2021-01-20 Aries Cloud Agent - Python Users Group Community Meeting

Owned by Stephen Curran
Last updated: Jan 20, 2021

Summary:

Planned Topics:

  • Demo/discussion: First cut of persistent queues
  • ACA-Py Roadmap

Recording from the call: 20210120 ACA-Pug Community Call Recording

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Welcome and Introductions

Attendees

  • Name (Organization) <email>
  • Stephen Curran (Cloud Compass Computing Inc./BC Gov) <swcurran@cloudcompass.ca>
  • Christos Patsonakis (CERTH) <cpatsonakis@iti.gr>
  • James Ebert (Indicio) <james.ebert@indicio.tech>
  • Nathan George (Kiva) <nathang@kiva.org>

Announcements

  • BBS+ Code With Us  – applications received, reviewed and Animo Solutions (animo.id)
  • ACA-Py Release 0.6.0 coming soon
    • Breaking changes - https://hackmd.io/pWCJ4fnoR_aTPIoBiNBV_g?view
      • Controller changes - shouldn't be any, but...we will look at the Admin API swagger file.
    • Key features/changes (of 107 PRs):
      • Mediator
      • Multi-tenancy
      • OOB (mostly there)
      • DID Exchange and common connection record
      • Flexible web hooks
      • Indy Best Practices for Proof Request/Proof (RFC 441)
      • Underlying changes to support Indy/Aries Shared Library deployments
      • Unit tests updates (still ~99% coverage)
      • Alice/Faber Demo updates to include all new features

Deployments and Work Updates

  • BC Gov Team
    • Aries-VCR/OrgBook BC Deployment - starting on an multi-tenant OrgBook Issuer
    • Issuer Kit - VCs for OIDC Issuer Service - Safe Entry BC PoC - VCs for Physical Access Points
    • Aries Agent Test Harness work
      • DID Exchange Test Cases; deprecating 0160 Connections usage
      • Backchannel for Aries Framework Go
    • Breaking up the Indy SDK
      • indy-vdr
      • indy-shared-rs – contribution to Hyperledger
      • aries-askar - storage – contribution to Hyperledger
    • BBS+ support to achieve W3C Standard VCs with ZKP and Selective Disclosure

Agenda

  • Recent issues - help wanted 
  • Current active work:
    • Out Of Band
    • Persistent queues
    • Signed Transactions (aka "Please sign this"), particularly for endorsers
    • Indy / Aries Shared components
  • Demo/Discussion: First draft of persistent queues - Christopher Adams
  • Roadmap for ACA-Py
  • Other Discussion

Next Meeting

  • TBD

Future Topics

  • Documentation needs
  • FAQ materials

Action items