2023-01-19 Aries Framework JS Meeting notes

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Attendees

• @Lance Byrd (RootsID) <lance.byrd@rootsid.com>

• @Timo Glastra (Animo Solutions) <timo@animo.id>

• @Warren Gallagher (AffinitiQuest) <warren@affinitiquest.io>

• @Rodolfo Miranda (RootsID)<rodolfo.miranda@rootsid.com>

• @Simon Henriksen (Hyphen) <simon@hyphenapp.xyz>

• @Philip Essy-Ehsing (Hyphen) <philip@hyphenapp.xyz>

• @Ariel Gentile (2060.io) <gentilester@gmail.com>

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)

  • Bifold Summit 2023

• Aries Call 2023-01-18 Aries Working Group Call

  • Still OCA discussion, lot of excitement about this

  • Bifold supports OCA - BC Showcase

  • Currently hardcoded in the wallet

• Releases

  • AFJ 0.3.3 Released

    • Release: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/releases/tag/v0.3.3

    • Changelog: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#033-2023-01-18

  • React Hooks 0.4.0 Released

    • Works with AFJ 0.3.2+

    • Changelog: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript-ext/blob/main/packages/react-hooks/CHANGELOG.md#040-2023-01-19

• DIDComm v2

  • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/pull/1141

  • The PR above was started by SICPA but they currently don't have the resources to finish it, so we're looking for someone who would like to take over the effort.

  • In the meantime, Timo will create a new branch where we keep the work that has been done in the PR and that we can keep up to date with the main to some extent.

  • AFJ Feature branch: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/tree/feat/didcomm-v2

• Aries Interop Profile 3.0 continues to be discussed https://hackmd.io/_Kkl9ClTRBu8W4UmZVGdUQ

Agenda

• Record the meeting

• Ledger Agnostic AnonCreds Update

  • https://github.com/hyperledger/anoncreds-spec

  • https://github.com/hyperledger/anoncreds-rs

  • https://github.com/orgs/hyperledger/projects/16

  • Cardano anoncreds method work by RootsID https://github.com/roots-id/cardano-anoncreds

    • And if you are interested we meet Bi-weekly to discuss AnonCreds on Cardano as part of the Cardano SSI Alliance: https://github.com/roots-id/cardano-anoncreds/blob/main/meeting-notes.md

  • Stephen Curran gave presentation about Ledger AnonCreds at DIF Interop WG: <todo: add link> 

    • great podcast from Northern Block about AnonCreds with Stephen Curran https://northernblock.io/anoncreds-anonymous-credentials-with-stephen-curran/

• OpenID4VCI Update

  • Targeting interop with https://launchpad.mattrlabs.com/

  • https://openid.net/specs/openid-4-verifiable-credential-issuance-1_0.html 

  • https://daniel-hardman.medium.com/sentries-confessionals-vaults-and-envelopes-4a58cf4f8a5a

  • All of #IIW is starting to heat up for the end of day #deathmatch between #OIDC4VC and #DIDComm. Blows are already being struck in the first session about where #OIDC4VC fits in the #ToIP #stack. pic.twitter.com/ql7YupwoZ7

    — Drummond Reed (@drummondreed) November 16, 2022
  • Final session of #IIW Day 2: the #deathmatch between the #DIDComm V2 and #OIDC4VC #protocols begins with @TelegramSam and @tlodderstedt squaring off before a record-breaking IIW crowd. Everyone is desperate to find out: will there be a knockout??? ;-) pic.twitter.com/cghx9H40v0

    — Drummond Reed (@drummondreed) November 16, 2022

• Shared Components Update

  • Opportunity: https://marketplace.digital.gov.bc.ca/opportunities/code-with-us/b454a434-69fd-42fa-a90d-3ce614d5523b

  • Indy VDR: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/pull/1160

  • Aries Askar: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/pull/1211

    • Most functionality there, will skip import/export for now

    • perfomance issues – supposed to be faster than indy

      • problem with garbage collection (spends ~80% of time on this)

      • solution found, only working in node 18 (not 14 & 16)

        • https://github.com/nodejs/release#release-schedule

      • Might also be an issue with indy-vdr & anoncreds

  • AnonCreds Rs

  • Extracting Indy SDK, migration script to update indy wallet to Askar

• Multi-tenancy for Aries Framework JavaScript

  • Video tutorial:

Meeting Notes

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Future topics

Next Week:

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.