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+var CCNProtocolDTags = require('./CCNProtocolDTags').CCNProtocolDTags;
+
+var KeyLocatorType = function(){
+	
+};
+
+
+exports.KeyLocatorType = {
+	  NAME:1,
+	  KEY:2,
+	  CERTIFICATE:3
+};
+
+exports.KeyLocatorType =  KeyLocatorType;
+
+var KeyLocator = function KeyLocator(_Input,_Type){ 
+
+    //this.KeyName = _KeyName;
+    //this.PublicKey = _PublicKey;
+    //this.Certificate =  _Certificate;
+    
+    this.Type=_Type;
+    
+    if (_Type==KeyLocatorType.NAME){
+    	this.KeyName = _Input;
+    }
+    else if(_Type==KeyLocatorType.KEY){
+    	this.PublicKey = _Input;
+    }
+    else if(_Type==KeyLocatorType.CERTIFICATE){
+    	this.Certificate = _Input;
+    }
+    
+};
+
+exports.KeyLocator = KeyLocator;
+
+KeyLocator.prototype.decode = function(decoder) {
+
+		decoder.readStartElement(this.getElementLabel());
+
+		if (decoder.peekStartElement(CCNProtocolDTags.Key)) {
+			try {
+				encodedKey = decoder.readBinaryElement(CCNProtocolDTags.Key);
+				// This is a DER-encoded SubjectPublicKeyInfo.
+				
+				//TODO FIX THIS, SHOULDN'T be like that
+				//this.Key =   CryptoUtil.getPublicKey(encodedKey);
+				
+				this.PublicKey = encodedKey;
+				
+				
+			} catch (e) {
+				console.log("Cannot parse stored key: error: " + e);
+				throw new ContentDecodingException("Cannot parse key: ", e);
+			} 
+
+			if (null == Key) {
+				throw new Exception("Cannot parse key: ");
+			}
+			
+		} else if ( decoder.peekStartElement(CCNProtocolDTags.Certificate)) {
+			try {
+				encodedCert = decoder.readBinaryElement(CCNProtocolDTags.Certificate);
+				/*
+				 * Certificates not yet working
+				 */
+				
+				//CertificateFactory factory = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509");
+				//this.Certificate = (X509Certificate) factory.generateCertificate(new ByteArrayInputStream(encodedCert));
+				
+			} catch ( e) {
+				throw new Exception("Cannot decode certificate: " +  e);
+			}
+			if (null == this.Certificate) {
+				throw new Exception("Cannot parse certificate! ");
+			}
+		} else {
+			this.KeyName = new KeyName();
+			this.KeyName.decode(decoder);
+		}
+		decoder.readEndElement();
+		}
+	
+
+		KeyLocator.prototype.encode = function( encoder) {
+		/*if (!validate()) {
+			throw new ContentEncodingException("Cannot encode " + this.getClass().getName() + ": field values missing.");
+		}*/
+
+		
+		//TODO FIX THIS TOO
+		encoder.writeStartElement(this.getElementLabel());
+		if (this._Type == KeyLocatorType.KEY) {
+			encoder.writeElement(CCNProtocolDTags.Key, this.PublicKey.getEncoded() );
+			
+		} else if (this.Type == KeyLocatorType.CERTIFICATE) {
+			try {
+				encoder.writeElement(CCNProtocolDTags.Certificate, this.Certificate.getEncoded());
+			} catch ( e) {
+				
+				throw new Exception("CertificateEncodingException attempting to write key locator: " + e);
+			}
+			
+		} else if (this.Type == KeyLocatorType.NAME) {
+			this.KeyName.encode(encoder);
+		}
+		encoder.writeEndElement();
+		
+};
+	
+KeyLocator.prototype.getElementLabel = function() {
+	return CCNProtocolDTags.KeyLocator; 
+};
+
+KeyLocator.prototype.validate = function() {
+	return (  (null != this.keyName) || (null != this.PublicKey) || (null != this.Certificate)   );
+};
+	
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