diff --git a/core/network-interface-predicate.cpp b/core/network-interface-predicate.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abb0029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/network-interface-predicate.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                           Colorado State University,
+ *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                           Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                           Beijing Institute of Technology,
+ *                           The University of Memphis.
+ *
+ * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NFD is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * NFD 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "network-interface-predicate.hpp"
+
+#include "config-file.hpp"
+#include "network-interface.hpp"
+#include "network.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+NetworkInterfacePredicate::NetworkInterfacePredicate()
+{
+  this->clear();
+}
+
+void
+NetworkInterfacePredicate::clear()
+{
+  m_whitelist = std::set<std::string>{"*"};
+  m_blacklist.clear();
+}
+
+static void
+parseList(std::set<std::string>& set, const boost::property_tree::ptree& list, const std::string& section)
+{
+  set.clear();
+
+  for (const auto& item : list) {
+    if (item.first == "*") {
+      // insert wildcard
+      set.insert(item.first);
+    }
+    else if (item.first == "ifname") {
+      // very basic sanity check for interface names
+      auto name = item.second.get_value<std::string>();
+      if (name.empty()) {
+        BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(ConfigFile::Error("Empty interface name in \"" + section + "\" section"));
+      }
+      set.insert(name);
+    }
+    else if (item.first == "ether") {
+      // validate ethernet address
+      auto addr = item.second.get_value<std::string>();
+      if (ethernet::Address::fromString(addr).isNull()) {
+        BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(ConfigFile::Error("Malformed ether address \"" + addr +
+                                                "\" in \"" + section + "\" section"));
+      }
+      set.insert(addr);
+    }
+    else if (item.first == "subnet") {
+      // example subnet: 10.0.0.0/8
+      auto cidr = item.second.get_value<std::string>();
+      if (!Network::isValidCidr(cidr)) {
+        BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(ConfigFile::Error("Malformed subnet declaration \"" + cidr +
+                                                "\" in \"" + section + "\" section"));
+      }
+      set.insert(cidr);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void
+NetworkInterfacePredicate::parseWhitelist(const boost::property_tree::ptree& list)
+{
+  parseList(m_whitelist, list, "whitelist");
+}
+
+void
+NetworkInterfacePredicate::parseBlacklist(const boost::property_tree::ptree& list)
+{
+  parseList(m_blacklist, list, "blacklist");
+}
+
+static bool
+doesMatchRule(const NetworkInterfaceInfo& nic, const std::string& rule)
+{
+  // if / is in rule, this is a subnet, check if IP in subnet
+
+  if (boost::contains(rule, "/")) {
+    Network n = boost::lexical_cast<Network>(rule);
+    for (const auto& addr : nic.ipv4Addresses) {
+      if (n.doesContain(addr)) {
+          return true;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return rule == "*" ||
+         nic.name == rule ||
+         nic.etherAddress.toString() == rule;
+}
+
+bool
+NetworkInterfacePredicate::operator()(const NetworkInterfaceInfo& nic) const
+{
+  return std::any_of(m_whitelist.begin(), m_whitelist.end(), bind(&doesMatchRule, nic, _1)) &&
+         std::none_of(m_blacklist.begin(), m_blacklist.end(), bind(&doesMatchRule, nic, _1));
+}
+
+} // namespace nfd
diff --git a/core/network-interface-predicate.hpp b/core/network-interface-predicate.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4254623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/network-interface-predicate.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016, Regents of the University of California,
+ *                          Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                          Colorado State University,
+ *                          University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                          Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                          Beijing Institute of Technology,
+ *                          The University of Memphis
+ *
+ * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NFD is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * NFD 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NFD_CORE_NETWORK_INTERFACE_PREDICATE_HPP
+#define NFD_CORE_NETWORK_INTERFACE_PREDICATE_HPP
+
+#include "common.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+class NetworkInterfaceInfo;
+
+/**
+ * \brief Represents a predicate to accept or reject a NetworkInterfaceInfo.
+ *
+ * The predicate consists of a whitelist and a blacklist. Whitelist and blacklist can contain,
+ * in no particular order, interface names (e.g., ifname eth0), mac addresses
+ * (e.g., ether 85:3b:4d:d3:5f:c2), subnets (e.g., subnet 192.0.2.0/24) or a wildcard (*) that matches
+ * all interfaces. A NetworkInterfaceInfo is accepted if it matches any entry in the whitelist and none
+ * of the entries in the blacklist.
+ */
+
+class NetworkInterfacePredicate
+{
+public:
+  NetworkInterfacePredicate();
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Set the whitelist to "*" and clear the blacklist
+   */
+  void
+  clear();
+
+  void
+  parseWhitelist(const boost::property_tree::ptree& list);
+
+  void
+  parseBlacklist(const boost::property_tree::ptree& list);
+
+  bool
+  operator()(const NetworkInterfaceInfo& nic) const;
+
+private:
+  std::set<std::string> m_whitelist;
+  std::set<std::string> m_blacklist;
+};
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_CORE_NETWORK_INTERFACE_PREDICATE_HPP
diff --git a/core/network.cpp b/core/network.cpp
index b9a6c36..465e246 100644
--- a/core/network.cpp
+++ b/core/network.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014,  Regents of the University of California,
- *                      Arizona Board of Regents,
- *                      Colorado State University,
- *                      University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
- *                      Washington University in St. Louis,
- *                      Beijing Institute of Technology,
- *                      The University of Memphis
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                           Colorado State University,
+ *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                           Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                           Beijing Institute of Technology,
+ *                           The University of Memphis
  *
  * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
  * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
@@ -51,8 +51,33 @@
   return range;
 }
 
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+bool
+Network::isValidCidr(const std::string& cidr)
+{
+   std::vector<std::string> splitCidr;
+   boost::split(splitCidr, cidr, boost::is_any_of("/"));
+   if (splitCidr.size() != 2) {
+     return false;
+   }
+
+   auto network = splitCidr[0];
+   auto mask = splitCidr[1];
+   auto netmask = 0;
+   if (mask.length() <= 0) {
+     return false;
+   }
+   if (!std::all_of(mask.begin(), mask.end(), ::isdigit)) {
+     return false;
+   }
+
+   netmask = boost::lexical_cast<int>(splitCidr[1]);
+   boost::system::error_code invalidIP;
+   boost::asio::ip::address_v4::from_string(network, invalidIP);
+   if (invalidIP || netmask < 0 || netmask > 32) {
+     return false;
+   }
+   return true;
+}
 
 std::ostream&
 operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Network& network)
diff --git a/core/network.hpp b/core/network.hpp
index 1c0f6d3..2949324 100644
--- a/core/network.hpp
+++ b/core/network.hpp
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014,  Regents of the University of California,
- *                      Arizona Board of Regents,
- *                      Colorado State University,
- *                      University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
- *                      Washington University in St. Louis,
- *                      Beijing Institute of Technology,
- *                      The University of Memphis
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                           Colorado State University,
+ *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                           Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                           Beijing Institute of Technology,
+ *                           The University of Memphis
  *
  * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
  * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <boost/asio.hpp>
 #include <boost/utility/value_init.hpp>
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 
 namespace nfd {
 
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@
     return (m_minAddress <= address && address <= m_maxAddress);
   }
 
+  static bool
+  isValidCidr(const std::string& cidr);
+
   static const Network&
   getMaxRangeV4();