diff --git a/src/security/certificate/certificate-extension.cpp b/src/security/certificate/certificate-extension.cpp
index b2c1bad..f081f2a 100644
--- a/src/security/certificate/certificate-extension.cpp
+++ b/src/security/certificate/certificate-extension.cpp
@@ -11,18 +11,17 @@
 #include <ndn-cpp/security/certificate/certificate-extension.hpp>
 
 using namespace std;
-using namespace ndn::ptr_lib;
 
 namespace ndn {
 
-shared_ptr<der::DerNode> 
+ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerNode> 
 CertificateExtension::toDer()
 {
-  shared_ptr<der::DerSequence> root(new der::DerSequence);
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerSequence> root(new der::DerSequence);
     
-  shared_ptr<der::DerOid> extensionId(new der::DerOid(extensionId_));
-  shared_ptr<der::DerBool> isCritical(new der::DerBool(isCritical_));
-  shared_ptr<der::DerOctetString> extensionValue(new der::DerOctetString(*extensionValue_));
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerOid> extensionId(new der::DerOid(extensionId_));
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerBool> isCritical(new der::DerBool(isCritical_));
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerOctetString> extensionValue(new der::DerOctetString(*extensionValue_));
 
   root->addChild(extensionId);
   root->addChild(isCritical);
diff --git a/src/security/certificate/certificate-subject-description.cpp b/src/security/certificate/certificate-subject-description.cpp
index ee2310c..9aa511f 100644
--- a/src/security/certificate/certificate-subject-description.cpp
+++ b/src/security/certificate/certificate-subject-description.cpp
@@ -10,17 +10,16 @@
 #include <ndn-cpp/security/certificate/certificate-subject-description.hpp>
 
 using namespace std;
-using namespace ndn::ptr_lib;
 
 namespace ndn {
 
-shared_ptr<der::DerNode> 
+ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerNode> 
 CertificateSubjectDescription::toDer()
 {
-  shared_ptr<der::DerSequence> root(new der::DerSequence());
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerSequence> root(new der::DerSequence());
 
-  shared_ptr<der::DerOid> oid(new der::DerOid(oid_));
-  shared_ptr<der::DerPrintableString> value(new der::DerPrintableString(value_));
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerOid> oid(new der::DerOid(oid_));
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerPrintableString> value(new der::DerPrintableString(value_));
 
   root->addChild(oid);
   root->addChild(value);
diff --git a/src/security/certificate/certificate.cpp b/src/security/certificate/certificate.cpp
index 6856a2a..82b6364 100644
--- a/src/security/certificate/certificate.cpp
+++ b/src/security/certificate/certificate.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 INIT_LOGGER("ndn.security.Certificate");
 
 using namespace std;
-using namespace ndn::ptr_lib;
 
 namespace ndn {
 
@@ -68,20 +67,20 @@
 void
 Certificate::encode()
 {
-  shared_ptr<der::DerSequence> root(new der::DerSequence());
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerSequence> root(new der::DerSequence());
   
-  shared_ptr<der::DerSequence> validity(new der::DerSequence());
-  shared_ptr<der::DerGtime> notBefore(new der::DerGtime(notBefore_));
-  shared_ptr<der::DerGtime> notAfter(new der::DerGtime(notAfter_));
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerSequence> validity(new der::DerSequence());
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerGtime> notBefore(new der::DerGtime(notBefore_));
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerGtime> notAfter(new der::DerGtime(notAfter_));
   validity->addChild(notBefore);
   validity->addChild(notAfter);
   root->addChild(validity);
 
-  shared_ptr<der::DerSequence> subjectList(new der::DerSequence());
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerSequence> subjectList(new der::DerSequence());
   SubjectDescriptionList::iterator it = subjectDescriptionList_.begin();
   for(; it != subjectDescriptionList_.end(); it++)
     {
-      shared_ptr<der::DerNode> child = it->toDer();
+      ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerNode> child = it->toDer();
       subjectList->addChild(child);
     }
   root->addChild(subjectList);
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@
 
   if(!extensionList_.empty())
     {
-      shared_ptr<der::DerSequence> extnList(new der::DerSequence());
+      ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerSequence> extnList(new der::DerSequence());
       ExtensionList::iterator it = extensionList_.begin();
       for(; it != extensionList_.end(); it++)
         extnList->addChild(it->toDer());
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@
 
   root->encode(start);
 
-  shared_ptr<vector<uint8_t> > blob = blobStream.buf();
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<vector<uint8_t> > blob = blobStream.buf();
   setContent(blob);
   getMetaInfo().setType(ndn_ContentType_KEY);
 }
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@
 
   ndnboost::iostreams::stream<ndnboost::iostreams::array_source> is((const char*)blob.buf(), blob.size());
 
-  shared_ptr<der::DerNode> node = der::DerNode::parse(reinterpret_cast<der::InputIterator&>(is));
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerNode> node = der::DerNode::parse(reinterpret_cast<der::InputIterator&>(is));
 
   // der::PrintVisitor printVisitor;
   // node->accept(printVisitor, string(""));
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@
 
   ndnboost::iostreams::stream<ndnboost::iostreams::array_source> is((const char*)key_.getKeyDer().buf(), key_.getKeyDer().size());
 
-  shared_ptr<der::DerNode> keyRoot = der::DerNode::parse(reinterpret_cast<der::InputIterator&> (is));
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerNode> keyRoot = der::DerNode::parse(reinterpret_cast<der::InputIterator&> (is));
 
   der::PrintVisitor printVisitor;
   keyRoot->accept(printVisitor, string(""));
diff --git a/src/security/certificate/public-key.cpp b/src/security/certificate/public-key.cpp
index 1d5deb8..f57f5a6 100644
--- a/src/security/certificate/public-key.cpp
+++ b/src/security/certificate/public-key.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@
 #include <ndn-cpp/security/certificate/public-key.hpp>
 
 using namespace std;
-using namespace ndn::ptr_lib;
 
 namespace ndn {
 
-shared_ptr<der::DerNode>
+ptr_lib::shared_ptr<der::DerNode>
 PublicKey::toDer()
 {
   ndnboost::iostreams::stream<ndnboost::iostreams::array_source> is((const char*)keyDer_.buf (), keyDer_.size ());
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@
 
 static int RSA_OID[] = { 1, 2, 840, 113549, 1, 1, 1 };
 
-shared_ptr<PublicKey>
+ptr_lib::shared_ptr<PublicKey>
 PublicKey::fromDer(const Blob& keyDer)
 {
   // Use a temporary pointer since d2i updates it.
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
     throw UnrecognizedKeyFormatException("Error decoding public key DER");  
   RSA_free(publicKey);
   
-  return shared_ptr<PublicKey>(new PublicKey(OID(vector<int>(RSA_OID, RSA_OID + sizeof(RSA_OID))), keyDer));
+  return ptr_lib::shared_ptr<PublicKey>(new PublicKey(OID(vector<int>(RSA_OID, RSA_OID + sizeof(RSA_OID))), keyDer));
 }
 
 Blob