diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2588d16..01d853a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ type MyPolicySpec struct {
   TargetRef gwapiv1alpha2.LocalPolicyTargetReference
 }
 
-func (p *MyPolicy) GetURL() string {
-	return machinery.UrlFromObject(p)
+func (p *MyPolicy) GetIdentity() string {
+	return machinery.IdentityFromObject(p)
 }
 
 func (p *MyPolicy) GetTargetRefs() []machinery.PolicyTargetReference {
diff --git a/controller/object.go b/controller/object.go
index 3f24acd..ea1630f 100644
--- a/controller/object.go
+++ b/controller/object.go
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ func (o *RuntimeObject) GetName() string {
 	return o.Object.GetName()
 }
 
-func (o *RuntimeObject) GetURL() string {
-	return machinery.UrlFromObject(o)
+func (o *RuntimeObject) GetIdentity() string {
+	return machinery.IdentityFromObject(o)
 }
 
 // ObjectAs casts an Object generically into any kind
diff --git a/examples/color_policy/color_policy.go b/examples/color_policy/color_policy.go
index 05c1d9a..9e8cf57 100644
--- a/examples/color_policy/color_policy.go
+++ b/examples/color_policy/color_policy.go
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ type ColorPolicy struct {
 
 var _ machinery.Policy = &ColorPolicy{}
 
-func (p *ColorPolicy) GetURL() string {
-	return machinery.UrlFromObject(p)
+func (p *ColorPolicy) GetIdentity() string {
+	return machinery.IdentityFromObject(p)
 }
 
 func (p *ColorPolicy) GetTargetRefs() []machinery.PolicyTargetReference {
diff --git a/examples/json_patch/color_policy.go b/examples/json_patch/color_policy.go
index ab324ae..b1c63ab 100644
--- a/examples/json_patch/color_policy.go
+++ b/examples/json_patch/color_policy.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	gwapi "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1alpha2"
 
 	jsonpatch "github.com/evanphx/json-patch"
+
 	"github.com/kuadrant/policy-machinery/machinery"
 )
 
@@ -19,8 +20,8 @@ type ColorPolicy struct {
 
 var _ machinery.Policy = &ColorPolicy{}
 
-func (p *ColorPolicy) GetURL() string {
-	return machinery.UrlFromObject(p)
+func (p *ColorPolicy) GetIdentity() string {
+	return machinery.IdentityFromObject(p)
 }
 
 func (p *ColorPolicy) GetTargetRefs() []machinery.PolicyTargetReference {
diff --git a/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1alpha2/dnspolicy_types.go b/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1alpha2/dnspolicy_types.go
index a290450..7810955 100644
--- a/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1alpha2/dnspolicy_types.go
+++ b/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1alpha2/dnspolicy_types.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func (p *DNSPolicy) GetName() string {
 	return p.Name
 }
 
-func (p *DNSPolicy) GetURL() string {
-	return machinery.UrlFromObject(p)
+func (p *DNSPolicy) GetIdentity() string {
+	return machinery.IdentityFromObject(p)
 }
 
 func (p *DNSPolicy) GetTargetRefs() []machinery.PolicyTargetReference {
diff --git a/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1alpha2/tlspolicy_types.go b/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1alpha2/tlspolicy_types.go
index b3b7866..7b078dd 100644
--- a/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1alpha2/tlspolicy_types.go
+++ b/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1alpha2/tlspolicy_types.go
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ func (p *TLSPolicy) GetName() string {
 	return p.Name
 }
 
-func (p *TLSPolicy) GetURL() string {
-	return machinery.UrlFromObject(p)
+func (p *TLSPolicy) GetIdentity() string {
+	return machinery.IdentityFromObject(p)
 }
 
 func (p *TLSPolicy) GetTargetRefs() []machinery.PolicyTargetReference {
diff --git a/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1beta3/authpolicy_types.go b/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1beta3/authpolicy_types.go
index 2aea6dd..bd536ea 100644
--- a/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1beta3/authpolicy_types.go
+++ b/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1beta3/authpolicy_types.go
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ func (p *AuthPolicy) GetName() string {
 	return p.Name
 }
 
-func (p *AuthPolicy) GetURL() string {
-	return machinery.UrlFromObject(p)
+func (p *AuthPolicy) GetIdentity() string {
+	return machinery.IdentityFromObject(p)
 }
 
 func (p *AuthPolicy) GetTargetRefs() []machinery.PolicyTargetReference {
diff --git a/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1beta3/ratelimitpolicy_types.go b/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1beta3/ratelimitpolicy_types.go
index 7c117cd..e69bdd9 100644
--- a/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1beta3/ratelimitpolicy_types.go
+++ b/examples/kuadrant/apis/v1beta3/ratelimitpolicy_types.go
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ func (p *RateLimitPolicy) GetName() string {
 	return p.Name
 }
 
-func (p *RateLimitPolicy) GetURL() string {
-	return machinery.UrlFromObject(p)
+func (p *RateLimitPolicy) GetIdentity() string {
+	return machinery.IdentityFromObject(p)
 }
 
 func (p *RateLimitPolicy) GetTargetRefs() []machinery.PolicyTargetReference {
diff --git a/examples/kuadrant/reconcilers/envoy_gateway.go b/examples/kuadrant/reconcilers/envoy_gateway.go
index 157c250..2ce5a6e 100644
--- a/examples/kuadrant/reconcilers/envoy_gateway.go
+++ b/examples/kuadrant/reconcilers/envoy_gateway.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (p *EnvoyGatewayProvider) ReconcileSecurityPolicies(ctx context.Context, _
 				logger.Error(fmt.Errorf("unexpected topology path length to build Envoy SecurityPolicy"), "path", lo.Map(path, machinery.MapTargetableToURLFunc))
 				return false
 			}
-			return path[0].GetURL() == gateway.GetURL() && lo.ContainsBy(targetables.Parents(path[0]), func(parent machinery.Targetable) bool {
+			return path[0].GetIdentity() == gateway.GetIdentity() && lo.ContainsBy(targetables.Parents(path[0]), func(parent machinery.Targetable) bool {
 				gc, ok := parent.(*machinery.GatewayClass)
 				return ok && gc.Spec.ControllerName == "gateway.envoyproxy.io/gatewayclass-controller"
 			})
diff --git a/examples/kuadrant/reconcilers/istio.go b/examples/kuadrant/reconcilers/istio.go
index af37d0a..df09b9b 100644
--- a/examples/kuadrant/reconcilers/istio.go
+++ b/examples/kuadrant/reconcilers/istio.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (p *IstioGatewayProvider) ReconcileAuthorizationPolicies(ctx context.Contex
 				logger.Error(fmt.Errorf("unexpected topology path length to build Istio AuthorizationPolicy"), "path", lo.Map(path, machinery.MapTargetableToURLFunc))
 				return false
 			}
-			return path[0].GetURL() == gateway.GetURL() && lo.ContainsBy(targetables.Parents(path[0]), func(parent machinery.Targetable) bool {
+			return path[0].GetIdentity() == gateway.GetIdentity() && lo.ContainsBy(targetables.Parents(path[0]), func(parent machinery.Targetable) bool {
 				gc, ok := parent.(*machinery.GatewayClass)
 				return ok && gc.Spec.ControllerName == "istio.io/gateway-controller"
 			})
diff --git a/machinery/core_types.go b/machinery/core_types.go
index 75917fa..121f70c 100644
--- a/machinery/core_types.go
+++ b/machinery/core_types.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ type Namespace struct {
 
 var _ Targetable = &Namespace{}
 
-func (n *Namespace) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(n)
+func (n *Namespace) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(n)
 }
 
 func (n *Namespace) SetPolicies(policies []Policy) {
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ type Service struct {
 
 var _ Targetable = &Service{}
 
-func (s *Service) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(s)
+func (s *Service) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(s)
 }
 
 func (s *Service) SetPolicies(policies []Policy) {
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ func (p *ServicePort) GroupVersionKind() schema.GroupVersionKind {
 
 func (p *ServicePort) SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind) {}
 
-func (p *ServicePort) GetURL() string {
-	return namespacedSectionName(UrlFromObject(p.Service), gwapiv1.SectionName(p.Name))
+func (p *ServicePort) GetIdentity() string {
+	return namespacedSectionName(IdentityFromObject(p.Service), gwapiv1.SectionName(p.Name))
 }
 
 func (p *ServicePort) GetNamespace() string {
diff --git a/machinery/gateway_api_test_helper.go b/machinery/gateway_api_test_helper.go
index e98974a..8eddf8f 100644
--- a/machinery/gateway_api_test_helper.go
+++ b/machinery/gateway_api_test_helper.go
@@ -539,8 +539,8 @@ type TestPolicySpec struct {
 
 var _ Policy = &TestPolicy{}
 
-func (p *TestPolicy) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(p)
+func (p *TestPolicy) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(p)
 }
 
 func (p *TestPolicy) GetTargetRefs() []PolicyTargetReference {
diff --git a/machinery/gateway_api_topology.go b/machinery/gateway_api_topology.go
index 78a1262..c7362a4 100644
--- a/machinery/gateway_api_topology.go
+++ b/machinery/gateway_api_topology.go
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ func findListenerFromParentRefFunc(gateways []*Gateway, listeners []*Listener, r
 		}
 		if parentRef.SectionName != nil {
 			listener, ok := lo.Find(listeners, func(l *Listener) bool {
-				return l.Gateway.GetURL() == gateway.GetURL() && l.Name == *parentRef.SectionName
+				return l.Gateway.GetIdentity() == gateway.GetIdentity() && l.Name == *parentRef.SectionName
 			})
 			if !ok {
 				return nil
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ func findListenerFromParentRefFunc(gateways []*Gateway, listeners []*Listener, r
 			return []Object{listener}
 		}
 		return lo.FilterMap(listeners, func(l *Listener, _ int) (Object, bool) {
-			return l, l.Gateway.GetURL() == gateway.GetURL()
+			return l, l.Gateway.GetIdentity() == gateway.GetIdentity()
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/machinery/gateway_api_types.go b/machinery/gateway_api_types.go
index ddb0d33..bcd8add 100644
--- a/machinery/gateway_api_types.go
+++ b/machinery/gateway_api_types.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const nameSectionNameURLSeparator = '#'
 
 // These are wrappers for Gateway API types so instances can be used as targetables in the topology.
 // Targateables typically store back references to the policies that are attached to them.
-// The implementation of GetURL() must return a unique identifier for the wrapped object that matches the one
+// The implementation of GetIdentity() must return a unique identifier for the wrapped object that matches the one
 // generated by policy targetRefs that implement the PolicyTargetReference interface for values pointing to the object.
 
 type GatewayClass struct {
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ type GatewayClass struct {
 
 var _ Targetable = &GatewayClass{}
 
-func (g *GatewayClass) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(g)
+func (g *GatewayClass) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(g)
 }
 
 func (g *GatewayClass) SetPolicies(policies []Policy) {
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ type Gateway struct {
 
 var _ Targetable = &Gateway{}
 
-func (g *Gateway) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(g)
+func (g *Gateway) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(g)
 }
 
 func (g *Gateway) SetPolicies(policies []Policy) {
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ func (l *Listener) GroupVersionKind() schema.GroupVersionKind {
 
 func (l *Listener) SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind) {}
 
-func (l *Listener) GetURL() string {
-	return namespacedSectionName(UrlFromObject(l.Gateway), l.Name)
+func (l *Listener) GetIdentity() string {
+	return namespacedSectionName(IdentityFromObject(l.Gateway), l.Name)
 }
 
 func (l *Listener) GetNamespace() string {
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ type HTTPRoute struct {
 
 var _ Targetable = &HTTPRoute{}
 
-func (r *HTTPRoute) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(r)
+func (r *HTTPRoute) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(r)
 }
 
 func (r *HTTPRoute) SetPolicies(policies []Policy) {
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ func (r *HTTPRouteRule) GroupVersionKind() schema.GroupVersionKind {
 
 func (r *HTTPRouteRule) SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind) {}
 
-func (r *HTTPRouteRule) GetURL() string {
-	return namespacedSectionName(UrlFromObject(r.HTTPRoute), r.Name)
+func (r *HTTPRouteRule) GetIdentity() string {
+	return namespacedSectionName(IdentityFromObject(r.HTTPRoute), r.Name)
 }
 
 func (r *HTTPRouteRule) GetNamespace() string {
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ type GRPCRoute struct {
 
 var _ Targetable = &GRPCRoute{}
 
-func (r *GRPCRoute) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(r)
+func (r *GRPCRoute) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(r)
 }
 func (r *GRPCRoute) SetPolicies(policies []Policy) {
 	r.attachedPolicies = policies
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ func (r *GRPCRouteRule) GroupVersionKind() schema.GroupVersionKind {
 
 func (r *GRPCRouteRule) SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind) {}
 
-func (r *GRPCRouteRule) GetURL() string {
-	return namespacedSectionName(UrlFromObject(r.GRPCRoute), r.Name)
+func (r *GRPCRouteRule) GetIdentity() string {
+	return namespacedSectionName(IdentityFromObject(r.GRPCRoute), r.Name)
 }
 
 func (r *GRPCRouteRule) GetNamespace() string {
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ type TCPRoute struct {
 
 var _ Targetable = &TCPRoute{}
 
-func (r *TCPRoute) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(r)
+func (r *TCPRoute) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(r)
 }
 
 func (r *TCPRoute) SetPolicies(policies []Policy) {
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ func (r *TCPRouteRule) GroupVersionKind() schema.GroupVersionKind {
 
 func (r *TCPRouteRule) SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind) {}
 
-func (r *TCPRouteRule) GetURL() string {
-	return namespacedSectionName(UrlFromObject(r.TCPRoute), r.Name)
+func (r *TCPRouteRule) GetIdentity() string {
+	return namespacedSectionName(IdentityFromObject(r.TCPRoute), r.Name)
 }
 
 func (r *TCPRouteRule) GetNamespace() string {
@@ -304,8 +304,8 @@ type TLSRoute struct {
 
 var _ Targetable = &TLSRoute{}
 
-func (r *TLSRoute) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(r)
+func (r *TLSRoute) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(r)
 }
 
 func (r *TLSRoute) SetPolicies(policies []Policy) {
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ func (r *TLSRouteRule) GroupVersionKind() schema.GroupVersionKind {
 
 func (r *TLSRouteRule) SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind) {}
 
-func (r *TLSRouteRule) GetURL() string {
-	return namespacedSectionName(UrlFromObject(r.TLSRoute), r.Name)
+func (r *TLSRouteRule) GetIdentity() string {
+	return namespacedSectionName(IdentityFromObject(r.TLSRoute), r.Name)
 }
 
 func (r *TLSRouteRule) GetNamespace() string {
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ type UDPRoute struct {
 
 var _ Targetable = &UDPRoute{}
 
-func (r *UDPRoute) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(r)
+func (r *UDPRoute) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(r)
 }
 
 func (r *UDPRoute) SetPolicies(policies []Policy) {
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ func (r *UDPRouteRule) GroupVersionKind() schema.GroupVersionKind {
 
 func (r *UDPRouteRule) SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind) {}
 
-func (r *UDPRouteRule) GetURL() string {
-	return namespacedSectionName(UrlFromObject(r.UDPRoute), r.Name)
+func (r *UDPRouteRule) GetIdentity() string {
+	return namespacedSectionName(IdentityFromObject(r.UDPRoute), r.Name)
 }
 
 func (r *UDPRouteRule) GetNamespace() string {
@@ -417,9 +417,9 @@ func (r *UDPRouteRule) Policies() []Policy {
 }
 
 // These are Gateway API target reference types that implement the PolicyTargetReference interface, so policies'
-// targetRef instances can be treated as Objects whose GetURL() functions return the unique identifier of the
+// targetRef instances can be treated as Objects whose GetIdentity() functions return the unique identifier of the
 // corresponding targetable the reference points to.
-// This is the reason why GetURL() was adopted to get the unique identifiers of topology objects instead of more
+// This is the reason why GetIdentity() was adopted to get the unique identifiers of topology objects instead of more
 // obvious Kubernetes objects' GetUID() (k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1).
 
 type NamespacedPolicyTargetReference struct {
@@ -441,8 +441,8 @@ func (t NamespacedPolicyTargetReference) SetGroupVersionKind(gvk schema.GroupVer
 	t.Kind = gwapiv1alpha2.Kind(gvk.Kind)
 }
 
-func (t NamespacedPolicyTargetReference) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(t)
+func (t NamespacedPolicyTargetReference) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(t)
 }
 
 func (t NamespacedPolicyTargetReference) GetNamespace() string {
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ func (t LocalPolicyTargetReference) SetGroupVersionKind(gvk schema.GroupVersionK
 	t.Kind = gwapiv1alpha2.Kind(gvk.Kind)
 }
 
-func (t LocalPolicyTargetReference) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(t)
+func (t LocalPolicyTargetReference) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(t)
 }
 
 func (t LocalPolicyTargetReference) GetNamespace() string {
@@ -503,8 +503,8 @@ func (t LocalPolicyTargetReferenceWithSectionName) SetGroupVersionKind(gvk schem
 	t.Kind = gwapiv1alpha2.Kind(gvk.Kind)
 }
 
-func (t LocalPolicyTargetReferenceWithSectionName) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(t)
+func (t LocalPolicyTargetReferenceWithSectionName) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(t)
 }
 
 func (t LocalPolicyTargetReferenceWithSectionName) GetNamespace() string {
@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@ type ReferenceGrant struct {
 
 var _ Object = &ReferenceGrant{}
 
-func (o *ReferenceGrant) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(o)
+func (o *ReferenceGrant) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(o)
 }
 
 // These are wrappers for Gateway API types so instances can be used as policies in the topology.
@@ -538,8 +538,8 @@ type BackendTLSPolicy struct {
 
 var _ Policy = &BackendTLSPolicy{}
 
-func (p *BackendTLSPolicy) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(p)
+func (p *BackendTLSPolicy) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(p)
 }
 
 func (p *BackendTLSPolicy) GetTargetRefs() []PolicyTargetReference {
@@ -569,8 +569,8 @@ type BackendLBPolicy struct {
 
 var _ Policy = &BackendLBPolicy{}
 
-func (p *BackendLBPolicy) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(p)
+func (p *BackendLBPolicy) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(p)
 }
 
 func (p *BackendLBPolicy) GetTargetRefs() []PolicyTargetReference {
diff --git a/machinery/test_helper.go b/machinery/test_helper.go
index d7b825c..df80b88 100644
--- a/machinery/test_helper.go
+++ b/machinery/test_helper.go
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ func (a *Apple) GetNamespace() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (a *Apple) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(a)
+func (a *Apple) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(a)
 }
 
 func (a *Apple) GroupVersionKind() schema.GroupVersionKind {
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ func (o *Orange) GetNamespace() string {
 	return o.Namespace
 }
 
-func (o *Orange) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(o)
+func (o *Orange) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(o)
 }
 
 func (o *Orange) GroupVersionKind() schema.GroupVersionKind {
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ func (b *Banana) GetNamespace() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (b *Banana) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(b)
+func (b *Banana) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(b)
 }
 
 func (b *Banana) GroupVersionKind() schema.GroupVersionKind {
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ func (i *Info) GetName() string {
 	return i.Name
 }
 
-func (i *Info) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(i)
+func (i *Info) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(i)
 }
 
 func LinkInfoFrom(kind string, objects []Object) LinkFunc {
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func LinkInfoFrom(kind string, objects []Object) LinkFunc {
 		Func: func(child Object) []Object {
 			info := child.(*Info)
 			return lo.Filter(objects, func(obj Object, _ int) bool {
-				return obj.GetURL() == info.Ref
+				return obj.GetIdentity() == info.Ref
 			})
 		},
 	}
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ type FruitPolicySpec struct {
 
 var _ Policy = &FruitPolicy{}
 
-func (p *FruitPolicy) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(p)
+func (p *FruitPolicy) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(p)
 }
 
 func (p *FruitPolicy) GetTargetRefs() []PolicyTargetReference {
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ func (t FruitPolicyTargetReference) SetGroupVersionKind(gvk schema.GroupVersionK
 	t.Kind = gvk.Kind
 }
 
-func (t FruitPolicyTargetReference) GetURL() string {
-	return UrlFromObject(t)
+func (t FruitPolicyTargetReference) GetIdentity() string {
+	return IdentityFromObject(t)
 }
 
 func (t FruitPolicyTargetReference) GetNamespace() string {
diff --git a/machinery/topology.go b/machinery/topology.go
index c022a14..e70990e 100644
--- a/machinery/topology.go
+++ b/machinery/topology.go
@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@ func NewTopology(options ...TopologyOptionsFunc) *Topology {
 	for i := range policies {
 		policy := policies[i]
 		for _, targetRef := range policy.GetTargetRefs() {
-			if policiesByTargetRef[targetRef.GetURL()] == nil {
-				policiesByTargetRef[targetRef.GetURL()] = make([]Policy, 0)
+			if policiesByTargetRef[targetRef.GetIdentity()] == nil {
+				policiesByTargetRef[targetRef.GetIdentity()] = make([]Policy, 0)
 			}
-			policiesByTargetRef[targetRef.GetURL()] = append(policiesByTargetRef[targetRef.GetURL()], policy)
+			policiesByTargetRef[targetRef.GetIdentity()] = append(policiesByTargetRef[targetRef.GetIdentity()], policy)
 		}
 	}
 
 	targetables := lo.Map(o.Targetables, func(t Targetable, _ int) Targetable {
-		t.SetPolicies(policiesByTargetRef[t.GetURL()])
+		t.SetPolicies(policiesByTargetRef[t.GetIdentity()])
 		return t
 	})
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (t *Topology) ToDot() string {
 func addObjectsToGraph[T Object](graph *dot.Graph, objects []T) []dot.Node {
 	return lo.Map(objects, func(object T, _ int) dot.Node {
 		name := strings.TrimPrefix(namespacedName(object.GetNamespace(), object.GetName()), string(k8stypes.Separator))
-		n := graph.Node(string(object.GetURL()))
+		n := graph.Node(string(object.GetIdentity()))
 		n.Label(fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", object.GroupVersionKind().Kind, name))
 		n.Attr("shape", "ellipse")
 		return n
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func addPoliciesToGraph[T Policy](graph *dot.Graph, policies []T) {
 		)
 		// Policy -> Target edges
 		for _, targetRef := range policies[i].GetTargetRefs() {
-			targetNode, found := graph.FindNodeById(string(targetRef.GetURL()))
+			targetNode, found := graph.FindNodeById(string(targetRef.GetIdentity()))
 			if !found {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ func addPoliciesToGraph[T Policy](graph *dot.Graph, policies []T) {
 }
 
 func addEdgeToGraph(graph *dot.Graph, name string, parent, child Object) {
-	p, foundParent := graph.FindNodeById(string(parent.GetURL()))
-	c, foundChild := graph.FindNodeById(string(child.GetURL()))
+	p, foundParent := graph.FindNodeById(string(parent.GetIdentity()))
+	c, foundChild := graph.FindNodeById(string(child.GetIdentity()))
 	if foundParent && foundChild {
 		edge := graph.Edge(p, c)
 		edge.Attr("comment", name)
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func addEdgeToGraph(graph *dot.Graph, name string, parent, child Object) {
 }
 
 func associateURL[T Object](obj T) (string, T) {
-	return obj.GetURL(), obj
+	return obj.GetIdentity(), obj
 }
 
 type collection[T Object] struct {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func (c *collection[T]) Parents(item Object) []T {
 	var parents []T
 	for from, edges := range c.topology.graph.EdgesMap() {
 		if !lo.ContainsBy(edges, func(edge dot.Edge) bool {
-			return edge.To().ID() == item.GetURL()
+			return edge.To().ID() == item.GetIdentity()
 		}) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func (c *collection[T]) Parents(item Object) []T {
 
 // Children returns all children of a given item in the collection.
 func (c *collection[T]) Children(item Object) []T {
-	return lo.FilterMap(c.topology.graph.EdgesMap()[item.GetURL()], func(edge dot.Edge, _ int) (T, bool) {
+	return lo.FilterMap(c.topology.graph.EdgesMap()[item.GetIdentity()], func(edge dot.Edge, _ int) (T, bool) {
 		child, found := c.items[edge.To().ID()]
 		return child, found
 	})
@@ -305,13 +305,13 @@ func (c *collection[T]) Paths(from, to Object) [][]T {
 
 // dfs performs a depth-first search to find all paths from a source item to a destination item in the collection.
 func (c *collection[T]) dfs(current, to Object, path []T, paths *[][]T, visited map[string]bool) {
-	currentURL := current.GetURL()
+	currentURL := current.GetIdentity()
 	if visited[currentURL] {
 		return
 	}
 	path = append(path, c.items[currentURL])
 	visited[currentURL] = true
-	if currentURL == to.GetURL() {
+	if currentURL == to.GetIdentity() {
 		pathCopy := make([]T, len(path))
 		copy(pathCopy, path)
 		*paths = append(*paths, pathCopy)
diff --git a/machinery/topology_test.go b/machinery/topology_test.go
index ae38e8f..6658d3b 100644
--- a/machinery/topology_test.go
+++ b/machinery/topology_test.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func TestTopologyRoots(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	rootURLs := lo.Map(roots, MapTargetableToURLFunc)
 	for _, apple := range apples {
-		if !lo.Contains(rootURLs, apple.GetURL()) {
-			t.Errorf("expected root %s not found", apple.GetURL())
+		if !lo.Contains(rootURLs, apple.GetIdentity()) {
+			t.Errorf("expected root %s not found", apple.GetIdentity())
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ func TestTopologyParents(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected %d parent, got %d", expected, len(parents))
 	}
 	parentURLs := lo.Map(parents, MapTargetableToURLFunc)
-	if !lo.Contains(parentURLs, apple1.GetURL()) {
-		t.Errorf("expected parent %s not found", apple1.GetURL())
+	if !lo.Contains(parentURLs, apple1.GetIdentity()) {
+		t.Errorf("expected parent %s not found", apple1.GetIdentity())
 	}
-	if !lo.Contains(parentURLs, apple2.GetURL()) {
-		t.Errorf("expected parent %s not found", apple2.GetURL())
+	if !lo.Contains(parentURLs, apple2.GetIdentity()) {
+		t.Errorf("expected parent %s not found", apple2.GetIdentity())
 	}
 	// orange-2
 	parents = topology.Targetables().Parents(orange2)
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ func TestTopologyParents(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected %d parent, got %d", expected, len(parents))
 	}
 	parentURLs = lo.Map(parents, MapTargetableToURLFunc)
-	if !lo.Contains(parentURLs, apple2.GetURL()) {
-		t.Errorf("expected parent %s not found", apple2.GetURL())
+	if !lo.Contains(parentURLs, apple2.GetIdentity()) {
+		t.Errorf("expected parent %s not found", apple2.GetIdentity())
 	}
 }
 
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ func TestTopologyChildren(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected %d child, got %d", expected, len(children))
 	}
 	childURLs := lo.Map(children, MapTargetableToURLFunc)
-	if !lo.Contains(childURLs, orange1.GetURL()) {
-		t.Errorf("expected child %s not found", orange1.GetURL())
+	if !lo.Contains(childURLs, orange1.GetIdentity()) {
+		t.Errorf("expected child %s not found", orange1.GetIdentity())
 	}
 	// apple-2
 	children = topology.Targetables().Children(apple2)
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ func TestTopologyChildren(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected %d child, got %d", expected, len(children))
 	}
 	childURLs = lo.Map(children, MapTargetableToURLFunc)
-	if !lo.Contains(childURLs, orange1.GetURL()) {
-		t.Errorf("expected child %s not found", orange1.GetURL())
+	if !lo.Contains(childURLs, orange1.GetIdentity()) {
+		t.Errorf("expected child %s not found", orange1.GetIdentity())
 	}
-	if !lo.Contains(childURLs, orange2.GetURL()) {
-		t.Errorf("expected child %s not found", orange2.GetURL())
+	if !lo.Contains(childURLs, orange2.GetIdentity()) {
+		t.Errorf("expected child %s not found", orange2.GetIdentity())
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/machinery/types.go b/machinery/types.go
index 3deb6f3..01658f7 100644
--- a/machinery/types.go
+++ b/machinery/types.go
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ type Object interface {
 
 	GetNamespace() string
 	GetName() string
-	GetURL() string
+	GetIdentity() string
 }
 
-func UrlFromObject(obj Object) string {
+func IdentityFromObject(obj Object) string {
 	name := strings.TrimPrefix(namespacedName(obj.GetNamespace(), obj.GetName()), string(k8stypes.Separator))
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s", strings.ToLower(obj.GroupVersionKind().GroupKind().String()), string(kindNameURLSeparator), name)
 }
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type Targetable interface {
 }
 
 func MapTargetableToURLFunc(t Targetable, _ int) string {
-	return t.GetURL()
+	return t.GetIdentity()
 }
 
 // Policy targets objects and can be merged with another Policy based on a given MergeStrategy.