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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_SIGN_REQ_HPP
+#define NDN_TOOLS_NDNSEC_SIGN_REQ_HPP
+
+#include "util.hpp"
+
+int
+ndnsec_sign_req(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+  using namespace ndn;
+  namespace po = boost::program_options;
+
+  std::string name;
+  bool isKeyName = false;
+
+  po::options_description description("General Usage\n  ndnsec sign-req [-h] [-k] name\nGeneral options");
+  description.add_options()
+    ("help,h", "produce help message")
+    ("key,k", "optional, if specified, name is keyName (e.g. /ndn/edu/ucla/alice/ksk-123456789), otherwise identity name")
+    ("name,n", po::value<std::string>(&name), "name, for example, /ndn/edu/ucla/alice")
+    ;
+
+  po::positional_options_description p;
+  p.add("name", 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("name") == 0)
+    {
+      std::cerr << "ERROR: name must be specified" << std::endl;
+      std::cerr << description << std::endl;
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+  if (vm.count("key") != 0)
+    isKeyName = true;
+
+  shared_ptr<IdentityCertificate> selfSignCert;
+
+  KeyChain keyChain;
+
+  if (isKeyName)
+    selfSignCert = keyChain.selfSign(name);
+  else {
+    Name keyName = keyChain.getDefaultKeyNameForIdentity(name);
+    selfSignCert = keyChain.selfSign(keyName);
+  }
+
+  if (static_cast<bool>(selfSignCert)) {
+    io::save(*selfSignCert, std::cout);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  else {
+    std::cerr << "ERROR: Public key does not exist" << std::endl;
+    return 1;
+  }
+}
+
+#endif // NDN_TOOLS_NDNSEC_SIGN_REQ_HPP