2020-10-08 Identity Implementers WG Call

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

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

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• Name (Organization) <email>

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

• Daniel Bachenheimer (Accenture) <daniel.bachenheimer@accenture.com>

• Sebastian Bickerle (Main Incubator GmbH / lissi) <sebastian.bickerle@main-incubator.com>

• Nathan George

• Michael Lodder

• Sergey Minaev

• Alex 

• Oct 20-22:  Internet Identity Workshop (IIW -- to be held online) 

• Central repository for industry meeting slides:  

  

• The COVID-19 Credentials Initiative (CCI):  https://medium.com/@cci.2020/the-covid-19-credentials-initiative-cci-b00c1d858ccb 

• The Commons Project:  CommonPass – https://thecommonsproject.org/commonpass

• Main Identity WG

  • Meeting Notes:  2020-09-30

    • Recording available

    • Global Architecture for Digital Identity https://www.goodeintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/An-Introduction-to-GADI_The-Global-Architecture-for-Digital-Identity.pdf

    • www.didalliance.org 

• Hyperledger Indy

  • Code Management Updates

    • Migrate Jira to Github issues

    • Moving from Jenkins to GitHub actions

    • Revocation 2.0 (target:  available Summer 2020) – It's in the code, has it officially launched?

  • Contributors Meeting

    • 2020-09-29 Indy Contributors Call

      • Future of LibVCX – Deprecate from Indy and move to Aries

      • 2020-09-17 Special: Planning Next Indy Node Release – new release upcoming for indy-plenum and indy-node

      • Process flow summary

      • Rich Schema Flag

      • BBS+

    • Indy Node

    • Pending:  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

    • Does anyone have a current WG page link?

    • 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:  2020-10-07-A Aries Working Group Call (Europe afternoon)

      • Revocation 2.0 Overview/Discussion – Options and Data Flows - Stephen Curran

        • Document and Presentation

    • WG B:  2020-10-07-B Aries Working Group Call (US afternoon)

      • Zoom meeting adjustment?

        • New Invite with password in place to avoid waiting room?

      • Invite Action Protocol - Daniel Hardman

        • PR 550

      • Universal Wallet Spec

        • current spec

        • Potential Split between Data Model and Interface

        • Adjustments to Data Model for Aries use

        • Inclusion of arbitrary binary data for app specific backup data.

      • Revisit simple request for now() in revocation state proof - Daniel Hardman

      • Closing Game

  • Aries Agents (Cloud Agent Python, Static Agent)

    • Aries-CloudAgent-Python (bc.gov)

      • Release 0.5.5 pending

        • More on revocation – making it more robust

        • Initialization via command line parameters, config files (text, yaml) and environment variables.

    • 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

      • New web app repo https://github.com/thclab/aries 

  • Aries Shared Libraries (agent storage, vdr, utils)

    • indy-vdr (Andrew Whitehead)  https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-vdr

    • indy-credx - https://github.com/bcgov/indy-credx

      • Experimental ACA-Py branch created that can do credential exchange with indy-credx

    • indy-shared-rs - https://github.com/bcgov/indy-shared-rs

      • Shared features across indy-vdr and indy-credx

      • pack/unpack on Ursa (not libsodium)

    • aries-credx-framework-rust - https://github.com/sovrin-foundation/aries-credx-framework-rs

    • Aries Secure Storage initiatives:

      • Soon to be pubic - from Andrew Whitehead

      • Askar - (means guard or soldier)

  • Aries Language Frameworks and SDKs (Go, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Ruby, Python)

    • Aries-Framework-Go #aries-go

      • 0.1.4 release notes

      • Mobile (android/iOS) code snippets for using protocols and receiving notifications (Java/Kotlin; Objective-C/Swift). See Go framework mobile agent README.

      • Created repo to handle pluggable go framework components such as Indy VDR: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-go-ext

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

    • Aries-SDK-Ruby 

      • Horcrux gem for ActiveStorage (0.0.4)

        • moved to https://github.com/decentralized-identity/activestorage-horcrux

        • refactored to change blob key directly (instead of via Tempfile)

  • Tools

    • Aries Toolbox – converted to a web application by Robert Mitwicki - repo https://github.com/thclab/aries 

    • Aries Protocol Test Suite - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-protocol-test-suite

    • Aries Agent Test Harness - https://github.com/bcgov/aries-agent-test-harness

• Hyperledger Ursa

  • Homepage:  Hyperledger Ursa (EOL) 

  • 2020-09-30 Meeting Agenda

    • Review CII Questionnaire as a group. All maintainers and contributors should be aware of and following the practices that have been attested to here: https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/en/projects/2447

    • Open PRs and discussion.

    • Discussion of post-quantum crypto.

      1. Users of Ursa do have demand for post-quantum crypto, particularly for key exchange.

      2. Forward secrecy is necessary.

    • Wrapper discussion

      1. We have a lot of wrappers for Ursa–where should we include them.

      2. We want to have separate folders for our wrappers.

• 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

  • 9 Sep 2020 - Steering Committee Meeting:  

    

  • 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

      • Governance models & standards https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/tree/master/concepts/0289-toip-stack 

      • Main WG Page:  https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/GSWG+Meeting+Page 

      • 7 Oct 2020 meeting (APAC)

        • Presentation link:  recording

        • Review on - Governance Architecture TSS (Drummond Reed). "Accepted to be a Draft" is available for review here."

        • Review on - (Scott Perry) "Pre-Draft" is available for - Process and Roles Recommendations | Credentials Class Definitions | Master Credential Policy Template

      • 1 Oct 2020 meeting (NA/EU)

        • Presentation link: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/GSWG+Meeting+Page

        • Pre-Draft Deliverables (WIP)

          1. Governance Architecture TSS (Drummond Reed). "Pre-Draft" is available for review here."

             1. Accepted to be a Draft Deliverable (by consensus)

          2. Process and Roles Recommendations (Scott Perry ) "Pre-Draft is available for review here and here"

          3. Credentials Class Definitions (Scott Perry ) "Pre-Draft" is available for review here."

          4. Master Credential Policy Template (Scott Perry) "Pre-Draft" is available for review here."

      • 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:  5 Oct 2020 https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2020-10-5+Weekly+Meeting

        • Discussion topics

          • Saturn V Proposal – on hold pending Design Principles it can reference (Laws of Identity, Privacy by Design)

          • TSWG Deliverables and Process

            • Convert concepts discussed here:  TSWG Deliverables Process, TIP Incubation and Graduation Process

            • TIP Proposal Template was introduced and need to be incorporated into the broader TSWG process.

    • Utility Foundry

      • Focus on Layer One (e.g., Indy ledger) utility projects

      • WG:  https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/UFWG+Meeting+Page

      • 9-15-2020:  https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2020-09-15+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/2020-09-08+Weekly+Meeting

        • Presentation: Interoperable schema (Presented by Robert—10 mins)

          • Ref.: https://wiki.hyperledger.org/display/II/Agenda?preview=/36734080/39617940/20200902%20IIO%20Vision%20For%20Interoperable%20Schema_0.mp4

    • Concepts and Terminology 

      • WG:  https://wiki.trustoverip.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=65700

      • Develop a glossary of shared concepts and terminology  

• DIF DIDComm Working Group

  • WG Rolling Agenda 

  • DIDComm.org Progress

    • Setting up repo for gh-pages based site.

  • PR/Issues:

    • Encoding Types

      • Issue 112

    • Trust Ping PR 97

    • Feature Discovery PR 98

    • Revise Overview PR 93

    • Sig Section PR 120

    • Issue 113 - DIDComm over gRPC

    • PR 103 & 104 - moved to issues?

    • PR 117 - Perfect Forward Secrecy details

• DIF Interoperability Group

  • https://identity.foundation/interop/ 

  • Participation does not require DIF membership (to sign-up:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekX5D5l1oXv1Z-jtn6Yq6R3_KwreRDuu2v2zHv2v2zoxeG5g/viewform)

  • DIF Interop WG Charter Draft 

• Sovrin Foundation

  • Technical Governance Board (TGB)

    • Meeting Minutes:  

      

    • 1 Oct 2020

      • Updating Confluence pages

      • Steward updates

        • 600 transactions in one day

        • 2 new production cases going live

      • Discussing Node/Plenum release processes

      • CI/CD

      • Ubuntu 20 upgrade

      • Need work on Revocation 2.0 (also discussed in Oct 7th Aries A wG)

  • Steward Council

    • All Steward Call 8-20-2020

    • Steward Council Meeting Page:  

      

    • Reviewed Workstreams (1) Health monitoring, 2) technical, 3) community engagement)

    • 

  • Network is healthy with near 100% uptime

• W3C Standard

  • Verifiable Credentials Working Group

  • DID Working Group

    • DID Working Group Face-to-Face this week. Expect freeze to standard in May.

• Other?

• Trust over IP (www.trustoverip.org)