1. A computer-executable method for automatic configuration of a computing device in a content-centric network (CCN), the method comprising: sending, by the computing device on at least one of the computing device's faces, an interest in configuration information, wherein the interest has a predetermined name prefix; receiving a content object in response to the interest, wherein the content object includes at least a default name prefix, to which the computing device can send other interests; and configuring the computing device based on the received content object.