2024-02-06 Aries Cloud Agent - Python Users Group Community Meeting

Summary:

Topics:

• Status Updates:
  • AnonCreds RS
  • did:peer and AFJ Interop – where we are
  • Load Generator Testing at BC Gov
  • AnonCreds in W3C Format
  • DRPC Protocol Implementation – progress
• ACA-Py 1.00 Checklist and status
• The state of ACA-Py Plugins
• PRs and Issues
• Open Discussion

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

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

Recordings From the Call:  

Welcome, Introductions and Announcements

• Aries Annual Report PR for the Hyperledger TOC has been has been created – comments are still welcome
• DSR Webinar this Thursday, Feb 8 about all things identity:
  • Decentralized Identity + Interoperability: Connecting Credo (Agent Framework Javascript) with Hyperledger Besu, Cardano, Cheqd, Hyperledger AnonCreds, and OIDC4VCFuture Calls
• Hyperledger Mentorship Program – now accepting project proposals – great results last year in Hyperledger AnonCreds.
• IIW coming up in April

Attendees

• Stephen Curran (BC Gov/Cloud Compass Computing Inc.) <swcurran@cloudcompass.ca>
• Akiff Manji (BC Gov / Petri Dish Development) <amanji@petridish.dev>
• Daniel Bluhm (Indicio PBC) <daniel@indicio.tech>
• Kim Ebert (Indicio PBC) <kim@indicio.tech>

Documentation:

• ACA-Py documentation: https://aca-py.org

Agenda

• Status Updates:
  • AnonCreds RS in ACA-Py
  • AnonCreds in W3C Format
  • did:peer and AFJ Interop – where we are?
    • AATH – tests implemented for did:peer:1, 2, 4
    • Want to get AFJ working for AATH – upgrade to backchannel controller for DID Exchange and OOB, restart the agent with new settings for everything
  • Load Generator Testing at BC Gov using Aries Akrida
  • DRPC Support – Aries RFC 804 PR
  • ACA-Py Issue 2000 – moving webhooks – Race condition in issue-credential v1.0 leads to credential exchange switching to abandoned state
• 1.0 Release:
  • Checklist Issue, labelled Issues and PRs
    • Other issues/PRs to be added?
  • LTS Considerations per Aries RFC 0799 Long Term Support
  • Other considerations?
• The state of ACA-Py Plugins – Jamie Hale
• Other PRs Ready for Review and Issues to Discuss

Upcoming Meeting Topics:

• 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

Future Topics

Action items