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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Regents of the University of California
+ * Alexander Afanasyev
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_CERTIFICATE_H
+#define NDN_CERTIFICATE_H
+
+#include "ndn-cpp/data.h"
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+/**
+ * @brief Class representing NDN identity
+ *
+ * - name
+ * - full NDN name of the NDN certificate
+ * - /ndn/ucla.edu/alex/cert/<pubkey.sha256>/<issuer>
+ * - content
+ * - X.509 certificate in DER format (X.509 certificate can include any necessary identity information, as well as is fully extendable)
+ * - Subject:
+ * - full real name, associated with the certificate
+ * - full affiliation, associated with the certificate
+ * - Subject Public Key Info
+ * - Validity
+ * - signature
+ * - issuerCertName (KeyLocator/CertName)
+ * - /ndn/ucla.edu/cert/<pubkey.sha256>/<issuer>
+ *
+ */
+class Certificate : public Data
+{
+public:
+};
+
+} // ndn
+
+#endif // NDN_CERTIFICATE_H