So could I have a protocol that would give me back an artifact
John
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Cantor [mailto:]
> Sent: 16 March 2004 15:19
> To: 'Philpott, Robert'; 'John Hughes';
>
> 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.
>
> -- Sco
