2020-08-27 Identity Implementers WG Call

Summary

Today's Call

Project updates
DIDComm Presentation – Sam Curren
- slides

Connection Info

The call takes place over Zoom here https://zoom.us/j/244779296

Date

27 Aug 2020 3PM UTC, 8AM PDT, 9AM MDT, 11AM EDT

Welcome/Introductions

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Attendees

Name (Organization) <email>
Steve McCown (Anonyome Labs) <smccown@anonyome.com>
Jim Mason
George J Padayatti (iGrant.io) <george.padayatti@igrant.io>
Sam Curren (Indicio) <sam@indicio.tech>
Michelle Watt
Bart Cant
Brian
Elisa & Ivan Bellesia Serra
Kevin Griffin (Scoir)
Krupakar J
Michael Boyd
Mikeala Tarkocheva
Nathan George (Kiva)
Phillip Feairheller
Scott Z

Announcements

Sept 1-2: Interop-athon (Stephen Curran)
- Information and registration here: Indy Interop-a-thon - Making "Network of Networks" Real
- User Story: As a prover, I want to be able to create a proof that includes claims from credentials rooted in different Indy networks that a verifier can verify so that I can easily interact with issuers using different Indy networks.
- Free
- https://bit.ly/indyinterop20

Working Group Reports and Release Plans

Main Identity WG
- Meeting notes
- Presentation on TrustID by Maria Teresa Nieto Galan. Blockchain Specialist at Telefónica. (video available),
  - Docs: https://github.com/hyperledger-labs/TrustID
- Discussion on: DIDs, decentralized authentication, user custody of keys, interoperability

Hyperledger Indy
- Code Management Updates
  - Migrate Jira to Github issues
  - Moving from Jenkins to GitHub actions
  - Revocation 2.0 (target: available Summer 2020)
- Contributors Meeting
  - 2020-08-18 Indy Contributors Call
  - Discussion items:
    - Preparation for the initial topics at the Indy Interop-athon - Indy Interop-athon - Making "Network of Networks" Real
      - Topics planned for the Interop-athon - Presentation
        Creating an did:indy DID Method Specification, including namespacing mechanism
        Method for finding network metadata (genesis file, governance information)
        Indy and KERI: Ready for Prime Time?
        Indy support for DID Docs (Kyle Den Hartog's document discussed at a recent Indy Contributors call).
        Updating Indy SDK to store and use objects with network references
        Updating Indy VDR and Aries Storage to use objects with network references
    - Indicio's networks.
    - Demo of the new Indy Monitoring board setup for the Sovrin network.
- Indy Node
  - Pending release: as soon as possible (date TBD)
  - Replacing Indy Crypto with Ursa .
  - Discussed "rich schema" objects
  - Planning for Ubuntu 20.04 - other dependencies - Jira Issue
- Indy SDK
  - Indy VDR into LibIndy
  - Indy Credx into LibIndy
- Indy/Aries Shared Libraries
  - Aries Shared:
    - indy-vdr (Andrew Whitehead) https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-vdr
    - indy-credx - https://github.com/andrewwhitehead/indy-credx
    - indy-shared-rs - https://github.com/bcgov/indy-shared-rs
    - aries-credx - https://github.com/sovrin-foundation/aries-credx-framework-rs
    - Aries Secure Storage initiatives
- Indy Semantics WG
  - ODCA pilots underway
  - The agenda, video, notes, etc. from the HL Indy Semantics WG call:

Hyperledger Aries
- Aries Working Group meetings:
  - Meeting Agenda & Notes: Aries Working Group
  - WG A: 2020-08-12-A Aries Working Group Call (AMER morning)
    - Test Harness, Aries Protocol Test Suite (Stephen Curran)
      - Creating an Aries Interoperability Lab
      - Complete .NET Backchannel
      - Additional tests around proofs - rejection, connectionless
      - Reviewing coverage of AIP 1.0
      - Looking at negative test cases
    - Aries Toolbox - Services, VC with consent (Robert Mitwicki)
  - WG B: 2020-08-12-B Aries Working Group Call (US afternoon)
    - Goals with Governance (Sam Curren )
      - Increase User Trust on Accept Screens: https://hackmd.io/pIc1Qo60TD-fXa7ht7rGlw
      - RFC 519: Goal Codes: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/pull/519
      - Goal with Governance: https://hackmd.io/8C4LojQPTfuJJ1PK-c0hng
- Aries Protocol Test Suite - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-protocol-test-suite
- Aries Agent Test Harness - https://github.com/bcgov/aries-agent-test-harness
- Aries Agents (Cloud Agent Python, Static Agent)
  - Aries Cloud Agent Python - ACA-Py User Group (ACA-Pug) Bi-weekly meetings
    - Release 0.5.4 done - Release Notes
      - simplification of revocation handling
      - simplification in the controller space
  - Static Agent Python - Release 0.7.1 - Patch to accept base64url encoded values with or without padding
  - Toolbox - Various improvements including Transaction Author Agreement support for Indy ledgers requiring it
- Aries-Framework-Go #aries-go
  - Finishing removal of legacy KMS.
  - Controllers now have gomobile bindings. Still need to add bindings for notifications.
  - Investigating BBS+ JSON-LD signatures
  - Investigating DIF attachments in issue credential and present proof protocols (and relevant implementation aspects in the Go framework).
    - Presentation Exchange
    - Credential Manifest
- Aries-SDK-Ruby
  - JSON-LD 1.1 Signatures adding updates
  - Exploring BBS+ Signature support via rust bridge
  - Horcrux gem for ActiveStorage (https://github.com/johncallahan/activestorage-horcrux)
- Aries-MobileAgent-Xamarin (Aries MAX) - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-mobileagent-xamarin
- Tools
  - Aries Protocol Test Suite
  - Aries Toolbox – converted to a web application by Robert Mitwicki - repo https://github.com/thclab/aries
- Aries Shared Libraries (agent storage, vdr, utils)
  - indy-vdr (Andrew Whitehead) https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-vdr
    - Verifiable Data Registry (VDR; ledger)
  - indy-credx / aries-credx (merging)
    - Rust layer that wraps Anoncreds (1.0 currently)
    - https://github.com/sovrin-foundation/aries-credx-framework-rs
    - https://github.com/andrewwhitehead/indy-credx
    - Ran a branch of ACAPy with Aries Credx instead of LibIndy
  - Aries-Shared-Util
    - Pack / Unpack
    - Not started yet
  - Aries-KMS
    - Mike's presentation in Aries WG A
    - Mike and Cam's aries-core-rs → aries-kms-mayaguez
      https://github.com/sovrin-foundation/aries-kms-rs
    - Indy wallet crate might move to start another aries-kms implementation → aries-kms-vostok
- Aries Language Frameworks and SDKs (Go, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Ruby, Python)

Hyperledger Ursa
- Homepage: Hyperledger Ursa (EOL)
- 2020-08-19 Meeting Agenda
  - Basic intro to lattices and discussion on what our post-quantum crypto strategy should be.
  - Discussing CL signatures
  - Working on a build guide

Trust Over IP Foundation
- Main site: https://trustoverip.org/
- Wiki: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Trust+Over+IP+Foundation
- Steering Committee: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Steering+Committee+Meeting+Page
- 12 Aug 2020 - Steering Committee Meeting:
  - Recording: https://zoom.us/rec/share/1ItPFrHN-HlOX4mdy0z4ZZIEIZT1X6a8g3IZ8_sPmhm7tdhYEbxb99jTQDx25xFp
- ToIP Working Groups:
  - Communications Committee
    - https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Communications+Committee
    - Confluence wiki organization, development, templates, and training
    - V2 of our ToIP stack diagram
    - V2 of our Introducing the Trust over IP Foundation white paper
    - New ToIP Interoperability Profiles white paper
  - Governance Stack
    - Meetings: 26 Aug 2020 https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/GSWG+Meeting+Page
      - Presentation Topic - Getting to know ToIP new Program Manager Dave Luchuk
      - Presentation Topic - Work accomplished for Trust Assurance and Roles & Processes TF
        Trust Assurance Development Kit
        IETF RFC 3647
    - WG: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Governance+Stack+Working+Group
      - Creating new task forces to study governance architecture and process & roles
    - ToIP Standards Specification (TSS) - defines overall governance framework model, intended to become an industry standard. May be implemented by multiple TIPs
    - Layer One Utility Governance Framework Templates (based on Sovrin)
  - Technical Stack
    - WG: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2020-08-24+Weekly+Meeting
      - Discussion topics
        Education Meeting - NOTE: David Luchuk to work with Dan Gisolfi to ensure these sessions are recorded and made available.
        Blockchain Automation Framework: Scheduled for 31 August 2020. See Slack Channel and Mailing List for details.
        Aries DID Ledger Architecture: Scheduled for 14-Sep-2020; See Slack Channel and Mailing List for details.
        Decentralized DID Namespace Registry (DDNR): Scheduled for 23 September 2020. See Slack Channel and Mailing List for details.
        ToIP and TSWG Deliverables and Process
        Understanding TOIP Deliverables Version 5
        Review TSWG Deliverables Process (NOTE: this document is currently not publicly visible. Is that on purpose?)
        TIP Incubation and Graduation Process (work-in-progress)TIP Process Activities
    - ToIP Interoperability Profile (TIP) - a specific combination of technology layers for a full ToIP stack (e.g., Layer 1: Indy, Layer 2: Aries, Layer 3: Aries, etc.)
    - Layers - technical description & scope, required functionality, interfaces to other layers, certification testing standards
  - Utility Foundry
    - Focus on Layer One (e.g., Indy ledger) utility projects
    - WG: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/UFWG+Meeting+Page
    - Bedrock
      1. Call for interested companies that may be interested in joining.
    - SSI4DE
      1. Co-Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs.
    - Sovrin MainNet
      1. Transition Team has commenced work. Stability of MainNet is the focus. There is focus on membership ramp-up and acquiring new funds for the Sovrin Foundation to have operational stability and hire for new positions including a Community Manager
  - Ecosystem Foundry
    - WG: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/EFWG+Meeting+Page
      - Patient Identity Task Force introduction - Dinocrates Group LLC
      - Human Trafficking Ecosystem Task Force introduction - Secours.io
      - Entidad Ecosystem Use Case - entidad.io
      - Ecosystem template and term definitions
  - Decentralized Semantics
    - WG: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2020-08-25+Weekly+Meeting
      - Demo: Parsing a .CSV file to create JSON files for OCA objects
      - OCA Specification document: Contribution and RFCs
  - Concepts and Terminology
    - WG: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=65700
    - Develop a glossary of shared concepts and terminology

Sovrin Foundation
- Technical Governance Board (TGB)
  - Meeting Minutes:
  - Smoothing developer onboarding
    - Curated getting started experience
    - How-To approach to using or making code changes in the project
  - Indy development opportunities
- Steward Council
  - All Steward Call 8-20-2020
  - Reviewed Workstreams (1) Health monitoring, 2) technical, 3) community engagement)
- Network is healthy with near 100% uptime

DIF DIDComm Working Group
- WG Rolling Agenda
- What are the possibilities for didcomm.org?
- Discussion of DIDComm Errors (https://hackmd.io/NgbwTRg1RfKAQJ6QRUizKg)
- PR/Issues:
  - Essential Protocols #81
  - Message Authorization Section #69
- DID Relationships and Connections
  - https://hackmd.io/3TWLuQsYQ4-oJwnRNBYGFA

DIF Interoperability Group
- https://identity.foundation/interop/
- Participation does not require DIF membership
- DIF Interop WG Charter Draft

W3C Standard
- Verifiable Credentials Working Group
- DID Working Group
  - DID Working Group Face-to-Face this week. Expect freeze to standard in May.

Other?

Open Discussion

DIDComm - slides – Sam Curren

Future Topics

Trust over IP (www.trustoverip.org)

Identity Special Interest Group