1. A computer-implemented method for distributing packets, the method comprising: receiving, by an ingress node in a content-centric network (CCN) trust domain, a message associated with a name that is a hierarchically structured variable-length identifier comprising contiguous name components ordered from a most general level to a most specific level; verifying a property of the received message; creating a property vector for the message, which includes adding a vector entry indicating that the property of the received message has been verified; generating a first authenticator for the message based on the property vector and a secret key shared by a plurality of nodes in the trust domain; and transmitting the message, the property vector, and the first authenticator to another node in the trust domain, thereby facilitating secure and efficient distribution of messages within the trust domain without requiring intermediate nodes to determine the property indicated in the property vector.