2023-11-29 Aries Working Group Call

Summary:

Recording:

Date

Nov 29, 2023 (7AM Los Angeles, 10AM New York, 3PM London, 4PM CET, 18H Moscow)

Attendees                 

• @Sam Curren  (Indicio) <sam@indicio.tech>

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

• @Alex Metcalf (BC Gov) <alex.metcalf@gov.bc.ca>

• @Clecio Varjao  (BCGov) <clecio.varjao@gov.bc.ca>

• @Tim Bloomfield (OPS) <tim.bloomfield@ontario.ca>

• @Alexander Sherbakov (DSR Corporation) <alexander.sherbakov@dsr-corporation.com>

• @Kim Ebert (Indicio) <kim@indicio.tech>

• @Frostyfrog (Indicio) <colton@indicio.tech>

• @Steve McCown (Anonyome Labs) <smccown@anonyome.com>

Welcome / Introductions

Announcements

Release Status and Work Updates

• Aries Agent Test Harness -- https://aries-interop.info

• Aries Shared Components - Indy SDK replacements

  • Indy Verifiable Date Registry - Ledger Interface https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-vdr

    • Release 0.4.0-dev16

    • Release 0.5.0 will have breaking changes, including did:indy branch merged into main.

  • Aries Askar secure storage - https://github.com/bcgov/aries-askar

    • Release 0.2.9

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

    • Release 0.1.0

  • Shared Rust Library/CredX (AnonCreds) https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-shared-rs - being replaced by AnonCreds Rust

    • Release 0.3.3 Bugfix (bug was in the python wrapper)

    • Release 1.0.0 Embeds new AnonCreds CL Signatures library with fixes, performance improvements

• Frameworks:

  • Aries-CloudAgent-Python https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python, Meetings: ACA-Pug Meetings, Documentation: https://aca-py.org

    • 0.10.5 Adds an important JSON-LD VC verification update

    • 0.11.0 has a full set of updates (includes 0.10.5 fix)

    • Addition of AnonCreds Rust library into ACA-Py now in main, using new wallet-type "askar-anoncreds"

      • Moving to ledger agnostic AnonCreds

    • Traction Sandbox now available - https://traction-sandbox-tenant-ui.apps.silver.devops.gov.bc.ca

      • Workshop Tutorial for using Traction, AnonCreds and Aries 

      • Repo - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-acapy-controllers/tree/main/TractionIssuanceDemo

  • Aries-Framework-JavaScript https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript, Meetings: Framework JS Meetings

    • OWF - shared in OWF list and discord, giving more time for feedback.

    • 0.5 in the works

      • Dropping IndySDK

      • AnonCreds Revocation

      • Dropping Node 16 support (EOL)

  • Aries VCX (https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx, Meetings: Aries-VCX Meetings

    • aries-vcx as repository now contains 2 project families:

      • aries

      • didcore

  • Picos as of pico-engine version 1.3.0 natively use DIDComm v2 (https://github.com/Picolab/pico-engine/blob/master/packages/pico-engine/README.md)

    • replacing ACA-Pico agents (https://github.com/Picolab/aries-cloudagent-pico) which are now deprecated

    • protocols implemented so far: oob invitation, trust-ping, basicmessage (more to be added https://github.com/Picolab/DIDComm-V2)

    • based on the SICPA didcomm NodeJS module

  • Aries-Framework-Go (Troy) #aries-go (https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-go, Meetings: aries-framework-go) 

• Mobile:

  • Aries Mobile Agent React Native, aka Aries Bifold https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-mobile-agent-react-native, Meetings: Aries Bifold User Group Meetings

    • 0.4.0 in Bifold – including the shared components

  • Aries-MobileAgent-Xamarin aka Aries MAX (https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-mobileagent-xamarin)

• aries-mediator-service – a DIDComm Mediator in a Box

  • Update to use SocketDock?

• aries-endorser-service – an Indy Endorser in a Box (in development)

• Aries Akrida - Load Testing DIDComm based protocols

  • AFJ 0.4.x upgrade in progress

  • Prepping for transition to Hyperledger (expected move later this week)

  • Shifting to TypeScript from Javascript

Discussion Topics

• Aries marketing update - @Helen Garneau @Alex Metcalf  

  • Logo complete

  • Marketing working group meeting yesterday

  • Next meeting is last Tuesday of January: Aries Marketing Working Group

  • Q1 Interop event? - Discussion next week

• Update on findings with Indy VDR and delays in Aries Bifold in receiving a first credential

  • Issue seems to be in features of Indy VDR and the handling of the Indy VDR by Aries Frameworks, and especially AFJ.

  • Presentation and recording of presentation.

  • Issues in Indy VDR (240, 241) and in AFJ (1651, 1652)

    • The latter AFJ issue is because AFJ seems to be calling the ledger multiple times for the same object during issuance.

  • Need help in coordinating updates across Indy VDR and the Aries Frameworks.

• Mentorship Report - Patrik Stas & Swapnil Tripathi

  • Aries-vcx Uniffi wrapper, native Android app demo

  • Project Plan - Aries VCX Next-gen Mobile Wrapper (UniFFI)

• Please Ack - Alexander Sukhachev, DSR - Presentation

  • Suggestion: PR against the please ack protocol to move to "Proposed" and to outline the challenges.  Perhaps also change to only OnReceipt

  • Suggestion: PR against AIP 2.0 to remove Please Ack from the AIP.

  • PRs to be debated on an upcoming call.

• Patrik Stas: Question about OOB protocol - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/issues/802

• Unqualified DIDs

  • DID Rotation

    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/pull/794

    • Implementation Updates?

  • did:peer:4

    • https://identity.foundation/peer-did-method-spec/index.html#method-4-short-form-and-long-form

    • Browser Resolver Demo

  • DID Exchange with no DID Document / Signature

    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/pull/795

    • Version Bump for DID Exchange included

  • Community Coordinated Update

    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/pull/793

    • Dates?

      • Implementation Completion

        • ACA-Py end of December is reasonable

        • AFJ? did:peer:2 tweak, did rotation, did:peer:4

        • VCX

          • move to did-exchange + did:peer:4 by the end of 2023

          • connection protocol won't be further updated, will keep using unqualified DIDs

        • Bifold (inherits AFJ, but also may need minor associated UI work)

      • 'Understand New' Deployment

        • 4-6 weeks?

      • 'Default to New' Deployment

        • Begins immediately after 'Understand New' Deployment

        • 4-6 weeks

  • Aries Agent Test Harness update for testing support

• Open Discussion

Other Business

Future Topics

• Next Week - Mentee Demo on VCX/Traction

• State of AF-GO - New Maintainers or Archive?

• in Q1, projects are asked to do an annual report, review past year, plans for next year

  • More back and forth conversation. Multiple members need to attend presentation.

• Niels Klomp offered a deeper dive into the openid4vc related flows

• State-of-union of Aries projects

• decorator for redirection after proofs. - existing?

• in the Aug 9 call there was talk about EUDI compatibility. Maybe tracking the progress every now and then in these calls? Has there been any discussion about adding SD-JWT and OID4VC stuff to Aries Interop test suite?

Action items

Call Recording: