diff --git a/daemon/mgmt/config-file.cpp b/daemon/mgmt/config-file.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a55650e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/mgmt/config-file.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Named Data Networking Project
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+
+#include "config-file.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/property_tree/info_parser.hpp>
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+NFD_LOG_INIT("ConfigFile");
+
+ConfigFile::ConfigFile()
+{
+
+}
+
+void
+ConfigFile::addSectionHandler(const std::string& sectionName,
+                              OnConfig subscriber)
+{
+  m_subscriptions[sectionName] = subscriber;
+}
+
+void
+ConfigFile::parse(const char* filename, bool isDryRun)
+{
+  std::ifstream inputFile;
+  inputFile.open(filename);
+  if (!inputFile.is_open())
+    {
+      std::string msg = "Failed to read configuration file: ";
+      msg += filename;
+      throw Error(filename);
+    }
+  parse(inputFile, isDryRun, filename);
+  inputFile.close();
+}
+
+void
+ConfigFile::parse(const std::string& input, bool isDryRun, const char* filename)
+{
+  std::istringstream inputStream(input);
+  parse(inputStream, isDryRun, filename);
+}
+
+
+void
+ConfigFile::parse(std::istream& input, bool isDryRun, const char* filename)
+{
+  try
+    {
+      boost::property_tree::read_info(input, m_global);
+    }
+  catch (const boost::property_tree::info_parser_error& error)
+    {
+      std::stringstream msg;
+      msg << "Failed to parse configuration file";
+      if (filename != 0)
+        {
+          msg << " " << filename;
+        }
+      msg << " " << error.message() << " line " << error.line();
+      throw Error(msg.str());
+    }
+
+  process(isDryRun, filename);
+}
+
+void
+ConfigFile::process(bool isDryRun, const char* filename)
+{
+  // NFD_LOG_DEBUG("processing..." << ((isDryRun)?("dry run"):("")));
+
+  if (m_global.begin() == m_global.end())
+    {
+      std::string msg = "Error processing configuration file";
+      if (filename != 0)
+        {
+          msg += ": ";
+          msg += filename;
+        }
+      msg += " no data";
+      throw Error(msg);
+    }
+
+  for (ConfigSection::const_iterator i = m_global.begin(); i != m_global.end(); ++i)
+    {
+      const std::string& sectionName = i->first;
+      const ConfigSection& section = i->second;
+
+      SubscriptionTable::iterator subscriberIt = m_subscriptions.find(sectionName);
+      if (subscriberIt != m_subscriptions.end())
+        {
+          OnConfig subscriber = subscriberIt->second;
+          subscriber(section, isDryRun);
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          std::string msg = "Error processing configuration file";
+          if (filename != 0)
+            {
+              msg += " ";
+              msg += filename;
+            }
+          msg += " no module subscribed for section: " + sectionName;
+          throw Error(msg);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+}
+