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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2016 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 "security/transform/block-cipher.hpp"
+#include "security/transform/buffer-source.hpp"
+#include "security/transform/stream-sink.hpp"
+#include "encoding/buffer-stream.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "boost-test.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace security {
+namespace transform {
+namespace tests {
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Security)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Transform)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestBlockCipher)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(AesCbc)
+{
+  uint8_t key[] = {
+    0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,
+    0x08, 0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f
+  };
+
+  uint8_t plainText[] = {
+    0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,
+    0x08, 0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f,
+    0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,
+    0x08, 0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f
+  };
+
+  uint8_t iv[] = {
+    0x08, 0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f,
+    0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07
+  };
+
+  /*
+   * Cipher text can be generated using:
+   *
+   * {
+   *   using namespace CryptoPP;
+   *   CBC_Mode<AES>::Encryption aes(key, sizeof(key), iv);
+   *   StringSource(plainText, sizeof(plainText), true,
+   *                new StreamTransformationFilter(aes,
+   *                                               new HexEncoder(new FileSink(std::cerr), false)));
+   * }
+   */
+  uint8_t cipherText[] = {
+    0x07, 0x4d, 0x32, 0x68, 0xc3, 0x40, 0x64, 0x43,
+    0x1e, 0x66, 0x4c, 0x25, 0x66, 0x42, 0x0f, 0x59,
+    0x0a, 0x51, 0x19, 0x07, 0x67, 0x5c, 0x0e, 0xfa,
+    0xa6, 0x8c, 0xbb, 0xaf, 0xfd, 0xea, 0x47, 0xd4,
+    0xc7, 0x2c, 0x12, 0x34, 0x79, 0xde, 0xec, 0xc8,
+    0x75, 0x33, 0x8f, 0x6b, 0xd6, 0x55, 0xf3, 0xfa
+  };
+
+  // encrypt
+  OBufferStream os;
+  bufferSource(plainText, sizeof(plainText)) >>
+    blockCipher(BlockCipherAlgorithm::AES_CBC,
+                CipherOperator::ENCRYPT,
+                key, sizeof(key), iv, sizeof(iv)) >> streamSink(os);
+
+  ConstBufferPtr buf = os.buf();
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL_COLLECTIONS(cipherText, cipherText + sizeof(cipherText),
+                                buf->begin(), buf->end());
+
+  // decrypt
+  OBufferStream os2;
+  bufferSource(cipherText, sizeof(cipherText)) >>
+    blockCipher(BlockCipherAlgorithm::AES_CBC,
+                CipherOperator::DECRYPT,
+                key, sizeof(key), iv, sizeof(iv)) >> streamSink(os2);
+
+  ConstBufferPtr buf2 = os2.buf();
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL_COLLECTIONS(plainText, plainText + sizeof(plainText),
+                                buf2->begin(), buf2->end());
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestBlockCipher
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Transform
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Security
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace transform
+} // namespace security
+} // namespace ndn