2021-01-28 Identity Implementers WG Call

Summary

On Today's Call:

Review: Working Group status updates
Open Discussion

Connection Info

The call takes place over Zoom: https://zoom.us/my/hyperledger.community.3?pwd=UE90WHhEaHRqOGEyMkV3cldKa2d2dz09

Date

28 Jan 2021 4PM UTC, 8AM PDT, 9AM MDT, 11AM EDT

Welcome/Introductions

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Attendees

Name (Organization) <email>
Steve McCown (Anonyome Labs) <smccown@anonyome.com>

Announcements

(Passed; recording?) 27 Jan - Mediator Agent Intro - ACA-Py based mediator - https://www.meetup.com/indicio-identity-community/events/275673041
IIW Workshop
- #31 (Oct 2020) Proceedings: https://internetidentityworkshop.com/past-workshops/
- #32 (Apr 2021), online, https://internetidentityworkshop.com
Thoughtful Biometrics - March 9,10,12 thoughtfulbiometrics.org

Working Group Reports and Release Plans

Main Identity WG
- Meeting Notes: 2021-01-20
  - "KERI" – Sam Smith
  - KERI White Paper -- (full version; 140 pages)
  - Recording: VIDEO

Hyperledger Indy
- Contributors Meeting
  - 2021-01-19 Indy Contributors Call
    - Indy SDK Release
      - RC published and being tested (1.16, Build 170)
      - Release date?
    - Crypto: moving from indycrypto to Ursa
    - Indy Monitoring - https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node-monitor
    - Progress: Indy DID Method (did:indy) Specification
      - Indy DID:Method Spec-ing Meeting - weekly, Tuesday 7AM Pacific - Indy DID Method Specification
  - Build process
    - CI/CD moving from Jenkins to Github Actions
- Indy/Aries Shared Libraries
  - Donated to Hyperledger (indy-vdr, indy-shared-rs, aries-askar)
  - indy-vdr (Andrew Whitehead) https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-vdr
  - indy-shared-rs - https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-shared-rs
  - areis-askar - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-askar
  - Credx:
    - indy-credx - https://github.com/andrewwhitehead/indy-credx
    - aries-credx - https://github.com/sovrin-foundation/aries-credx-framework-rs

Hyperledger Aries
- Aries Working Group meetings:
  - Meeting Agenda & Notes: Aries Working Group
  - WG A: 2021-01-27-A Aries Working Group Call (AMER morning)
    - Project updates
    - Id Proofing through signals and artifacts - ledgerless approach to VC
    - Open discussion
  - WG B: 2021-01-13-B Aries Working Group Call (US afternoon)
    - AIP Next
      - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/pull/579
      - Credential Manifest
      - Presentation Exchange
      - JWE envelope RFC 334
      - Needed areas of work?
    - Aries Interop Profile AIP RFC 302: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/tree/master/concepts/0302-aries-interop-profile
- Aries Agents (Cloud Agent Python, Static Agent)
  - Release 0.6.0 available, includes
    - OOB/DID Exchange support merged – testing/tweaking
    - Adjustments for supporting aries-askar – mostly internal
    - Multi-Tenant Support - SICPA and collaborators (Animo, Anon Solutions)
    - Mediator Support – Indicio - ACA-Py as mediator, ACA-Py as mediator client (through connections protocol) merged; Admin API, fixes in progress; need to add support for DID Exchange/OOB
  - In Progress:
    - Persistent Queues – Kiva – WIP PR submitted using redis
    - More on OOB
    - Credential Exchange V2 (RFC 0453/0454)
  - Starting soon:
    - Getting to W3C Verifiable Credential support with ZKP and Selective Disclosure with Revocation.
      - DHS SVIP JSON-LD Verifiable Credential exchange in Aries Protocols
- Aries Shared Libraries (agent storage, vdr, utils)
  - Ledger Communication: indy-vdr (Andrew Whitehead) https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-vdr - communication with Indy-Node ledgers
  - Credentials: indy-shared-rs - https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-shared-rs - includes indy-credx (Anoncreds support) and related packages
  - Wallet: aries-askar - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-askar - secure storage (wallet) initiative
- Aries Language Frameworks and SDKs (Go, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Ruby, Python)
- Tools
  - Aries Toolbox – supports ACA-Py 5.3 https://github.com/thclab/aries
  - Aries Protocol Test Suite - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-protocol-test-suite
  - Aries Agent Test Harness - https://github.com/bcgov/aries-agent-test-harness

Hyperledger Ursa
- Homepage: Hyperledger Ursa
- 2021-01-20 Meeting Agenda
  - Discussion on zero knowledge framework (Avradip). General discussion.
  - Discussion on signature interface.
    1. Some slight issues with Pairing+: using old hash to curve.
    2. Discussion of blind signatures.
      1. Tricky to get public interface right.
      2. TODO: Come up with better blind signature interface that is more misuse resistant.

Trust Over IP Foundation
- Main site: https://trustoverip.org/
- Wiki: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Trust+Over+IP+Foundation
- All Members Meeting
  - 20 Jan 2021: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2021-01-20+All+Members+Meeting+Notes
- Steering Committee Meeting
  - 14 Jan 2021: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/202-01-14+Steering+Committee+Meeting+Page
- Webinar: Trust over IP and Government (15 Dec 2020)
  - Verifiable Credentials, passports, Covid Credential Initiative (CCI)
  - https://zoom.us/rec/share/j4vfX47K1RPgZlmGHpfrC6YEh6RXGs86KiEdTmq6z4VUOFM7Aa97u-6Yzz5rZ6dx.jg5BtbuA5HnxYOVL
- ToIP Working Groups:
  - Communications Committee: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Communications+Committee
  - Governance Stack
  - Technical Stack
  - Utility Foundry
  - Ecosystem Foundry
  - Decentralized Semantics
  - Concepts and Terminology

DIF DIDComm Working Group
- Rolling Agenda: https://github.com/decentralized-identity/didcomm/blob/main/agenda.md
- 25 Jan 2020 meeting:
  - DIF F2F (discussed event)
    - Agenda:
  - DID Use Cases
    - https://github.com/w3c/did-use-cases/pull/126
  - PRs
    - https://github.com/decentralized-identity/didcomm-messaging/pull/140
  - Discussion Topics
    - Localization
      - https://hackmd.io/Bcomd6hqTVOVh7oWjlo6kQ
    - Attachments
      - https://hackmd.io/zPQHVHtpTiShXG64TYHyiQ
DIF Interoperability Group
- Main: https://identity.foundation/interop/
- Wiki: https://www.notion.so/Interoperability-WG-a42995c37e2a4511a10aea96cdbccc38
- Rolling agenda: https://github.com/decentralized-identity/interoperability/blob/master/agenda.md
  - 20 Jan 2021:
    - Intro - uPort history and relationship between Consensys, uPort, and Veramo
      - Veramo URL: http://veramo.io
      - backward compatibility with uPort, but more easily extensible and modular architecture
      - moving to a more messaging- and event-based structure
    - Architecture tour - highlevel
      - SDR - temporary presentation request while we wait for a wider standard to harden (will replace later with Pres Manifest or such)
      - W3C Credential (JWT)
Sovrin Foundation
- Technical Governance Board (TGB)
  - 21 Jan 2021 Meeting Minutes:
    - Recording:
      - https://zoom.us/rec/share/vcwFb5qAMJ8dK1JDeEEj1wBA5498JIgSlAjEI7I7Nvj6Djm4iK3w2PBSFpLIzvGW.7mstnf9Do4V4IWxI
    - Access Passcode: 1F!Y^PLu
    - KERI overview (Sam)
    - Policies for maintaining the Sovrin.deb package
    - Discussion about removing token code from MainNet
- Steward Council
  - Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pa4LGfNqLRCjZphfEwky38YVHIStYd9-Xi-FG9HP44Q/edit#slide=id.g8bdef53c30_0_1
  - Recording:
    - https://zoom.us/rec/share/pG8qm0I3T6fscIjZGEBv7ZVQTYzyL4brpoQ1vLdQYqgOzoOoUmaoBSTnclOgJsvn.6pgN_8940GdIo3qG
    - Passcode: 6#KG&e3u
  - Agenda
    - TGB Update
    - Indy Updates
    - Updates from Sovrin Foundation Chairman
    - Overview of last 6 months
    - SC Workstream Updates

W3C Standard
- Verifiable Credentials Working Group
- DID Working Group

Other?

Presentation

Future Topics

Trust over IP (www.trustoverip.org)