ResponderID (Bouncy Castle Library 1.85 API Specification)
Date: 2026-07-12

org.bouncycastle.asn1.ocsp

## Class ResponderID

- java.lang.Object
- - org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Object
  - - org.bouncycastle.asn1.ocsp.ResponderID

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    ASN1Choice, ASN1Encodable, Encodable

      public class ResponderID
      extends ASN1Object
      implements ASN1Choice

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ResponderID(ASN1OctetString value)`
    `ResponderID(X500Name value)`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static ResponderID` | `getInstance(ASN1TaggedObject obj, boolean explicit)`
    `static ResponderID` | `getInstance(java.lang.Object obj)`
    `byte[]` | `getKeyHash()`
    `X500Name` | `getName()`
    `ASN1Primitive` | `toASN1Primitive()` Produce an object suitable for an ASN1OutputStream.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Object

      `encodeTo, encodeTo, equals, getEncoded, getEncoded, hasEncodedTagValue, hashCode`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ResponderID

          public ResponderID(ASN1OctetString value)

    - #### ResponderID

          public ResponderID(X500Name value)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getInstance

          public static ResponderID getInstance(java.lang.Object obj)

    - #### getInstance

          public static ResponderID getInstance(ASN1TaggedObject obj,
                                                boolean explicit)

    - #### getKeyHash

          public byte[] getKeyHash()

    - #### getName

          public X500Name getName()

    - #### toASN1Primitive

          public ASN1Primitive toASN1Primitive()

      Produce an object suitable for an ASN1OutputStream.

           ResponderID ::= CHOICE {
                byName          [1] Name,
                byKey           [2] KeyHash }

      Specified by:
        `toASN1Primitive` in interface `ASN1Encodable`
      Specified by:
        `toASN1Primitive` in class `ASN1Object`
      Returns:
        a primitive representation of this object.