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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 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.
+ *
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+ * 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 "security/v2/certificate-fetcher-from-network.hpp"
+#include "security/v2/validation-policy-simple-hierarchy.hpp"
+#include "lp/nack.hpp"
+
+#include "boost-test.hpp"
+#include "validator-fixture.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace security {
+namespace v2 {
+namespace tests {
+
+using namespace ndn::tests;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Security)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(V2)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestCertificateFetcherFromNetwork)
+
+class Cert
+{
+};
+
+class Timeout
+{
+};
+
+class Nack
+{
+};
+
+template<class Response>
+class CertificateFetcherFromNetworkFixture : public HierarchicalValidatorFixture<ValidationPolicySimpleHierarchy,
+                                                                                 CertificateFetcherFromNetwork>
+{
+public:
+  CertificateFetcherFromNetworkFixture()
+    : data("/Security/V2/ValidatorFixture/Sub1/Sub3/Data")
+    , interest("/Security/V2/ValidatorFixture/Sub1/Sub3/Interest")
+  {
+    Identity subSubIdentity = addSubCertificate("/Security/V2/ValidatorFixture/Sub1/Sub3", subIdentity);
+    cache.insert(subSubIdentity.getDefaultKey().getDefaultCertificate());
+
+    m_keyChain.sign(data, signingByIdentity(subSubIdentity));
+    m_keyChain.sign(interest, signingByIdentity(subSubIdentity));
+
+    processInterest = bind(&CertificateFetcherFromNetworkFixture<Response>::makeResponse, this, _1);
+  }
+
+  void
+  makeResponse(const Interest& interest);
+
+public:
+  Data data;
+  Interest interest;
+};
+
+template<>
+void
+CertificateFetcherFromNetworkFixture<Cert>::makeResponse(const Interest& interest)
+{
+  auto cert = cache.find(interest);
+  if (cert == nullptr) {
+    return;
+  }
+  face.receive(*cert);
+}
+
+template<>
+void
+CertificateFetcherFromNetworkFixture<Timeout>::makeResponse(const Interest& interest)
+{
+  // do nothing
+}
+
+template<>
+void
+CertificateFetcherFromNetworkFixture<Nack>::makeResponse(const Interest& interest)
+{
+  lp::Nack nack(interest);
+  nack.setHeader(lp::NackHeader().setReason(lp::NackReason::NO_ROUTE));
+  face.receive(nack);
+}
+
+using Failures = boost::mpl::vector<Timeout, Nack>;
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(ValidateSuccess, CertificateFetcherFromNetworkFixture<Cert>)
+{
+  VALIDATE_SUCCESS(this->data, "Should get accepted, as normal interests bring cert");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(this->face.sentInterests.size(), 2);
+  this->face.sentInterests.clear();
+
+  this->advanceClocks(time::hours(1), 2); // expire validator caches
+
+  VALIDATE_SUCCESS(this->interest, "Should get accepted, as interests bring certs");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(this->face.sentInterests.size(), 2);
+}
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE(ValidateFailure, T, Failures, CertificateFetcherFromNetworkFixture<T>)
+{
+  VALIDATE_FAILURE(this->data, "Should fail, as interests don't bring data");
+  BOOST_CHECK_GT(this->face.sentInterests.size(), 2);
+  this->face.sentInterests.clear();
+
+  this->advanceClocks(time::hours(1), 2); // expire validator caches
+
+  VALIDATE_FAILURE(this->interest, "Should fail, as interests don't bring data");
+  BOOST_CHECK_GT(this->face.sentInterests.size(), 2);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestCertificateFetcherFromNetwork
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // V2
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Security
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace v2
+} // namespace security
+} // namespace ndn