# AccessMethod
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Describes the type and format of extension access. Only one of `CustomObjectIdentifier` or `AccessMethodType` may be provided. Providing both results in `InvalidArgsException`.

## Contents
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 ** AccessMethodType **   <a name="privateca-Type-AccessMethod-AccessMethodType"></a>
Specifies the `AccessMethod`.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `CA_REPOSITORY | RESOURCE_PKI_MANIFEST | RESOURCE_PKI_NOTIFY`   
Required: No

 ** CustomObjectIdentifier **   <a name="privateca-Type-AccessMethod-CustomObjectIdentifier"></a>
An object identifier (OID) specifying the `AccessMethod`. The OID must satisfy the regular expression shown below. For more information, see NIST's definition of [Object Identifier (OID)](https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/Object_Identifier).  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 64.  
Pattern: `([0-2])\.([0-9]|([0-3][0-9]))((\.([0-9]+)){0,126})`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/acm-pca-2017-08-22/AccessMethod) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/acm-pca-2017-08-22/AccessMethod) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/acm-pca-2017-08-22/AccessMethod)