2023-09-14 Aries Framework JS Meeting notes

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Attendees

• Ariel Gentile - 2060.io (a@2060.io)
• Timo Glastra - Animo Solutions (timo@animo.id)

Resources

• Hyperledger Discord: https://discord.gg/hyperledger (#aries-javascript and #aries-bifold)
• Aries JavaScript Docs: https://aries.js.org/
• Repositories:
  • Aries Framework JavaScript: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript
  • Aries Framework JavaScript Extension: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript-ext
  • Aries Mobile Agent React Native: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-mobile-agent-react-native

Status updates

• Aries Bifold (Aries Bifold User Group Meetings)
  • Meetings suspended until September
• Aries Call 2023-08-30 Aries Working Group Call
  • Discussion on peer did migration
    • Proposed did:peer:4 to replace all previous methods
    • https://github.com/dbluhm/did-peer-4
  • DID Rotate protocol
• New Code With Us from BC Gov
  • https://marketplace.digital.gov.bc.ca/opportunities/code-with-us/51d7c289-51a8-4307-939c-5a4271c7b2b6

  • Create a Load Generator for Testing BC Gov Issuers, Verifiers, and DIDComm Mediator

• Aries Interop Profile 3.0 continues to be discussed https://hackmd.io/_Kkl9ClTRBu8W4UmZVGdUQ
• AnonCreds
  • Ursa replacement with anoncreds-clsignatures-rs https://github.com/hyperledger/anoncreds-rs/pull/226
    • A few changes in the API (tails file not required anymore for issuing/revoking credentials

Agenda

• Record the meeting
• 0.4.1 released
  • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
• OpenID4VCI, SIOP, OpenID4VP support
  • Project proposal:
  • Make AFJ compatible with ARF / EU Standards
    • mDL
    • OID4VC
    • SD-JWT
    • Secure enclave integration with Askar
    • AnonCreds over OpenID4VC
  • Get experimental SIOPv2 / OpenID4VP integrated based on implementation in Paradym Wallet
    • Need to extract the openid4vc-client from here: https://github.com/animo/paradym-wallet/tree/main/packages/openid4vc-client
    • However this is dependant on a custom packed version of the oid4vc library from sphereon, based on this draft PR
      • https://github.com/Sphereon-Opensource/OID4VCI/pull/54
• DIDComm v2
  • Discussion: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/discussions/1539 
  • Basic Message V2 protocol: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/pull/1546
  • Credential v3 protocols: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/pull/1560
  • It is possible to merge without breaking changes?
  • How to make protocols support both DIDComm V1 and V2 (e.g. Discover Features V2, Basic Messages V2)
    
    • do we want to make it explicit or automatic?
    • e.g. see migration script: https://github.com/decentralized-identity/didcomm-book/blob/main/docs/migratorscript.md
  • Get it released in 0.5.0 with mediation
  • Goal: move over to DIDComm v2 as soon as possible
• Keeping http socket open, when using implicit invitations
• Separating the storage layer
• 0.5.0 release
  • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/discussions/1525
    
    • Create a 0.4.1 first. To not introduce Breaking Changes, merge first:
      • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/pull/1427
      • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/pull/1542 (need a change to not break public field)
    • Drop node 16 support
    • Merge DIDComm V2 stuff

Meeting Notes

Recording / Slides

Future topics

Future Topics:

• It would be good to discuss OCA implementation in AFJ and in Aries Bifold and where should be a boundary between the two in this feature.
• Extracting parts of AFJ into generic libraries
• Cheqd integration (Daev Mithran )
• AFJ Interop tests not running