diff --git a/src/certificate-request.hpp b/src/certificate-request.hpp
index 29e3823..d14b74d 100644
--- a/src/certificate-request.hpp
+++ b/src/certificate-request.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2017, Regents of the University of California.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018, Regents of the University of California.
  *
  * This file is part of ndncert, a certificate management system based on NDN.
  *
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@
   }
 
   void
+  setCert(security::v2::Certificate cert)
+  {
+    m_cert = std::move(cert);
+  }
+
+  void
   setStatus(const std::string& status)
   {
     m_status = status;