1. A computer-implemented method for authenticating content, comprising: determining, by a content publishing device, an original manifest which includes an original manifest name and indicates at least an original content name associated with a content object, wherein a name is a hierarchically structured variable length identifier (HSVLI) which comprises contiguous name components ordered from a most general level to a most specific level; encapsulating the original manifest based on an encapsulation name for the original manifest; renaming the content object with a new content name; and creating a new manifest which includes a new manifest name and indicates the new content name, wherein the new manifest further includes original authentication information associated with the original manifest, wherein the original authentication information includes the encapsulation name for the original manifest, thereby facilitating redistribution of content objects with a different name without requiring re-computation of the original authentication information.