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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2020 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/security/validation-policy.hpp"
+
+#include "tests/boost-test.hpp"
+#include "tests/identity-management-fixture.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace security {
+inline namespace v2 {
+namespace tests {
+
+using namespace ndn::tests;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Security)
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestValidationPolicy, IdentityManagementFixture)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ExtractIdentityNameFromKeyLocator)
+{
+  auto id = addIdentity("/random/identity");
+
+  auto keyName = id.getDefaultKey().getName();
+  auto certName = id.getDefaultKey().getDefaultCertificate().getName();
+  auto partialCertName = id.getDefaultKey().getDefaultCertificate().getName().getPrefix(-1);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(extractIdentityNameFromKeyLocator(keyName), "/random/identity");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(extractIdentityNameFromKeyLocator(certName), "/random/identity");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(extractIdentityNameFromKeyLocator(partialCertName), "/random/identity");
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(extractIdentityNameFromKeyLocator(Name("/name/without/key/component")), std::runtime_error);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(extractIdentityNameFromKeyLocator(Name("/name/with/KEY/but/in/a/wrong/place")), std::runtime_error);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestValidationPolicy
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Security
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // inline namespace v2
+} // namespace security
+} // namespace ndn