diff --git a/kmip/core/attributes.py b/kmip/core/attributes.py
index 4b4e8d1..41c067c 100644
--- a/kmip/core/attributes.py
+++ b/kmip/core/attributes.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from kmip.core.primitives import Enumeration
 from kmip.core.primitives import TextString
 
 from kmip.core.utils import BytearrayStream
+from enum import Enum
 
 
 # 3.1
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class Name(Struct):
         super(self.__class__, self).__init__(tag=Tags.NAME)
         self.name_value = name_value
         self.name_type = name_type
+        self.validate()
 
     def read(self, istream):
         super(self.__class__, self).read(istream)
@@ -88,8 +90,16 @@ class Name(Struct):
 
     @classmethod
     def create(cls, name_value, name_type):
-        value = cls.NameValue(name_value)
-        n_type = cls.NameType(name_type)
+        if isinstance(name_value, Name.NameValue):
+            value = name_value
+        elif isinstance(name_value, str):
+            value = cls.NameValue(name_value)
+
+        if isinstance(name_type, Name.NameType):
+            n_type = name_type
+        elif isinstance(name_type, Enum):
+            n_type = cls.NameType(name_type)
+
         return Name(name_value=value,
                     name_type=n_type)
 
diff --git a/kmip/core/factories/attribute_values.py b/kmip/core/factories/attribute_values.py
index d0ab783..1136762 100644
--- a/kmip/core/factories/attribute_values.py
+++ b/kmip/core/factories/attribute_values.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from kmip.core.attributes import CustomAttribute
 from kmip.core.attributes import Name
 from kmip.core.attributes import ObjectGroup
 from kmip.core.attributes import UniqueIdentifier
+from kmip.core.attributes import ObjectType
 
 from kmip.core import utils
 
@@ -125,15 +126,15 @@ class AttributeValueFactory(object):
 
     def _create_name(self, name):
         if name is not None:
-            name_value = name.get('name_value')
-            name_type = name.get('name_type')
+            name_value = name.name_value
+            name_type = name.name_type
 
             return Name.create(name_value, name_type)
         else:
             return Name()
 
     def _create_object_type(self, obj):
-        raise NotImplementedError()
+        return ObjectType()
 
     def _create_cryptographic_algorithm(self, alg):
         return CryptographicAlgorithm(alg)
diff --git a/kmip/core/messages/operations.py b/kmip/core/messages/operations.py
index a129f5c..974ce17 100644
--- a/kmip/core/messages/operations.py
+++ b/kmip/core/messages/operations.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from kmip.core.enums import Tags
 
 from kmip.core.objects import KeyWrappingSpecification
 from kmip.core.objects import TemplateAttribute
+from kmip.core.objects import Attribute
 
 from kmip.core.primitives import Struct
 from kmip.core.primitives import Enumeration
@@ -474,8 +475,8 @@ class LocateRequestPayload(Struct):
         if self.is_tag_next(Tags.OBJECT_GROUP_MEMBER, tstream):
             self.object_group_member = LocateRequestPayload.ObjectGroupMember()
             self.object_group_member.read(tstream)
-        while self.is_tag_next(Tags.TEMPLATE_ATTRIBUTE, tstream):
-            attr = TemplateAttribute()
+        while self.is_tag_next(Tags.ATTRIBUTE, tstream):
+            attr = Attribute()
             attr.read(tstream)
             self.attributes.append(attr)
 
@@ -526,7 +527,7 @@ class LocateResponsePayload(Struct):
     def write(self, ostream):
         tstream = BytearrayStream()
 
-        for ui in self.unique_identifier:
+        for ui in self.unique_identifiers:
             ui.write(tstream)
 
         # Write the length and value of the request payload
diff --git a/kmip/core/server.py b/kmip/core/server.py
index 1fa847e..6e9478f 100644
--- a/kmip/core/server.py
+++ b/kmip/core/server.py
@@ -262,8 +262,7 @@ class KMIPImpl(KMIP):
         self.logger.debug(msg)
         uuids = self.repo.locate(maximum_items, storage_status_mask,
                                  object_group_member, attributes)
-        return LocateResult(ResultStatus(RS.SUCCESS),
-                            locate_uuids=uuids)
+        return LocateResult(ResultStatus(RS.SUCCESS), uuids=uuids)
 
     def _validate_req_field(self, attrs, name, expected, msg, required=True):
         self.logger.debug('Validating attribute %s' % name)
diff --git a/kmip/demos/locate.py b/kmip/demos/locate.py
index f8376e9..4bf72cb 100644
--- a/kmip/demos/locate.py
+++ b/kmip/demos/locate.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from kmip.core.enums import AttributeType
 from kmip.core.enums import CredentialType
 from kmip.core.enums import ObjectType
+from kmip.core.enums import ResultStatus
 from kmip.core.enums import CryptographicAlgorithm
 from kmip.core.enums import CryptographicUsageMask
 from kmip.core.enums import NameType
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     result = client.locate(attributes=attrs, credential=credential)
     client.close()
 
-    logger.debug('get() result status: {}'.format(result.result_status.enum))
-    logger.debug('retrieved object type: {}'.format(result.object_type.enum))
-    logger.debug('Located UUID: {}'.format(result.locate_uuids))
+    logger.debug('locate() result status: {}'.
+                 format(result.result_status.enum))
+    if result.result_status.enum == ResultStatus.SUCCESS:
+        logger.debug('retrieved object type: {}'.
+                     format(result.object_type.enum))
+        logger.debug('Located UUIDs: {}'.format(','.join([u.value for u in
+                                                          result.uuids])))
diff --git a/kmip/services/kmip_client.py b/kmip/services/kmip_client.py
index 6c4d9aa..b075628 100644
--- a/kmip/services/kmip_client.py
+++ b/kmip/services/kmip_client.py
@@ -308,14 +308,14 @@ class KMIPProxy(KMIP):
         payload = batch_item.response_payload
 
         if payload is None:
-            locate_uuids = None
+            uuids = None
         else:
-            locate_uuids = payload.unique_identifiers
+            uuids = payload.unique_identifiers
 
         result = LocateResult(batch_item.result_status,
                               batch_item.result_reason,
                               batch_item.result_message,
-                              locate_uuids)
+                              uuids)
         return result
 
     def _build_request_message(self, credential, batch_items):
diff --git a/kmip/services/processor.py b/kmip/services/processor.py
index bbdea42..8601a2e 100644
--- a/kmip/services/processor.py
+++ b/kmip/services/processor.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class Processor(object):
         result_reason = result.result_reason
         result_message = result.result_message
 
-        uuids = result.locate_uuids
+        uuids = result.uuids
 
         resp_pl = LocateResponsePayload(unique_identifiers=uuids)
 
diff --git a/kmip/services/results.py b/kmip/services/results.py
index efa4b1d..e77d836 100644
--- a/kmip/services/results.py
+++ b/kmip/services/results.py
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ class LocateResult(OperationResult):
                  result_status,
                  result_reason=None,
                  result_message=None,
-                 locate_uuids=None):
+                 uuids=None):
         super(self.__class__, self).__init__(result_status,
                                              result_reason,
                                              result_message)
-        self.locate_uuids = locate_uuids
+        self.uuids = uuids
diff --git a/kmip/tests/core/messages/test_messages.py b/kmip/tests/core/messages/test_messages.py
index a2452c1..720d88c 100644
--- a/kmip/tests/core/messages/test_messages.py
+++ b/kmip/tests/core/messages/test_messages.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ from kmip.core.messages.operations import DestroyRequestPayload
 from kmip.core.messages.operations import RegisterRequestPayload
 from kmip.core.messages.operations import DestroyResponsePayload
 from kmip.core.messages.operations import RegisterResponsePayload
+from kmip.core.messages.operations import LocateResponsePayload
 
 from kmip.core.primitives import TextString
 
@@ -135,8 +136,23 @@ class TestRequestMessage(TestCase):
             b'\x42\x00\x5C\x05\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x14\x00\x00\x00\x00'
             b'\x42\x00\x79\x01\x00\x00\x00\x30\x42\x00\x94\x07\x00\x00\x00\x24'
             b'\x66\x62\x34\x62\x35\x62\x39\x63\x2D\x36\x31\x38\x38\x2D\x34\x63'
-            b'\x36\x33\x2D\x38\x31\x34\x32\x2D\x66\x65\x39\x63\x33\x32\x38\x31'
-            b'\x32\x39\x66\x63\x00\x00\x00\x00')
+        )
+        # kmip-testcases-v1.1 section 3.1.3
+        self.locate = (
+            b'\x42\x00\x78\x01\x00\x00\x00\xd0\x42\x00\x77\x01\x00\x00\x00\x38'
+            b'\x42\x00\x69\x01\x00\x00\x00\x20\x42\x00\x6a\x02\x00\x00\x00\x04'
+            b'\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x42\x00\x6b\x02\x00\x00\x00\x04'
+            b'\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x42\x00\x0d\x02\x00\x00\x00\x04'
+            b'\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x42\x00\x0f\x01\x00\x00\x00\x88'
+            b'\x42\x00\x5c\x05\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00'
+            b'\x42\x00\x79\x01\x00\x00\x00\x70\x42\x00\x08\x01\x00\x00\x00\x28'
+            b'\x42\x00\x0a\x07\x00\x00\x00\x0b\x4f\x62\x6a\x65\x63\x74\x20\x54'
+            b'\x79\x70\x65\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x42\x00\x0b\x05\x00\x00\x00\x04'
+            b'\x00\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00\x00\x42\x00\x08\x01\x00\x00\x00\x38'
+            b'\x42\x00\x0a\x07\x00\x00\x00\x04\x4e\x61\x6d\x65\x00\x00\x00\x00'
+            b'\x42\x00\x0b\x01\x00\x00\x00\x20\x42\x00\x55\x07\x00\x00\x00\x04'
+            b'\x4b\x65\x79\x31\x00\x00\x00\x00\x42\x00\x54\x05\x00\x00\x00\x04'
+            b'\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00')
 
     def tearDown(self):
         super(TestRequestMessage, self).tearDown()
@@ -802,6 +818,149 @@ class TestRequestMessage(TestCase):
         msg = "Bad request message write: encoding mismatch"
         self.assertEqual(self.register, result, msg)
 
+    def test_locate_request_read(self):
+        self.stream = BytearrayStream(self.locate)
+
+        request_message = messages.RequestMessage()
+        request_message.read(self.stream)
+
+        request_header = request_message.request_header
+        msg = "Bad request header type: expected {0}, received{0}"
+        self.assertIsInstance(request_header, messages.RequestHeader,
+                              msg.format(messages.RequestHeader,
+                                         type(request_header)))
+
+        protocol_version = request_header.protocol_version
+        msg = "Bad protocol version type: expected {0}, received {1}"
+        self.assertIsInstance(protocol_version, contents.ProtocolVersion,
+                              msg.format(contents.ProtocolVersion,
+                                         type(protocol_version)))
+
+        protocol_version_major = protocol_version.protocol_version_major
+        msg = "Bad protocol version major type: expected {0}, received {1}"
+        exp_type = contents.ProtocolVersion.ProtocolVersionMajor
+        rcv_type = type(protocol_version_major)
+        self.assertIsInstance(protocol_version_major, exp_type,
+                              msg.format(exp_type, rcv_type))
+        msg = "Bad protocol version major value: expected {0}, received {1}"
+        self.assertEqual(1, protocol_version_major.value,
+                         msg.format(1, protocol_version_major.value))
+
+        protocol_version_minor = protocol_version.protocol_version_minor
+        msg = "Bad protocol version minor type: expected {0}, received {1}"
+        exp_type = contents.ProtocolVersion.ProtocolVersionMinor
+        rcv_type = type(protocol_version_minor)
+        self.assertIsInstance(protocol_version_minor, exp_type,
+                              msg.format(exp_type, rcv_type))
+        msg = "Bad protocol version minor value: expected {0}, received {1}"
+        self.assertEqual(1, protocol_version_minor.value,
+                         msg.format(1, protocol_version_minor.value))
+
+        batch_count = request_header.batch_count
+        msg = "Bad batch count type: expected {0}, received {1}"
+        self.assertIsInstance(batch_count, contents.BatchCount,
+                              msg.format(contents.BatchCount,
+                                         type(batch_count)))
+        msg = "Bad batch count value: expected {0}, received {1}"
+        self.assertEqual(1, batch_count.value,
+                         msg.format(1, batch_count.value))
+
+        batch_items = request_message.batch_items
+        msg = "Bad batch items type: expected {0}, received {1}"
+        self.assertEquals(1, len(batch_items),
+                          self.msg.format('batch items', 'length',
+                                          1, len(batch_items)))
+
+        batch_item = batch_items[0]
+        msg = "Bad batch item type: expected {0}, received {1}"
+        self.assertIsInstance(batch_item, messages.RequestBatchItem,
+                              msg.format(messages.RequestBatchItem,
+                                         type(batch_item)))
+
+        operation = batch_item.operation
+        msg = "Bad operation type: expected {0}, received {1}"
+        self.assertIsInstance(operation, contents.Operation,
+                              msg.format(contents.Operation,
+                                         type(operation)))
+
+        msg = "Bad operation value: expected {0}, received {1}"
+        exp_value = enums.Operation.LOCATE
+        rcv_value = operation.enum
+        self.assertEqual(exp_value, rcv_value,
+                         msg.format(exp_value, rcv_value))
+
+        request_payload = batch_item.request_payload
+        msg = "Bad request payload type: expected {0}, received {1}"
+        exp_type = operations.LocateRequestPayload
+        rcv_type = type(request_payload)
+        self.assertIsInstance(request_payload, exp_type,
+                              msg.format(exp_type, rcv_type))
+
+        attributes = request_payload.attributes
+        msg = "Bad attributes type: expected {0}, received {1}"
+        exp_type = list
+        rcv_type = type(attributes)
+        self.assertIsInstance(attributes, exp_type,
+                              msg.format(exp_type, rcv_type))
+
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(attributes),
+                         self.msg.format('attribute', 'length',
+                                         2, len(attributes)))
+
+        attribute_a = attributes[0]
+        self.assertIsInstance(attribute_a, objects.Attribute,
+                              self.msg.format('attribute', 'type',
+                                              objects.Attribute,
+                                              type(attribute_a)))
+
+        attribute_name = attribute_a.attribute_name
+        self.assertIsInstance(attribute_name, objects.Attribute.AttributeName,
+                              self.msg.format('attribute name', 'type',
+                                              objects.Attribute.AttributeName,
+                                              type(attribute_name)))
+        self.assertEquals('Object Type', attribute_name.value,
+                          self.msg.format('attribute name', 'value',
+                                          'Object Type',
+                                          attribute_name.value))
+
+        attribute_value = attribute_a.attribute_value
+        exp_type = attr.Enumeration
+        rcv_type = type(attribute_value)
+        self.assertIsInstance(attribute_value, exp_type,
+                              self.msg.format('attribute value', 'type',
+                                              exp_type, rcv_type))
+        self.assertEquals(attribute_value.enum, enums.ObjectType.SYMMETRIC_KEY,
+                          self.msg.format('ObjectType', 'value',
+                                          enums.ObjectType.SYMMETRIC_KEY,
+                                          attribute_value.enum))
+
+        attribute_b = attributes[1]
+        self.assertIsInstance(attribute_b, objects.Attribute,
+                              self.msg.format('attribute', 'type',
+                                              objects.Attribute,
+                                              type(attribute_a)))
+
+        attribute_name = attribute_b.attribute_name
+        self.assertIsInstance(attribute_name, objects.Attribute.AttributeName,
+                              self.msg.format('attribute name', 'type',
+                                              objects.Attribute.AttributeName,
+                                              type(attribute_name)))
+        self.assertEquals('Name', attribute_name.value,
+                          self.msg.format('attribute name', 'value',
+                                          'Name',
+                                          attribute_name.value))
+        attribute_value = attribute_b.attribute_value
+
+        exp_type = Name
+        rcv_type = type(attribute_value)
+        self.assertIsInstance(attribute_value, exp_type,
+                              self.msg.format('attribute value', 'type',
+                                              exp_type, rcv_type))
+        self.assertEquals('Key1', attribute_value.name_value.value,
+                          self.msg.format('name value', 'value',
+                                          'Key1',
+                                          attribute_value.name_value.value))
+
 
 class TestResponseMessage(TestCase):
 
@@ -872,6 +1031,20 @@ class TestResponseMessage(TestCase):
             b'\x66\x62\x34\x62\x35\x62\x39\x63\x2D\x36\x31\x38\x38\x2D\x34\x63'
             b'\x36\x33\x2D\x38\x31\x34\x32\x2D\x66\x65\x39\x63\x33\x32\x38\x31'
             b'\x32\x39\x66\x63\x00\x00\x00\x00')
+        # kmip-testcases-v1.1 section 3.1.3
+        self.locate = (
+            b'\x42\x00\x7b\x01\x00\x00\x00\xb0\x42\x00\x7a\x01\x00\x00\x00\x48'
+            b'\x42\x00\x69\x01\x00\x00\x00\x20\x42\x00\x6a\x02\x00\x00\x00\x04'
+            b'\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x42\x00\x6b\x02\x00\x00\x00\x04'
+            b'\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x42\x00\x92\x09\x00\x00\x00\x08'
+            b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x4f\x9a\x54\xe6\x42\x00\x0d\x02\x00\x00\x00\x04'
+            b'\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x42\x00\x0f\x01\x00\x00\x00\x58'
+            b'\x42\x00\x5c\x05\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00'
+            b'\x42\x00\x7f\x05\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'
+            b'\x42\x00\x7c\x01\x00\x00\x00\x30\x42\x00\x94\x07\x00\x00\x00\x24'
+            b'\x34\x39\x61\x31\x63\x61\x38\x38\x2d\x36\x62\x65\x61\x2d\x34\x66'
+            b'\x62\x32\x2d\x62\x34\x35\x30\x2d\x37\x65\x35\x38\x38\x30\x32\x63'
+            b'\x33\x30\x33\x38\x00\x00\x00\x00')
 
     def tearDown(self):
         super(TestResponseMessage, self).tearDown()
@@ -1537,3 +1710,38 @@ class TestResponseMessage(TestCase):
 
         msg = "Bad response message write: encoding mismatch"
         self.assertEqual(self.register, result, msg)
+
+    def test_locate_response_write(self):
+        prot_ver = contents.ProtocolVersion.create(1, 1)
+
+        # Fri Apr 27 10:12:22 CEST 2012
+        time_stamp = contents.TimeStamp(0x4f9a54e6)
+
+        batch_count = contents.BatchCount(1)
+        resp_hdr = messages.ResponseHeader(protocol_version=prot_ver,
+                                           time_stamp=time_stamp,
+                                           batch_count=batch_count)
+
+        operation = contents.Operation(enums.Operation.LOCATE)
+        result_status = contents.ResultStatus(enums.ResultStatus.SUCCESS)
+        uuid = attr.UniqueIdentifier('49a1ca88-6bea-4fb2-b450-7e58802c3038')
+
+        resp_pl = LocateResponsePayload(unique_identifiers=[uuid])
+
+        batch_item = messages.ResponseBatchItem(operation=operation,
+                                                result_status=result_status,
+                                                response_payload=resp_pl)
+
+        response_message = messages.ResponseMessage(response_header=resp_hdr,
+                                                    batch_items=[batch_item])
+
+        response_message.write(self.stream)
+
+        result = self.stream.read()
+        len_exp = len(self.locate)
+        len_rcv = len(result)
+        self.assertEqual(len_exp, len_rcv,
+                         self.msg.format('response message', 'write',
+                                         len_exp, len_rcv))
+        msg = "Bad response message write: encoding mismatch"
+        self.assertEqual(self.locate, result, msg)
diff --git a/kmip/tests/core/test_server.py b/kmip/tests/core/test_server.py
index c4dd248..71292b4 100644
--- a/kmip/tests/core/test_server.py
+++ b/kmip/tests/core/test_server.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ from kmip.core.messages.contents import KeyFormatType
 from kmip.core.objects import KeyBlock
 from kmip.core.objects import KeyValueStruct
 from kmip.core.objects import TemplateAttribute
-from kmip.core.objects import Attribute
 from kmip.core.secrets import SymmetricKey
 from kmip.core.server import KMIPImpl
 
@@ -477,14 +476,6 @@ class TestKMIPServer(TestCase):
                              crypto_length, usage)
         return SymmetricKey(key_block)
 
-    def _make_nameattr(self):
-        name = Attribute.AttributeName('Name')
-        name_value = Name.NameValue('TESTNAME')
-        name_type = Name.NameType(NameType.UNINTERPRETED_TEXT_STRING)
-        value = Name(name_value=name_value, name_type=name_type)
-        nameattr = Attribute(attribute_name=name, attribute_value=value)
-        return nameattr
-
     def _get_attrs(self):
         attr_factory = AttributeFactory()
         algorithm = self._get_alg_attr(self.algorithm_name)
@@ -494,7 +485,10 @@ class TestKMIPServer(TestCase):
                       CryptoUsageMaskEnum.DECRYPT]
         usage_mask = attr_factory.create_attribute(attribute_type,
                                                    mask_flags)
-        nameattr = self._make_nameattr()
+        name_value = Name.NameValue(value='TESTNAME')
+        name_type = Name.NameType(value=NameType.UNINTERPRETED_TEXT_STRING)
+        value = Name.create(name_value, name_type)
+        nameattr = attr_factory.create_attribute(AttributeType.NAME, value)
         return [algorithm, usage_mask, length, nameattr]
 
     def _get_alg_attr(self, alg=None):
@@ -521,7 +515,15 @@ class TestKMIPServer(TestCase):
 
     def test_locate(self):
         self._create()
-        attrs = [self._make_nameattr()]
+
+        name_value = Name.NameValue(value='TESTNAME')
+        name_type = Name.NameType(value=NameType.UNINTERPRETED_TEXT_STRING)
+        value = Name.create(name_value, name_type)
+
+        attr_factory = AttributeFactory()
+        nameattr = attr_factory.create_attribute(AttributeType.NAME, value)
+
+        attrs = [nameattr]
         res = self.kmip.locate(attributes=attrs)
         self.assertEqual(ResultStatus.SUCCESS, res.result_status.enum,
                          'locate result status did not return success')