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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 "ca-config.hpp"
+#include <ndn-cxx/security/transform/base64-encode.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/security/transform/buffer-source.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/security/transform/stream-sink.hpp>
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace ndncert {
+namespace tests {
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestCaConfig, IdentityManagementV2Fixture)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ReadConfigFileWithFileAnchor)
+{
+  CaConfig config("tests/unit-tests/ca.conf.test");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.m_caName.toUri(), "/ndn/edu/ucla/cs/zhiyi");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.m_freshPeriod, 720);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.m_anchor->getName().toUri(),
+                    "/ndn/site1/KEY/%11%BC%22%F4c%15%FF%17/self/%FD%00%00%01Y%C8%14%D9%A5");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(config.m_availableChallenges.size(), 1);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ReadConfigFileWithBase64Anchor)
+{
+  auto identity = addIdentity(Name("/ndn/site1"));
+  auto key = identity.getDefaultKey();
+  auto cert = key.getDefaultCertificate();
+
+  using namespace security::transform;
+  std::stringstream ss;
+  bufferSource(cert.wireEncode().wire(), cert.wireEncode().size()) >> base64Encode() >> streamSink(ss);
+
+  const std::string certBase64 = ss.str();
+
+  CaConfig config("tests/unit-tests/ca.conf.test");
+  config.m_config.put("ca-anchor.type", "base64");
+  config.m_config.put("ca-anchor.value", certBase64);
+  config.load();
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(*(config.m_anchor), cert);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestCaConfig
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace ndncert
+} // namespace ndn