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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2014 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.
+ *
+ * @author Yingdi Yu <http://irl.cs.ucla.edu/~yingdi/>
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_TOOLS_NDNSEC_EXPORT_HPP
+#define NDN_TOOLS_NDNSEC_EXPORT_HPP
+
+#include "util.hpp"
+
+int
+ndnsec_export(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+  using namespace ndn;
+  namespace po = boost::program_options;
+
+  std::string identityStr;
+  std::string output;
+  std::string exportPassword;
+  bool isPrivateExport = false;
+
+  po::options_description description("General Usage\n  ndnsec export [-h] [-o output] [-p] identity \nGeneral options");
+  description.add_options()
+    ("help,h", "Produce help message")
+    ("output,o", po::value<std::string>(&output), "(Optional) output file, stdout if not specified")
+    ("private,p", "export info contains private key")
+    ("identity,i", po::value<std::string>(&identityStr), "Identity to export")
+    ;
+
+  po::positional_options_description p;
+  p.add("identity", 1);
+
+  po::variables_map vm;
+  try
+    {
+      po::store(po::command_line_parser(argc, argv).options(description).positional(p).run(),
+                vm);
+      po::notify(vm);
+    }
+  catch (const std::exception& e)
+    {
+      std::cerr << "ERROR: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+      std::cerr << description << std::endl;
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+  if (vm.count("help") != 0)
+    {
+      std::cerr << description << std::endl;
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  if (vm.count("identity") == 0)
+    {
+      std::cerr << "ERROR: identity must be specified" << std::endl;
+      std::cerr << description << std::endl;
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+  if (vm.count("private") != 0)
+    isPrivateExport = true;
+
+  if (vm.count("output") == 0)
+    output = "-";
+
+  Name identity(identityStr);
+  if (!isPrivateExport)
+    {
+      KeyChain keyChain;
+      shared_ptr<IdentityCertificate> cert
+        = keyChain.getCertificate(keyChain.getDefaultCertificateNameForIdentity(identity));
+
+      if (output == "-")
+        io::save(*cert, std::cout);
+      else
+        io::save(*cert, output);
+
+      return 0;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      Block wire;
+      try
+        {
+          KeyChain keyChain;
+
+          int count = 3;
+          while (!getPassword(exportPassword, "Passphrase for the private key: "))
+            {
+              count--;
+              if (count <= 0)
+                {
+                  std::cerr << "ERROR: invalid password" << std::endl;
+                  memset(const_cast<char*>(exportPassword.c_str()), 0, exportPassword.size());
+                  return 1;
+                }
+            }
+          shared_ptr<SecuredBag> securedBag = keyChain.exportIdentity(identity, exportPassword);
+          memset(const_cast<char*>(exportPassword.c_str()), 0, exportPassword.size());
+
+          if (output == "-")
+            io::save(*securedBag, std::cout);
+          else
+            io::save(*securedBag, output);
+
+          return 0;
+        }
+      catch (const std::runtime_error& e)
+        {
+          std::cerr << "ERROR: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+          memset(const_cast<char*>(exportPassword.c_str()), 0, exportPassword.size());
+          return 1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#endif // NDN_TOOLS_NDNSEC_EXPORT_HPP