2023-04-04 Aries Cloud Agent - Python Users Group Community Meeting

Summary:

Topics:

• Update and Demo of BC Gov CWU – anoncreds-rs library in ACA-Py - Indicio
• ACA-Py Upgrades – recent news.
• Discussion Topics

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

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

Recordings From the Call

Full Meeting: dummyfile.txt

Welcome, Introductions and Announcements

Attendees

• Stephen Curran (BC Gov/Cloud Compass Computing Inc.) <swcurran@cloudcompass.ca>,Announcements
• Daniel Bluhm (Indicio PBC) <daniel@indicio.tech>
• Alberto Antonio Leon (Instnt, Inc.) <alberto@instnt.org>
• Tim Bloomfield (Ontario Gov) <tim.bloomfield@ontario.ca>

Announcements

• ACA-Py 0.8.0 released – https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python/releases/tag/0.8.0
• ACA-Py 0.8.1 Coming Real Soon – problems with upgrades...
• ACA-Py documentation: https://aca-py.org
• IIW Coming Soon – April 18-20, 2023
  • Kyle Robinson – BC Gov EMDT
  • Char Howland – What's new with Indy
  • Stephen Curran – AnonCreds

Agenda

• Update on BC Gov CWU – anoncreds-rs library in ACA-Py - Indicio
  • Quick Update walkthrough: https://hackmd.io/@dbluhm/anoncreds-project-update
  • Design Doc: https://hackmd.io/@dbluhm/anoncreds-design-doc
  • Open PR: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python/pull/2191
  • Additional work on Revocation: https://github.com/Indicio-tech/aries-cloudagent-python/tree/feature/anoncreds-revocation-again
• Upgrading Upgrades – Challenges with ACA-Py upgrades found in 0.8.0, so 0.8.1 will be released Real Soon Now
  • Slide Presentation 
  • Here's what's happening...lots of updates in 0.8.1.
• Other Topics
  • Instnt:
    • Mediator Service repo in AWS – working 90%/stable, but with Bifold.
    • Seeing the same issues.
    • Upgrade "--from-version 0.7.5 --force-upgrade"
    • Should be automatic when going to 0.8.1 – we'll keep you posted.

Upcoming Meeting Topics:

• Discussion Topics:
  
  • 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.
  • Adding a Documentation site for ACA-Py - as nice as the AFJ one - https://aries.js.org/
• 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
  • Presentation Slides
  • Issue Created

Future Topics

Action items