2023-02-21 Aries Cloud Agent - Python Users Group Community Meeting

Owned by Stephen Curran
Last updated: Feb 21, 2023

Summary:

Topics:

  • Update on BC Gov Code With Us – ACA-Py Indy-SDK to Askar conversion script - Indicio
  • Plugins - documentation and an overview
  • Key Updates needed in ACA-Py
  • Open Discussion

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/99220079317?pwd=OHk0U05ITnBkSmZ0aXlIQzFDYWg3UT09

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

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Welcome, Introductions and Announcements

  • AnonCreds v2.0 Working Group – Meetings
  • OWF Presentation on Aries

Attendees

Agenda

  • Update on BC Gov Code With Us – ACA-Py Indy-SDK to Askar conversion script - Indicio
  • Plugins discussion – Ian Costanzo
    • https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DoBsDGUEGtodteX57-O8S0TD22XrQFwL8unsals-MaY/edit?usp=sharing
    • Recommended: An "app store" repo of community developed, accepted ACA-Py Plugins, plus a directory of all ACA-Py Plugins, within or outside of the community plugins repo
    • Suggestions given on the last page of potential plugins pulled from the core – mediator, endorser considered to be high on the list, also, DID Methods, VC formats and AnonCreds methods.
    • The Event Bus is a useful component for triggering activation of plugins, but care must be taken to not use it for cross-instance communication. Rely on queuing for that.
    • Extend AATH to support the use of plugins for tests.
    • Potential issue – plugins dependent on plugins could create the need for a package manager-type functionality.
      • For now, developers must manage plugins by updating both the Python requirements and the plugins references in the config params/YAML.
  • Didn't get to these issues – run through these next meeting.
    • Updates from previous meetings:
      • Update on ACA-Py Container Scanning (brought up last meeting)
      • 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 and Indy-SDK
      • Messages getting stuck when a connection is being established.
        • Indicio to do more investigation
      • Adding a Documentation site for ACA-Py - as nice as the AFJ one - https://aries.js.org/
      • Next Release – completed – 0.8.0-rc0
        • Ready for final 0.8.0 release?
        • Ready for a 1.0.0-rc2 release? 
  • Important updates to be made to ACA-Py
    • Presentation: ACA-Py Focus on Adoption
      • DID Handling – all DIDs
        • And AnonCreds objects on any ledger/VDR
      • AIP 2.0 completion, including AATH tests
      • Cleanup tasks
      • Multi-tenant: Instance features made adjustable by tenants
      • Refactoring – especially with plugins
      • OCA Support
      • Building on the AFJ OpenID4VCs capabilities – what they are, how to use them.
  • Open Discussion

Upcoming Meeting Topics:

  • Does anyone use/see a use case for Web Sockets and Return Route beyond ACA-Py as a mobile agent mediator?
  • Understanding Presentation Request Revocation Intervals
  • Status of vc-authn-oidc repository – v2.0 branch.

Future Topics

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