@@ -33,12 +33,30 @@
 /*!
  * @brief The OctetString value.
  */
 @property (readonly, nonatomic) OFData *octetStringValue;
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Creates an OctetString with the specified value.
+ *
+ * @param octetStringValue The OctetString value
+ * @return A new, autoreleased OFASN1OctetString
+ */
++ (instancetype)octetStringWithOctetStringValue: (OFData *)octetStringValue;
+
 - (instancetype)init OF_UNAVAILABLE;
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Initializes an already allocated OctetString with the specified
+ *	  value.
+ *
+ * @param octetStringValue The OctetString value
+ * @return An initialized OFASN1OctetString
+ */
+- (instancetype)initWithOctetStringValue: (OFData *)octetStringValue
+    OF_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
+
 /*!
  * @brief Initializes an already allocated ASN.1 OctetString with the specified
  *	  arguments.
  *
  * @param tagClass The tag class of the value's type