{"version":"2.1.281","anchor":"artifact-reads-can-identify-the-actor","canonical_anchor":"artifact-reads-can-identify-the-actor","heading":"Artifact reads can identify the actor","tier":"internal","area":"Artifacts","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.281\/e\/artifact-reads-can-identify-the-actor","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.281","markdown":"### Artifact reads can identify the actor\n\nArtifact frame reads can now name the actor making the request, through a new actorId option\n\n**Unclear.** The finding does not say what sets `actorId` or where artifact frames appear to a user.\n\n**What**\n\nWhen the new `actorId` option is set, the request that reads an artifact frame adds `&actor=id` to its address, which tells the server who is reading.\n\n**Why**\n\nIn practice, artifact reads can now identify who made them.\n\n- Area: Artifacts\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5"}