests {
 
+BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((boost::EqualityComparable<AdditionalDescription>));
+BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((WireEncodable<AdditionalDescription>));
+BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((WireEncodableWithEncodingBuffer<AdditionalDescription>));
+BOOST_CONCEPT_ASSERT((WireDecodable<AdditionalDescription>));
+static_assert(std::is_convertible_v<AdditionalDescription::Error*, tlv::Error*>,
+              "AdditionalDescription::Error must inherit from tlv::Error");
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Security)
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestAdditionalDescription)