2023-05-25 Aries Framework JS Meeting notes

Meeting recording

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Attendees

• Timo Glastra - Animo Solutions (timo@animo.id)
• Warren Gallagher - (AffinitiQuest) <warrren@affinitiquest.io>
• Charles Lanahan <charles.lanahan@gmail.com>
• Berend Sliedrecht (Animo) <berend@animo.id>
• Tim Bloomfield <tim.bloomfield@ontario.ca>
• Sai Ranjit Tummalapalli <sairanjit.tummalapalli@ayanworks.com>
• Alexander Shenshin (DSR Corporation) <alexander.shenshin@dsr-corporation.com>
• Renata Toktar (DSR Corporation) <renata.toktar@dsr-corporation.com>
• Artem Ivanov (DSR Corporation) <artem.ivanov@dsr-corporation.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)
  
  • Making the app more accessible
    • better support for people with vision problems, etc..
  • PR open for shared components (draft)
    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-mobile-agent-react-native/pull/666
  • Testing Bifold with issuance and verification (will open issues in Aries Framework JavaScript)
• Aries Call 2023-02-08 Aries Working Group Call
• Releases
  • AFJ 0.4.0-alpha releases (104)
• DIDComm v2
  • April IIW DIDComm v2 connect-a-thon
• Aries Interop Profile 3.0 continues to be discussed https://hackmd.io/_Kkl9ClTRBu8W4UmZVGdUQ
• Shared Components
  • Node.JS still same state. Working with some performance issues that are resolved in Node 18 (with patch from Ariel)
  • PR for Indy VDR merged that adds support for React Native 0.66+ (until 0.71) and Expo.
    • Now making PRs to Askar and AnonCreds
  • Lower Android version support with custom cross images
    • Custom repo that has cross images with our desired Android versions
      • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-builder-images
    • Cross images lowest is Android 5
    • Tested until Android API: 24+, with Android 7+
    • Still have to test Askar and AnonCreds with these custom images as Jason ran into some issues with simulators, etc...
• Open Source Summit in Vancouver
  • https://ossna2023.sched.com/event/1K58t?iframe=no

Agenda

• Record the meeting
• Future of Aries
  • Make sure to read the meeting notes: 2023-05-24 Aries Working Group Call
  • Where did the initiative come from?
    • OWF doesn't make standards, Aries has RFCs
    • RFCs could be moved to DIF
  • We get a lot of things from HL (runners, infrastructure, marketing, workshops)
  • Problem from Hyperledger?
    • assumption = Hyperledger == blockchain
    • misconceptions about Aries
  • OWF = wallet, that doesn't make sense maybe?
  • Purpose / goal of Aries = rooted in blockchain (should goal be revamped?) 
    • Aries is not tied to indy, but not tied to blockchain at all
  • indy-pendence is not well-known, move to OWF could help in making that more clear
  • not as much activity / support?
  • other communities view Aries as AnonCreds, CL, Indy, DIDComm
    • perception is very difficult to change
    • Note from Tim Bloomfield:
      • In terms of marketing and branding here is a great example of the current confusion on Aries - this is paper from the FIDO alliance (provides a great summary of eIDAS):
      • “Hyperledger Indy SDK Wallet [74] is a cloud-based wallet, which is accessed by the Hyperledger Aries
        protocols. This cloud-based architecture is most relevant for the EUDI Wallet Form Factor 2.”
      • https://media.fidoalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FIDO-EUDI-Wallet-White-Paper-FINAL.pdf
  • wallet is the anchor where people start (so open wallet foundation can help)
  • components split up, so not one indy-sdk but separate components. Not connected to just indy.
  • Discussion in Aries repo: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries/discussions/20
• Future architecture of Aries Framework JavaScript
• Getting started with AFJ
  • difficult to keep up with versions, alpha vs stable, what to use, and install instructions are sometimes incorrect if in alpha stages
    • documentation not clear on what the release cycle looks like
  • getting the demo working (alice-faber walkthrough)
    • extracting it into a separate repo
    • or as acapy: add it in a docker container
  • lack of documentation/demo (for plugins)
    • bbs+, jsonld, cheqd not documented, also not in the demo
    • openid4vci
  • example repos setup with the latest version and having simple flows implemented
    • different examples
    • examples: https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/canary/examples
• Release 0.4.0
  • shared components
  • not wait for revocation
• DIDComm v2
  • What to do to get it merged?
  • do not call did resolver from wallet, but keep didcomm implemetnation in wallet for now.

Meeting Notes

• New meeting invite:

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    Topic: Aries JavaScript Meeting
    Time: Mar 23, 2023 06:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
            Every week on Thu, until May 9, 2024, 60 occurrence(s)
    
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Recording

https://youtu.be/Xw4Wc6dU8jk

Future topics

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.
• Wallet API redesign (Ariel Gentile )
• Cheqd integration (Daev Mithran )
• AFJ Interop tests not running