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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndncert, a certificate management system based on NDN.
+ *
+ * ndncert is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndncert 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * ndncert, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndncert authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+#include "identity-management-fixture.hpp"
+#include "certificate-request.hpp"
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/util/io.hpp>
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace ndncert {
+namespace tests {
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestCertificateRequest, IdentityManagementV2Fixture)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Constructor)
+{
+  auto identity = addIdentity(Name("/ndn/site1"));
+  auto key = identity.getDefaultKey();
+  auto cert = key.getDefaultCertificate();
+
+  CertificateRequest request1(Name("/ndn/site1"), "123", cert);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request1.getCaName().toUri(), "/ndn/site1");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request1.getRequestId(), "123");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request1.getStatus(), CertificateRequest::Pending);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request1.getChallengeType(), "");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request1.getChallengeStatus(), "");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request1.getChallengeDefinedField(), "");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request1.getChallengeInstruction(), "");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request1.getCert(), cert);
+
+  CertificateRequest request2(Name("/ndn/site1"), "123", CertificateRequest::Verifying,
+                              "Email", "NEED_CODE", "123456", cert);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request2.getCaName().toUri(), "/ndn/site1");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request2.getRequestId(), "123");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request2.getStatus(), CertificateRequest::Verifying);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request2.getChallengeType(), "Email");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request2.getChallengeStatus(), "NEED_CODE");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request2.getChallengeDefinedField(), "123456");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request2.getChallengeInstruction(), "");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request2.getCert(), cert);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetStatusOutput)
+{
+  CertificateRequest::ApplicationStatus status = CertificateRequest::Success;
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(status), "success");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetterSetter)
+{
+  auto identity = addIdentity(Name("/ndn/site1"));
+  auto key = identity.getDefaultKey();
+  auto cert = key.getDefaultCertificate();
+
+  CertificateRequest request(Name("/ndn/site1"), "123", cert);
+  request.setStatus(CertificateRequest::Verifying);
+  request.setChallengeType("Email");
+  request.setChallengeDefinedField("456");
+  request.setChallengeStatus("NEED_EMAIL");
+  request.setChallengeInstruction("Please provide your email address");
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request.getStatus(), CertificateRequest::Verifying);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request.getChallengeType(), "Email");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request.getChallengeDefinedField(), "456");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request.getChallengeStatus(), "NEED_EMAIL");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(request.getChallengeInstruction(), "Please provide your email address");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetCertificateRequestOutput)
+{
+  const std::string certString = R"_CERT_(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)_CERT_";
+
+  const std::string expectedString = R"_REQUEST_(Request CA name:
+  /ndn/site1
+Request ID:
+  123
+Request Status:
+  pending
+Certificate:
+  Certificate name:
+    /ndn/site1/KEY/ksk-1416425377094/0123/%FD%00%00%01I%C9%8B
+  Validity:
+    NotBefore: 20150814T223739
+    NotAfter: 20150818T223738
+  Public key bits:
+    MIGdMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GLADCBhwKBgQCeBj5HhbI0N6qFR6wDJIO1nKgF
+    OiQe64kBu+mbssMirGjj8GwCzmimxNCnBpCcqhsIHYtDmjNnRG0hoxuImpdeWcQV
+    C9ksvVEHYYKtwbjXv5vPfSTCY/OXF+v+YiW6W02Kwnq9Q4qPuPLxxWow01CMyJrf
+    7+0153pi6nZ8uwgmxwIBEQ==
+  Signature Information:
+    Signature Type: SignatureSha256WithRsa
+    Key Locator: Name=/ndn/site1/KEY/ksk-2516425377094
+)_REQUEST_";
+
+  std::stringstream ss;
+  ss << certString;
+  auto cert = io::load<security::v2::Certificate>(ss);
+  CertificateRequest request(Name("/ndn/site1"), "123", *cert);
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(request), expectedString);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace ndncert
+} // namespace ndn