diff --git a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/der.hpp b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/der.hpp
index d85aa6e..065cfd6 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/der.hpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/der.hpp
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@
   }
 
   virtual void accept(VoidNoArgumentsVisitor& visitor) = 0;
-  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, Any param) = 0;
-  virtual Any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor) = 0;
-  virtual Any accept(Visitor& visitor, Any param) = 0;
+  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(Visitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param) = 0;
   
 protected:
   void
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@
   ~DerBool();
 
   virtual void accept(VoidNoArgumentsVisitor& visitor) {        visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, Any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
-  virtual Any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual Any accept(Visitor& visitor, Any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(Visitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
 
 };
 
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@
   ~DerInteger();
 
   virtual void accept(VoidNoArgumentsVisitor& visitor) {        visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, Any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
-  virtual Any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual Any accept(Visitor& visitor, Any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(Visitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
 
 };
 
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@
   ~DerBitString();
 
   virtual void accept(VoidNoArgumentsVisitor& visitor) {        visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, Any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
-  virtual Any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual Any accept(Visitor& visitor, Any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(Visitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
 
 };
 
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@
   ~DerOctetString();
 
   virtual void accept(VoidNoArgumentsVisitor& visitor) {        visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, Any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
-  virtual Any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual Any accept(Visitor& visitor, Any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(Visitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
 
 };
 
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@
   ~DerNull();
 
   virtual void accept(VoidNoArgumentsVisitor& visitor) {        visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, Any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
-  virtual Any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual Any accept(Visitor& visitor, Any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(Visitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
 
 };
 
@@ -304,9 +304,9 @@
   ~DerOid();
   
   virtual void accept(VoidNoArgumentsVisitor& visitor) {        visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, Any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
-  virtual Any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual Any accept(Visitor& visitor, Any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(Visitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
 
   int 
   decode128(int& offset);
@@ -332,9 +332,9 @@
   ~DerSequence();
 
   virtual void accept(VoidNoArgumentsVisitor& visitor) {        visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, Any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
-  virtual Any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual Any accept(Visitor& visitor, Any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(Visitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
 
 };
 
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@
   ~DerPrintableString();
 
   virtual void accept(VoidNoArgumentsVisitor& visitor) {        visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, Any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
-  virtual Any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual Any accept(Visitor& visitor, Any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(Visitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
 };
 
 //0x1b
@@ -369,9 +369,9 @@
   ~DerGtime();
 
   virtual void accept(VoidNoArgumentsVisitor& visitor) {        visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, Any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
-  virtual Any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
-  virtual Any accept(Visitor& visitor, Any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual void accept(VoidVisitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param) {        visitor.visit(*this, param); }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(NoArgumentsVisitor& visitor)      { return visitor.visit(*this);        }
+  virtual ndnboost::any accept(Visitor& visitor, ndnboost::any param)      { return visitor.visit(*this, param); }
 
 };
  
diff --git a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/no-arguments-visitor.cpp b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/no-arguments-visitor.cpp
index 3ea819d..06f2157 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/no-arguments-visitor.cpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/no-arguments-visitor.cpp
@@ -12,41 +12,41 @@
 
 namespace der
 {
-Any
+ndnboost::any
 NoArgumentsVisitor::visit(DerBool& derBool)
-{ return  Any(0); }
+{ return  ndnboost::any(0); }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 NoArgumentsVisitor::visit(DerInteger& derInteger)
-{ return  Any(0); }
+{ return  ndnboost::any(0); }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 NoArgumentsVisitor::visit(DerPrintableString& derPStr)
-{ return  Any(0); }
+{ return  ndnboost::any(0); }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 NoArgumentsVisitor::visit(DerBitString& derBStr)
-{ return  Any(0); }
+{ return  ndnboost::any(0); }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 NoArgumentsVisitor::visit(DerNull& derNull)
-{ return  Any(0); }
+{ return  ndnboost::any(0); }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 NoArgumentsVisitor::visit(DerOctetString& derOStr)
-{ return  Any(0); }
+{ return  ndnboost::any(0); }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 NoArgumentsVisitor::visit(DerOid& derOid)
-{ return  Any(0); }
+{ return  ndnboost::any(0); }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 NoArgumentsVisitor::visit(DerSequence& derSeq)
-{ return  Any(0); }
+{ return  ndnboost::any(0); }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 NoArgumentsVisitor::visit(DerGtime& derGtime)
-{ return  Any(0); }
+{ return  ndnboost::any(0); }
 
 } // der
 
diff --git a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/no-arguments-visitor.hpp b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/no-arguments-visitor.hpp
index 61b0a65..8358066 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/no-arguments-visitor.hpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/no-arguments-visitor.hpp
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@
 class NoArgumentsVisitor
 {
 public:
-  virtual Any visit(DerBool&           ) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerInteger&        ) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerPrintableString&) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerBitString&      ) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerNull&           ) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerOctetString&    ) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerOid&            ) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerSequence&       ) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerGtime&          ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerBool&           ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerInteger&        ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerPrintableString&) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerBitString&      ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerNull&           ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerOctetString&    ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerOid&            ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerSequence&       ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerGtime&          ) = 0;
 };
 
 } // der
diff --git a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/simple-visitor.cpp b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/simple-visitor.cpp
index 5845e22..7007505 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/simple-visitor.cpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/simple-visitor.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 namespace der
 {
   
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 SimpleVisitor::visit(DerBool& derBool)
 {
   bool result = true;
@@ -25,41 +25,41 @@
   if(0 == derBool.getPayload()[0])
     result = false;
   
-  return Any(result);
+  return ndnboost::any(result);
 }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 SimpleVisitor::visit(DerInteger& derInteger)
 {
-  return Any(derInteger.getPayload());
+  return ndnboost::any(derInteger.getPayload());
 }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 SimpleVisitor::visit(DerPrintableString& derPStr)
 {
-  return Any(string((const char*)&derPStr.getPayload()[0], derPStr.getPayload().size()));
+  return ndnboost::any(string((const char*)&derPStr.getPayload()[0], derPStr.getPayload().size()));
 }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 SimpleVisitor::visit(DerBitString& derBStr)
 {
-  return Any(derBStr.getPayload());
+  return ndnboost::any(derBStr.getPayload());
 }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 SimpleVisitor::visit(DerNull& derNull)
 {
-  return Any();
+  return ndnboost::any();
 }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 SimpleVisitor::visit(DerOctetString& derOStr)
 {
   vector<uint8_t> result(derOStr.getPayload());
-  return Any(result);
+  return ndnboost::any(result);
 }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 SimpleVisitor::visit(DerOid& derOid)
 {
   vector<int> intList;
@@ -78,21 +78,21 @@
     intList.push_back(derOid.decode128(offset));
   }
   
-  return Any(OID(intList));
+  return ndnboost::any(OID(intList));
 }
 
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 SimpleVisitor::visit(DerSequence& derSeq)
 {
-  return Any();
+  return ndnboost::any();
 }
 
 #if 0 // TODO: Implmenent alternative to boost::posix_time::from_iso_string.
-Any 
+ndnboost::any 
 SimpleVisitor::visit(DerGtime& derGtime)
 {
   string str((const char*)&derGtime.getPayload()[0], derGtime.getPayload().size());
-  return Any(boost::posix_time::from_iso_string(str.substr(0, 8) + "T" + str.substr(8, 6)));
+  return ndnboost::any(boost::posix_time::from_iso_string(str.substr(0, 8) + "T" + str.substr(8, 6)));
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/simple-visitor.hpp b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/simple-visitor.hpp
index d54c499..73991f2 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/simple-visitor.hpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/simple-visitor.hpp
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@
 class SimpleVisitor : public NoArgumentsVisitor
 {
 public:
-  virtual Any visit(DerBool&           ) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerInteger&        ) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerPrintableString&) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerBitString&      ) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerNull&           ) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerOctetString&    ) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerOid&            ) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerSequence&       ) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerGtime&          ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerBool&           ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerInteger&        ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerPrintableString&) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerBitString&      ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerNull&           ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerOctetString&    ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerOid&            ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerSequence&       ) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerGtime&          ) = 0;
 };
 
 } // der
diff --git a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/visitor.hpp b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/visitor.hpp
index 6d04703..5965ccb 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/visitor.hpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/visitor.hpp
@@ -9,18 +9,13 @@
 #ifndef NDN_DER_VISITOR_HPP
 #define NDN_DER_VISITOR_HPP
 
+// We can use ndnboost::any because this is an internal header and will not conflict with the application if it uses boost::any.
+#include <ndnboost/any.hpp>
+
 namespace ndn {
 
 namespace der {
   
-// TODO: This is a stub. We want to implement an any type, but avoid boost::any which is not in the C++ standard library.
-class Any {
-public:
-  Any() {}
-  
-  template<class T> Any(const T& value) {}
-};
-  
 class DerBool;
 class DerInteger;
 class DerPrintableString;
@@ -34,15 +29,15 @@
 class Visitor
 {
 public:
-  virtual Any visit(DerBool&,             Any) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerInteger&,          Any) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerPrintableString&,  Any) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerBitString&,        Any) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerNull&,             Any) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerOctetString&,      Any) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerOid&,              Any) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerSequence&,         Any) = 0;
-  virtual Any visit(DerGtime&,            Any) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerBool&,             ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerInteger&,          ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerPrintableString&,  ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerBitString&,        ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerNull&,             ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerOctetString&,      ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerOid&,              ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerSequence&,         ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual ndnboost::any visit(DerGtime&,            ndnboost::any) = 0;
 };
 
 } // der
diff --git a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/void-visitor.cpp b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/void-visitor.cpp
index a0bcf00..dd8217a 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/void-visitor.cpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/void-visitor.cpp
@@ -13,39 +13,39 @@
 namespace der {
 
 void 
-VoidVisitor::visit(DerBool& derBool, Any)
+VoidVisitor::visit(DerBool& derBool, ndnboost::any)
 {}
 
 void
-VoidVisitor::visit(DerInteger& derInteger, Any)
+VoidVisitor::visit(DerInteger& derInteger, ndnboost::any)
 {}
 
 void 
-VoidVisitor::visit(DerPrintableString& derPStr, Any)
+VoidVisitor::visit(DerPrintableString& derPStr, ndnboost::any)
 {}
 
 void 
-VoidVisitor::visit(DerBitString& derBStr, Any)
+VoidVisitor::visit(DerBitString& derBStr, ndnboost::any)
 {}
 
 void
-VoidVisitor::visit(DerNull& derNull, Any)
+VoidVisitor::visit(DerNull& derNull, ndnboost::any)
 {}
 
 void 
-VoidVisitor::visit(DerOctetString& derOStr, Any)
+VoidVisitor::visit(DerOctetString& derOStr, ndnboost::any)
 {}
 
 void
-VoidVisitor::visit(DerOid& derOid, Any)
+VoidVisitor::visit(DerOid& derOid, ndnboost::any)
 {}
 
 void 
-VoidVisitor::visit(DerSequence& derSequence, Any)
+VoidVisitor::visit(DerSequence& derSequence, ndnboost::any)
 {}
 
 void 
-VoidVisitor::visit(DerGtime& derGtime, Any)
+VoidVisitor::visit(DerGtime& derGtime, ndnboost::any)
 {}
 
 } // der
diff --git a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/void-visitor.hpp b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/void-visitor.hpp
index a041c10..7cd7999 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/void-visitor.hpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/encoding/der/visitor/void-visitor.hpp
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@
 class VoidVisitor
 {
 public:
-  virtual void visit(DerBool&,             Any) = 0;
-  virtual void visit(DerInteger&,          Any) = 0;
-  virtual void visit(DerPrintableString&,  Any) = 0;
-  virtual void visit(DerBitString&,        Any) = 0;
-  virtual void visit(DerNull&,             Any) = 0;
-  virtual void visit(DerOctetString&,      Any) = 0;
-  virtual void visit(DerOid&,              Any) = 0;
-  virtual void visit(DerSequence&,         Any) = 0;
-  virtual void visit(DerGtime&,            Any) = 0;
+  virtual void visit(DerBool&,             ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual void visit(DerInteger&,          ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual void visit(DerPrintableString&,  ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual void visit(DerBitString&,        ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual void visit(DerNull&,             ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual void visit(DerOctetString&,      ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual void visit(DerOid&,              ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual void visit(DerSequence&,         ndnboost::any) = 0;
+  virtual void visit(DerGtime&,            ndnboost::any) = 0;
 };
 
 } // der