2024-10-23 Aries Working Group Call

Summary:

• Update on the move of ACA-Py and other Aries Repos to OWF
• Messaging Review

Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93803916577?pwd=UWdLSTJ2b0kvZTRyc1hZTUdQQ3ZFZz09

Recording: 

Attendees:

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

Welcome / Introductions

Announcements

• LFDT Member Summit today
• IIW Oct 29-31

Release Status and Work Updates

• Implementations:
  • Aries Cloud Agent Python https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python, Meetings: ACA-Pug Meetings, Documentation: https://aca-py.org
  • Credo https://github.com/openwallet-foundation/credo-ts, Meetings: Credo Meetings
  • Bifold Wallet -- https://github.com/openwallet-foundation/bifold-wallet Meetings: Bifold Meetings
  • Aries VCX (https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx, Meetings: Aries-VCX Meetings
    • Proposal to move Aries VCX to the Open Wallet Foundation - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/discussions/1285 
    • Are you using the Indy SDK for Aries VCX, please let us know, as we're looking to remove support from Aries VCX - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/issues/1250
  • 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)
• 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
  • Aries Askar secure storage - https://github.com/bcgov/aries-askar
  • AnonCreds Rust - https://github.com/hyperledger/anoncreds-rs
  • Shared Rust Library/CredX (AnonCreds) https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-shared-rs - being replaced by AnonCreds Rust
• aries-mediator-service – a DIDComm Mediator in a Box
• aries-endorser-service – an Indy Endorser in a Box (in development)
• Aries Akrida - Load Testing DIDComm based protocols

Discussion Topics

• Future of Aries Discussion--Project Proposals accepted by OWF
  • Updates
  • Execution
    • Meeting adjustments
    • Actually Moving Repos
    • Pipeline adjustments
    • Marketing - Sam to drive prep
      • ACA-Py 1.0/Move to OWF announcement
• OWF Wallet Interop SIG
  • Scope
    • Interop Profiles
    • Interopathons
    • Movements and progress within wallet efforts
    • Awareness of new ideas and concepts
      • Actual spec related progress will need to happen in other meetings
  • Help needed
  • Timing
    • New call begins the week following IIW
    • Weds 11/6 - 7am PT (current WG day/time)
      Weds 11/13 - 8am PT (shifted for TAC)
      Weds 11/20 - 7am PT (current WG day/time)
      Weds 11/27 - 8am PT (shifted for TAC)
      Weds 12/4 - 7am PT (current WG day/time)
      Weds 12/11 - 8am PT (shifted for TAC)
      Weds 12/18 - 7am PT (current WG day/time)
      Weds 12/25 - Holiday - no meeting
      Weds 1/1 - Holiday - no meeting
      Weds 1/8 - 8am PT (shifted for TAC)
      Weds 1/15 - 7am PT (current WG day/time)
• Messaging
  • Aries Wiki Proposed Messaging
    • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gpiv1tLp7XQTrC66oJ-3J-nHLpYhWUsFMd-M45UWUT0/edit
  • To be posted at time of transition with all forward looking details.
• Aries RFCs Repo Future
  • Maintenance Mode - Pointers to new work only. No new contributions accepted.
• Open Discussion

Future Topics

• Mid-Transition Work Items
  • Continued project advancement
    • No need to adjust code contributions
  • Community Coordinated Updates

• • • Unqualified DIDs 
      • https://hyperledger.github.io/aries-rfcs/latest/features/0793-unqualfied-dids-transition/
      • Progress?
        • ACA-Py working on 1.0, this will be the SECOND major release (0.12.1) of ACA-Py that has accomplished step 1
        • Ongoing successful testing with Credo.
      • did:indy handling
        • unqualified anoncreds objects being rejected
        • did:indy changes the unique identifier within the DID. both the old method and the new method should work.
        • Credo is using did:indy only, cannot resolve unqualified asset identifiers.
        • Rushed work to address within AnonCreds RS ( ? ) and ACA-Py. 
        • quicker fix in Credo, longer fix in everything.
      • PRs for adoption status welcome
    • OOB Invitation / DID Exchange CCU
      • https://hyperledger.github.io/aries-rfcs/latest/features/0496-transition-to-oob-and-did-exchange/
      • Step 1 (Accept OOB Invitations) needs confirmation - Please Do This.
        • Bifold using OOB, but then connections (allowed for transitions)
      • Step 2 - use OOB and implement DID Exchange
      • Known systems possibly still using Connection Invitations
        • Lissi 
        • Dock
        • GlobalID
        • Trinsic
      • PRs for adoption status welcome
• DIDComm v2 adoption
  • ACA-Py progress shared last week
    • PR made for initial support. first round trip support.
  • Any other updates?
  • Credo has the beginnings of DIDComm v2, but does need some attention.
• In person offline presentation
  • Transport
    • BLE DIDComm transport
    • ISO/mDL
  • Caching Strategies
    • Knowing what to cache
      • Credential Trust Establishment spec
    • Keeping things cached, and use cached state
      • verifier decides if it's new enough
      •  
    • revocation check
    • don't include proof of non-revocation if not asked
      • can't be ignored?
  • don't do indy edits on cred defs and schemas
    • is this already a rule? if not, it should be.
    • edit rule does exist. but why?
•  Interopathon?
  • Discuss post EIC
  • Virtual
  • potential target end of july
  • participants
    • Aries /  ACA-Py
    • Credo
    • Veramo
    • Identus
  • scope
    • unqualified DIDs gone
      • did rotation
      • v1 - v2
    • DIDComm v2
      • trust ping?
      • discover features?
      • basicmessage?
      • did rotation after connection
      • didcomm demo interaction
    • advanced tasks
      • credential issuance / presentation

Other Business

Future Topics

Action items

Call Recording: