diff --git a/briar-tests/src/org/briarproject/blogs/BlogManagerImplTest.java b/briar-tests/src/org/briarproject/blogs/BlogManagerImplTest.java
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+package org.briarproject.blogs;
+
+import org.briarproject.BriarTestCase;
+import org.briarproject.api.FormatException;
+import org.briarproject.api.blogs.Blog;
+import org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogFactory;
+import org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogPost;
+import org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogPostHeader;
+import org.briarproject.api.clients.ClientHelper;
+import org.briarproject.api.contact.Contact;
+import org.briarproject.api.contact.ContactId;
+import org.briarproject.api.data.BdfDictionary;
+import org.briarproject.api.data.BdfEntry;
+import org.briarproject.api.data.BdfList;
+import org.briarproject.api.data.MetadataParser;
+import org.briarproject.api.db.DatabaseComponent;
+import org.briarproject.api.db.DbException;
+import org.briarproject.api.db.Transaction;
+import org.briarproject.api.event.BlogPostAddedEvent;
+import org.briarproject.api.identity.Author;
+import org.briarproject.api.identity.AuthorId;
+import org.briarproject.api.identity.IdentityManager;
+import org.briarproject.api.identity.LocalAuthor;
+import org.briarproject.api.sync.Group;
+import org.briarproject.api.sync.GroupId;
+import org.briarproject.api.sync.Message;
+import org.briarproject.api.sync.MessageId;
+import org.jmock.Expectations;
+import org.jmock.Mockery;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import static org.briarproject.TestUtils.getRandomBytes;
+import static org.briarproject.TestUtils.getRandomId;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_AUTHOR;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_AUTHOR_ID;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_AUTHOR_NAME;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_CONTENT_TYPE;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_DESCRIPTION;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_PUBLIC_KEY;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_READ;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_TIMESTAMP;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_TIME_RECEIVED;
+import static org.briarproject.api.identity.Author.Status.VERIFIED;
+import static org.briarproject.api.identity.AuthorConstants.MAX_PUBLIC_KEY_LENGTH;
+import static org.briarproject.blogs.BlogManagerImpl.CLIENT_ID;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+public class BlogManagerImplTest extends BriarTestCase {
+
+	private final Mockery context = new Mockery();
+	private final BlogManagerImpl blogManager;
+	private final DatabaseComponent db = context.mock(DatabaseComponent.class);
+	private final IdentityManager identityManager =
+			context.mock(IdentityManager.class);
+	private final ClientHelper clientHelper = context.mock(ClientHelper.class);
+	private final MetadataParser metadataParser =
+			context.mock(MetadataParser.class);
+	private final BlogFactory blogFactory = context.mock(BlogFactory.class);
+
+	private final Blog blog1, blog2;
+	private final Message message;
+	private final MessageId messageId;
+
+	public BlogManagerImplTest() {
+		blogManager = new BlogManagerImpl(db, identityManager, clientHelper,
+				metadataParser, blogFactory);
+
+		blog1 = getBlog("Test Blog 1", "Test Description 1");
+		blog2 = getBlog("Test Blog 2", "Test Description 2");
+		messageId = new MessageId(getRandomId());
+		message = new Message(messageId, blog1.getId(), 42, getRandomBytes(42));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testClientId() {
+		assertEquals(CLIENT_ID, blogManager.getClientId());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testCreateLocalState() throws DbException {
+		final Transaction txn = new Transaction(null, false);
+		final Collection<LocalAuthor> localAuthors =
+				Collections.singletonList((LocalAuthor) blog1.getAuthor());
+
+		final ContactId contactId = new ContactId(0);
+		final Collection<ContactId> contactIds =
+				Collections.singletonList(contactId);
+
+		Contact contact = new Contact(contactId, blog2.getAuthor(),
+				blog1.getAuthor().getId(), true);
+		final Collection<Contact> contacts = Collections.singletonList(contact);
+
+		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
+			oneOf(db).getLocalAuthors(txn);
+			will(returnValue(localAuthors));
+			oneOf(blogFactory).createPersonalBlog(blog1.getAuthor());
+			will(returnValue(blog1));
+			oneOf(db).containsGroup(txn, blog1.getId());
+			will(returnValue(false));
+			oneOf(db).addGroup(txn, blog1.getGroup());
+			oneOf(db).getContacts(txn, blog1.getAuthor().getId());
+			will(returnValue(contactIds));
+			oneOf(db).setVisibleToContact(txn, contactId, blog1.getId(), true);
+			oneOf(db).getContacts(txn);
+			will(returnValue(contacts));
+			oneOf(blogFactory).createPersonalBlog(blog2.getAuthor());
+			will(returnValue(blog2));
+			oneOf(db).containsGroup(txn, blog2.getId());
+			will(returnValue(false));
+			oneOf(db).addGroup(txn, blog2.getGroup());
+			oneOf(db).setVisibleToContact(txn, contactId, blog2.getId(), true);
+			oneOf(db).getLocalAuthor(txn, blog1.getAuthor().getId());
+			will(returnValue(blog1.getAuthor()));
+			oneOf(blogFactory).createPersonalBlog(blog1.getAuthor());
+			will(returnValue(blog1));
+			oneOf(db).setVisibleToContact(txn, contactId, blog1.getId(), true);
+		}});
+
+		blogManager.createLocalState(txn);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testRemovingContact() throws DbException {
+		final Transaction txn = new Transaction(null, false);
+
+		final ContactId contactId = new ContactId(0);
+		Contact contact = new Contact(contactId, blog2.getAuthor(),
+				blog1.getAuthor().getId(), true);
+
+		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
+			oneOf(blogFactory).createPersonalBlog(blog2.getAuthor());
+			will(returnValue(blog2));
+			oneOf(db).removeGroup(txn, blog2.getGroup());
+		}});
+
+		blogManager.removingContact(txn, contact);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testAddingIdentity() throws DbException {
+		final Transaction txn = new Transaction(null, false);
+		Author a = blog1.getAuthor();
+		final LocalAuthor localAuthor =
+				new LocalAuthor(a.getId(), a.getName(), a.getPublicKey(),
+						a.getPublicKey(), 0);
+
+		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
+			oneOf(blogFactory).createPersonalBlog(localAuthor);
+			will(returnValue(blog1));
+			oneOf(db).addGroup(txn, blog1.getGroup());
+		}});
+
+		blogManager.addingIdentity(txn, localAuthor);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testRemovingIdentity() throws DbException {
+		final Transaction txn = new Transaction(null, false);
+		Author a = blog1.getAuthor();
+		final LocalAuthor localAuthor =
+				new LocalAuthor(a.getId(), a.getName(), a.getPublicKey(),
+						a.getPublicKey(), 0);
+
+		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
+			oneOf(blogFactory).createPersonalBlog(localAuthor);
+			will(returnValue(blog1));
+			oneOf(db).removeGroup(txn, blog1.getGroup());
+		}});
+
+		blogManager.removingIdentity(txn, localAuthor);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testIncomingMessage() throws DbException, FormatException {
+		final Transaction txn = new Transaction(null, false);
+		BdfList list = new BdfList();
+		BdfDictionary author = authorToBdfDictionary(blog1.getAuthor());
+		BdfDictionary meta = BdfDictionary.of(
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_TIMESTAMP, 0),
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_TIME_RECEIVED, 1),
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_AUTHOR, author),
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_CONTENT_TYPE, 0),
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_READ, false),
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_CONTENT_TYPE, "text/plain")
+		);
+
+		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
+			oneOf(identityManager)
+					.getAuthorStatus(txn, blog1.getAuthor().getId());
+			will(returnValue(VERIFIED));
+		}});
+
+		blogManager.incomingMessage(txn, message, list, meta);
+
+		assertEquals(1, txn.getEvents().size());
+		assertTrue(txn.getEvents().get(0) instanceof BlogPostAddedEvent);
+
+		BlogPostAddedEvent e = (BlogPostAddedEvent) txn.getEvents().get(0);
+		assertEquals(blog1.getId(), e.getGroupId());
+
+		BlogPostHeader h = e.getHeader();
+		assertEquals(1, h.getTimeReceived());
+		assertEquals(messageId, h.getId());
+		assertEquals(null, h.getParentId());
+		assertEquals(VERIFIED, h.getAuthorStatus());
+		assertEquals("text/plain", h.getContentType());
+		assertEquals(blog1.getAuthor(), h.getAuthor());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testAddBlog() throws DbException, FormatException {
+		final Transaction txn = new Transaction(null, false);
+		Author a = blog1.getAuthor();
+		final LocalAuthor localAuthor =
+				new LocalAuthor(a.getId(), a.getName(), a.getPublicKey(),
+						a.getPublicKey(), 0);
+		final BdfDictionary meta = BdfDictionary.of(
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_DESCRIPTION, blog1.getDescription())
+		);
+
+		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
+			oneOf(blogFactory)
+					.createBlog(blog1.getName(), blog1.getDescription(),
+							blog1.getAuthor());
+			will(returnValue(blog1));
+			oneOf(db).startTransaction(false);
+			will(returnValue(txn));
+			oneOf(db).addGroup(txn, blog1.getGroup());
+			oneOf(clientHelper).mergeGroupMetadata(txn, blog1.getId(), meta);
+			oneOf(db).endTransaction(txn);
+		}});
+
+		blogManager
+				.addBlog(localAuthor, blog1.getName(), blog1.getDescription());
+		assertTrue(txn.isComplete());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testRemoveBlog() throws DbException, FormatException {
+		final Transaction txn = new Transaction(null, false);
+
+		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
+			oneOf(db).startTransaction(false);
+			will(returnValue(txn));
+			oneOf(db).removeGroup(txn, blog1.getGroup());
+			oneOf(db).endTransaction(txn);
+		}});
+
+		blogManager.removeBlog(blog1);
+		assertTrue(txn.isComplete());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testAddLocalPost() throws DbException, FormatException {
+		final Transaction txn = new Transaction(null, true);
+		final BlogPost post =
+				new BlogPost(null, message, null, blog1.getAuthor(),
+						"text/plain");
+		BdfDictionary authorMeta = authorToBdfDictionary(blog1.getAuthor());
+		final BdfDictionary meta = BdfDictionary.of(
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_TIMESTAMP, message.getTimestamp()),
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_AUTHOR, authorMeta),
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_CONTENT_TYPE, "text/plain"),
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_READ, true)
+		);
+
+		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
+			oneOf(clientHelper).addLocalMessage(message, CLIENT_ID, meta, true);
+			oneOf(db).startTransaction(true);
+			will(returnValue(txn));
+			oneOf(identityManager)
+					.getAuthorStatus(txn, blog1.getAuthor().getId());
+			will(returnValue(VERIFIED));
+			oneOf(db).endTransaction(txn);
+		}});
+
+		blogManager.addLocalPost(post);
+		assertTrue(txn.isComplete());
+
+		assertEquals(1, txn.getEvents().size());
+		assertTrue(txn.getEvents().get(0) instanceof BlogPostAddedEvent);
+
+		BlogPostAddedEvent e = (BlogPostAddedEvent) txn.getEvents().get(0);
+		assertEquals(blog1.getId(), e.getGroupId());
+
+		BlogPostHeader h = e.getHeader();
+		assertEquals(message.getTimestamp(), h.getTimeReceived());
+		assertEquals(messageId, h.getId());
+		assertEquals(null, h.getParentId());
+		assertEquals(VERIFIED, h.getAuthorStatus());
+		assertEquals("text/plain", h.getContentType());
+		assertEquals(blog1.getAuthor(), h.getAuthor());
+	}
+
+	private Blog getBlog(String name, String desc) {
+		final GroupId groupId = new GroupId(getRandomId());
+		final Group group = new Group(groupId, CLIENT_ID, getRandomBytes(42));
+		final AuthorId authorId = new AuthorId(getRandomId());
+		final byte[] publicKey = getRandomBytes(MAX_PUBLIC_KEY_LENGTH);
+		final byte[] privateKey = getRandomBytes(MAX_PUBLIC_KEY_LENGTH);
+		final long created = System.currentTimeMillis();
+		final LocalAuthor localAuthor =
+				new LocalAuthor(authorId, "Author", publicKey, privateKey,
+						created);
+		return new Blog(group, name, desc, localAuthor, false);
+	}
+
+	private BdfDictionary authorToBdfDictionary(Author a) {
+		return BdfDictionary.of(
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_AUTHOR_ID, a.getId()),
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_AUTHOR_NAME, a.getName()),
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_PUBLIC_KEY, a.getPublicKey())
+		);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/briar-tests/src/org/briarproject/blogs/BlogPostValidatorTest.java b/briar-tests/src/org/briarproject/blogs/BlogPostValidatorTest.java
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+package org.briarproject.blogs;
+
+import org.briarproject.BriarTestCase;
+import org.briarproject.TestUtils;
+import org.briarproject.api.FormatException;
+import org.briarproject.api.blogs.Blog;
+import org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogFactory;
+import org.briarproject.api.clients.ClientHelper;
+import org.briarproject.api.crypto.CryptoComponent;
+import org.briarproject.api.crypto.KeyParser;
+import org.briarproject.api.crypto.PublicKey;
+import org.briarproject.api.crypto.Signature;
+import org.briarproject.api.data.BdfDictionary;
+import org.briarproject.api.data.BdfEntry;
+import org.briarproject.api.data.BdfList;
+import org.briarproject.api.data.MetadataEncoder;
+import org.briarproject.api.identity.Author;
+import org.briarproject.api.identity.AuthorId;
+import org.briarproject.api.sync.ClientId;
+import org.briarproject.api.sync.Group;
+import org.briarproject.api.sync.GroupId;
+import org.briarproject.api.sync.InvalidMessageException;
+import org.briarproject.api.sync.Message;
+import org.briarproject.api.sync.MessageId;
+import org.briarproject.api.system.Clock;
+import org.briarproject.system.SystemClock;
+import org.jmock.Expectations;
+import org.jmock.Mockery;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
+
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_AUTHOR;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_AUTHOR_ID;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_AUTHOR_NAME;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_CONTENT_TYPE;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_PUBLIC_KEY;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.KEY_READ;
+import static org.briarproject.api.blogs.BlogConstants.MAX_BLOG_POST_BODY_LENGTH;
+import static org.briarproject.api.identity.AuthorConstants.MAX_PUBLIC_KEY_LENGTH;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+
+public class BlogPostValidatorTest extends BriarTestCase {
+
+	private final Mockery context = new Mockery();
+	private final Blog blog;
+	private final Author author;
+	private final Group group;
+	private final Message message;
+	private final BlogPostValidator validator;
+	private final CryptoComponent cryptoComponent =
+			context.mock(CryptoComponent.class);
+	private final BlogFactory blogFactory = context.mock(BlogFactory.class);
+	private final ClientHelper clientHelper = context.mock(ClientHelper.class);
+	private final Clock clock = new SystemClock();
+	private final byte[] body = TestUtils.getRandomBytes(
+			MAX_BLOG_POST_BODY_LENGTH);
+	private final String contentType = "text/plain";
+
+	public BlogPostValidatorTest() {
+		GroupId groupId = new GroupId(TestUtils.getRandomId());
+		ClientId clientId = new ClientId(TestUtils.getRandomId());
+		byte[] descriptor = TestUtils.getRandomBytes(12);
+		group = new Group(groupId, clientId, descriptor);
+		AuthorId authorId = new AuthorId(TestUtils.getRandomBytes(AuthorId.LENGTH));
+		byte[] publicKey = TestUtils.getRandomBytes(MAX_PUBLIC_KEY_LENGTH);
+		author = new Author(authorId, "Author", publicKey);
+		blog = new Blog(group, "Test Blog", "", author, false);
+
+		MessageId messageId = new MessageId(TestUtils.getRandomId());
+		long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
+		byte[] raw = TestUtils.getRandomBytes(123);
+		message = new Message(messageId, group.getId(), timestamp, raw);
+
+		MetadataEncoder metadataEncoder = context.mock(MetadataEncoder.class);
+		validator = new BlogPostValidator(cryptoComponent, blogFactory,
+				clientHelper, metadataEncoder, clock);
+		context.assertIsSatisfied();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testValidateProperBlogPost()
+			throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException {
+		// Parent ID, content type, title (optional), post body, attachments
+		BdfList content = BdfList.of(null, contentType, null, body, null);
+		final byte[] sigBytes = TestUtils.getRandomBytes(42);
+		BdfList m = BdfList.of(content, sigBytes);
+
+		expectCrypto(m, true);
+		final BdfDictionary result =
+				validator.validateMessage(message, group, m).getDictionary();
+
+		assertEquals(contentType, result.getString(KEY_CONTENT_TYPE));
+		BdfDictionary authorDict = BdfDictionary.of(
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_AUTHOR_ID, author.getId()),
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_AUTHOR_NAME, author.getName()),
+				new BdfEntry(KEY_PUBLIC_KEY, author.getPublicKey())
+		);
+		assertEquals(authorDict, result.getDictionary(KEY_AUTHOR));
+		assertFalse(result.getBoolean(KEY_READ));
+		context.assertIsSatisfied();
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = FormatException.class)
+	public void testValidateBlogPostWithoutAttachments()
+			throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException {
+		BdfList content = BdfList.of(null, contentType, null, body);
+		BdfList m = BdfList.of(content, null);
+
+		validator.validateMessage(message, group, m).getDictionary();
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = FormatException.class)
+	public void testValidateBlogPostWithoutSignature()
+			throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException {
+		BdfList content = BdfList.of(null, contentType, null, body, null);
+		BdfList m = BdfList.of(content, null);
+
+		validator.validateMessage(message, group, m).getDictionary();
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = InvalidMessageException.class)
+	public void testValidateBlogPostWithBadSignature()
+			throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException {
+		// Parent ID, content type, title (optional), post body, attachments
+		BdfList content = BdfList.of(null, contentType, null, body, null);
+		final byte[] sigBytes = TestUtils.getRandomBytes(42);
+		BdfList m = BdfList.of(content, sigBytes);
+
+		expectCrypto(m, false);
+		validator.validateMessage(message, group, m).getDictionary();
+	}
+
+	private void expectCrypto(BdfList m, final boolean pass)
+			throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException {
+		final Signature signature = context.mock(Signature.class);
+		final KeyParser keyParser = context.mock(KeyParser.class);
+		final PublicKey publicKey = context.mock(PublicKey.class);
+
+		final BdfList content = m.getList(0);
+		final byte[] sigBytes = m.getRaw(1);
+
+		final BdfList signed =
+				BdfList.of(blog.getId(), message.getTimestamp(), content);
+
+		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
+			oneOf(blogFactory).parseBlog(group, "");
+			will(returnValue(blog));
+			oneOf(cryptoComponent).getSignatureKeyParser();
+			will(returnValue(keyParser));
+			oneOf(keyParser).parsePublicKey(blog.getAuthor().getPublicKey());
+			will(returnValue(publicKey));
+			oneOf(cryptoComponent).getSignature();
+			will(returnValue(signature));
+			oneOf(signature).initVerify(publicKey);
+			oneOf(clientHelper).toByteArray(signed);
+			will(returnValue(sigBytes));
+			oneOf(signature).update(sigBytes);
+			oneOf(signature).verify(sigBytes);
+			will(returnValue(pass));
+		}});
+	}
+
+}