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

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

Jan 20, 2021

Summary:

Planned Topics:

  • Demo/discussion: First cut of persistent queues

  • ACA-Py Roadmap

Recording from the call: 


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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