You're correct - It's a "request" for a protocol message that contains a
response message that contains an assertion associated with the specified
artifact.
"ArtifactResolve" doesn't really work for me either...
Rob Philpott
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Cantor [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:19 AM
> To: Philpott, Robert; 'John Hughes'; -
> open.org
> Subject: RE: [security-services] Core-08 is now available
>
> > It's unfortunate that ArtifactRequest does sound like a request to
> obtain
> > an artifact. But it's consistent with the other requests and queries in
> > that regard. i.e. an AttributeQuery is a query for an assertion
> > with a specified attribute or set of attributes. An ArtifactRequest is a
> > request for an assertion associated with the specified artifact.
>
> My proposal is that it's a request for a protocol message, not an
> assertion.
> That's a critical distinction.
>
> But, the name could easily be ArtifactResolve or something more clear. I
> didn't worry about the name at the time but I can see why ArtifactRequest
> might not be ideal.
>
> -- Scott
