private int getPolicy(RepositorySystemSession session, Artifact a, ArtifactDescriptorRequest request) {
        ArtifactDescriptorPolicy policy = session.getArtifactDescriptorPolicy();
        if (policy == null) {
            return ArtifactDescriptorPolicy.STRICT;
        }
        return policy.getPolicy(session, new ArtifactDescriptorPolicyRequest(a, request.getRequestContext()));
    }