> > Given that 'artifact' and
> > 'SAML artifact' appear scattered throughout the specification set, would
> > it not be a good idea to make a glossary definition for a SAML artifact,
> > and to make some distinction between that and the English language word?
>
> Yes, that's a good idea and we should do exactly that, imv.
Yes! And also "profile" Since it seems to mean what the SOAP 1.2 folks
call message exchange pattern, and not what folks doing standards usually
mean (to subset)
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