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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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDNCERT_CA_CONFIG_HPP
+#define NDNCERT_CA_CONFIG_HPP
+
+#include "ndncert-common.hpp"
+#include <ndn-cxx/security/v2/certificate.hpp>
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace ndncert {
+
+typedef boost::property_tree::ptree ConfigSection;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Represents a CA configuration instance
+ */
+class CaConfig
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * @brief Error that can be thrown from CaConfig
+   */
+  class Error : public std::runtime_error
+  {
+  public:
+    explicit
+    Error(const std::string& what)
+      : std::runtime_error(what)
+    {
+    }
+  };
+
+public:
+  CaConfig();
+
+  explicit
+  CaConfig(const std::string& fileName);
+
+PUBLIC_WITH_TESTS_ELSE_PRIVATE:
+  void
+  open();
+
+  void
+  load();
+
+  void
+  parseCertificateInfo(const ConfigSection& configSection);
+
+  void
+  parseCaAnchor(const ConfigSection& configSection);
+
+  void
+  parseChallengeList(const ConfigSection& configSection);
+
+public:
+  Name m_caName;
+  uint64_t m_freshPeriod;
+  shared_ptr<security::v2::Certificate> m_anchor;
+  std::list<std::string> m_availableChallenges;
+  ConfigSection m_validatorConfig;
+
+PUBLIC_WITH_TESTS_ELSE_PRIVATE:
+  ConfigSection m_config;
+  std::string m_fileName;
+};
+
+} // namespace ndncert
+} // namespace ndn
+
+#endif // NDNCERT_CA_CONFIG_HPP