2023-10-17 Aries Cloud Agent - Python Users Group Community Meeting

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Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/98856745538?pwd=VkJROWRxeW43d3hOdnJLemwrS0JKUT09

Call Time: 8:00 Pacific / 17:00 Central Europe

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BC Gov Code With Us – AnonCreds in W3C Format – Application Period open until October 20, 2023.
- AnonCreds Rust Updates – $CDN35k
- AnonCreds Rust Changes Deployed in ACA-Py – $CDN35k
- AnonCreds Rust Changes Deployed in Aries Framework JavaScript and Aries Bifold – $CDN35k
Hyperledger Member Summit October 23 in San Francisco and Tokyo

Release 0.10.4 Released
Release ACA-Py Next – lots to include in a (likely 0.11.0)
PRs Ready for Review and Issues to Discuss
Presentation from DSR Research on the PleaseAck protocol – design and PoC implementation
Presentation/Discussion from Indicio on the progress made on the Load Test Generator – Code With Us from BC Gov
IIW Happenings:
- AnonCreds V2
- did:webs – a compatible DID Method to did:web but that includes security and verifiability
Open Discussion
- Mediation Routing Keys:
  https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python/issues/2357
  https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python/issues/2492
  https://github.com/Indicio-tech/aries-cloudagent-python/pull/153

Discussion Topics:
- Update on ACA-Py Container Scanning
- Multi-architecture containers
  - Issue with BBS+ package – doesn't support ARM containers – need an update to their CI
  - Solution: A third container published that includes BBS+ package, but is single architecture
  - Others are Askar
The DSR team has started looking into supporting the "please-ack" protocol. A draft PoA will likely be ready for review on the next call, 17 Oct 2023