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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 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.
+ */
+
+#include "ndnsec.hpp"
+#include "util.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace ndnsec {
+
+int
+ndnsec_cert_revoke(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+  using namespace ndn;
+  using namespace ndn::security;
+  namespace po = boost::program_options;
+
+  security::v1::KeyChain keyChain;
+
+  std::string requestFile("-");
+  Name signId = keyChain.getDefaultIdentity();
+  bool hasSignId = false;
+  Name certPrefix = security::v1::KeyChain::DEFAULT_PREFIX;
+
+  po::options_description description("General Usage\n  ndnsec cert-revoke [-h] request\n"
+                                      "General options");
+  description.add_options()
+    ("help,h", "produce help message")
+    ("sign-id,s",     po::value<Name>(&signId),
+                      "signing identity (default: use the same as in the revoked certificate)")
+    ("cert-prefix,p", po::value<Name>(&certPrefix),
+                      "cert prefix, which is the part of certificate name before "
+                      "KEY component (default: use the same as in the revoked certificate)")
+    ("request,r",     po::value<std::string>(&requestFile)->default_value("-"),
+                      "request file name, - for stdin")
+    ;
+
+  po::positional_options_description p;
+  p.add("request", 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;
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (vm.count("help") != 0) {
+    std::cerr << description << std::endl;
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  hasSignId = (vm.count("sign-id") != 0);
+
+  if (vm.count("request") == 0) {
+    std::cerr << "request file must be specified" << std::endl;
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  shared_ptr<security::v1::IdentityCertificate> revokedCertificate = getIdentityCertificate(requestFile);
+
+  if (revokedCertificate == nullptr) {
+    std::cerr << "ERROR: input error" << std::endl;
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  Block wire;
+
+  try {
+    Name keyName;
+
+    if (hasSignId) {
+      keyName = keyChain.getDefaultKeyNameForIdentity(signId);
+    }
+    else {
+      const Signature& signature = revokedCertificate->getSignature();
+      if (!signature.hasKeyLocator() ||
+          signature.getKeyLocator().getType() != KeyLocator::KeyLocator_Name) {
+        std::cerr << "ERROR: Invalid certificate to revoke" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+      }
+
+      keyName = security::v1::IdentityCertificate::certificateNameToPublicKeyName(signature.getKeyLocator().getName());
+    }
+
+    Name certName;
+    if (certPrefix == security::v1::KeyChain::DEFAULT_PREFIX) {
+      certName = revokedCertificate->getName().getPrefix(-1);
+    }
+    else {
+      Name revokedKeyName = revokedCertificate->getPublicKeyName();
+
+      if (certPrefix.isPrefixOf(revokedKeyName) && certPrefix != revokedKeyName) {
+        certName.append(certPrefix)
+          .append("KEY")
+          .append(revokedKeyName.getSubName(certPrefix.size()))
+          .append("ID-CERT");
+      }
+      else {
+        std::cerr << "ERROR: certificate prefix does not match the revoked certificate" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+      }
+    }
+    certName.appendVersion().append("REVOKED");
+
+    Data revocationCert;
+    revocationCert.setName(certName);
+
+    if (keyChain.doesPublicKeyExist(keyName)) {
+      Name signingCertificateName = keyChain.getDefaultCertificateNameForKey(keyName);
+      keyChain.sign(revocationCert,
+                    SigningInfo(SigningInfo::SIGNER_TYPE_CERT, signingCertificateName));
+    }
+    else {
+      std::cerr << "ERROR: Cannot find the signing key!" << std::endl;
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+    wire = revocationCert.wireEncode();
+  }
+  catch (const Signature::Error& e) {
+    std::cerr << "ERROR: No valid signature!" << std::endl;
+    return 1;
+  }
+  catch (const KeyLocator::Error& e) {
+    std::cerr << "ERROR: No valid KeyLocator!" << std::endl;
+    return 1;
+  }
+  catch (const security::v1::IdentityCertificate::Error& e) {
+    std::cerr << "ERROR: Cannot determine the signing key!" << std::endl;
+    return 1;
+  }
+  catch (const security::v1::SecPublicInfo::Error& e) {
+    std::cerr << "ERROR: Incomplete or corrupted PIB (" << e.what() << ")" << std::endl;
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    transform::bufferSource(wire.wire(), wire.size()) >> transform::base64Encode(true) >>
+      transform::streamSink(std::cout);
+  }
+  catch (const transform::Error& e) {
+    std::cerr << "ERROR: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+} // namespace ndnsec
+} // namespace ndn