2021-12-16 : Identity Implementers WG Call

Summary

On Today's Call:

Review: Working Group status update
Presentation: Daniel Hardman (SICPA) will be presenting an overview of his newly proposed Gossyp Protocol. (slides: http://j.mp/3It7iqz)

Connection Info

The call takes place over Zoom: https://zoom.us/my/hyperledger.community.3?pwd=UE90WHhEaHRqOGEyMkV3cldKa2d2dz09

Date

16 Dec 2021 4PM UTC, 8AM PDT, 9AM MDT, 11AM EDT

Welcome/Introductions

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Attendees

Name (Organization) <email>
Steve McCown (Anonyome Labs) <smccown@anonyome.com>
Sean Bohan (Hyperledger) <sbohan@linuxfoundation.org>
Sam Curren (Indicio) <sam@indicio.tech>
Daniel Hardman (Sicpa)
Nathan George (Kiva)
Alex Blom
Sam Curren (Indicio) <sam@indicio.tech>
George Leonard (BankservAfrica) <georgelza@gmail.com>

Announcements

Working Group Reports and Release Plans

Main Identity WG
- On break until Nov 10th
- Meeting Notes: 2021-06-23
- “eIDAS.2 – digital identity wallets on the way”
  - EU announcement: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_2663
  - EU PROPOSED Revised Regulation: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/trusted-and-secure-european-e-id-regulation
- Slides: Hyperledger EIDW presentation - FINAL.pdf
- Meeting recording: zoom_0.mp4

Hyperledger Indy Contributors WG
- 2021-12-07 Indy Contributors Call
  - Update on CI/CD Update and Ubuntu Upgrade: Status Document
    - Indy-Plenum Status: Done, 16.04, 20.04, Jenkins and GHA
    - Indy-Node Status: Done, 16.04, 20.04, Jenkins and GHA
    - indy-test-automation Status: Done
    - Sovrin Release - updates starting
  - Getting Started on the "did:indy" DID Method
    - Spec: https://hyperledger.github.io/indy-did-method/
    - Source: https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-did-method

Hyperledger Aries
- Aries Working Group meetings:
  - Meeting Agenda & Notes: Aries Working Group
  - 2021-12-15 Aries Working Group Call
    - Discussion: summary of the Aries Mobile Summit
      - 2021-12-14 Aries Summit Session
    - RFC Review
      - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/pulls
    - On break until Jan 12, 2022
    - 2021 Aries Mobile Summit - Full summit summary and links
- Aries Bifold User Group (React Native & Typscript)
- Aries Agents (Cloud Agent Python, Static Agent)
  - 2021-11-02 Aries Cloud Agent - Python Users Group Community Meeting
    - BC Gov Team
      - Aries-VCR/OrgBook BC Deployment: in progress
      - Verification Tutorial – to demonstrate receiving their first verifiable credential
      - Aries Agent Test Harness work - Results page: https://aries-interop.info
      - BPA - Business Partner Agent for B2B use of VCs
      - Aries Shared Components – indy-vdr, indy-shared-rs and aries-askar
    - AIP 2.0 – What's Missing?
      - ACA-Py Feature Overview – (server-side support) joint effort by Animo Solutions and Northern Block
      - To be implemented:
        Revocation Notification
        Discover Feature 2.0 – Is there sufficient support for Goal Codes?
        Please Ack
        Static Peer DIDs
- Aries Language Frameworks, Libraries, and SDKs (Go, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Ruby, Python)
- Tools (great for interoperability testing)
  - Aries Toolbox (v 0.1.0) https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-acapy-plugin-toolbox
  - Aries Protocol Test Suite (v 0.1.0; last update Jul 2019) - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-protocol-test-suite
  - Aries Agent Test Harness - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-agent-test-harness
    - Test Run Status: https://aries-interop.info
    - New! Mobile Wallet Test Agent for any mobile wallet
Hyperledger Ursa
- Homepage: Hyperledger Ursa (EOL)
- 2021-12-08 Meeting Notes
  - What's the interest in Ursa?
    1. Plenty of people using stuff, but not a lot of interest in new development.
  - Private set intersection: what is possible?
  - Rocketchat: should we migrate?
    1. The group was generally in favor of switching away from rocketchat.

Trust Over IP Foundation
- Main site: https://trustoverip.org/
- Wiki: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Trust+Over+IP+Foundation
- All Members Meeting
  - 12 Dec 2021: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2021-12-08+All+Members++Special+Topic+Meeting+Notes
    - GLEIF vLEI Governance Framework (Karla McKenna, Sam Smith)
    - Recording: Link
    - Meeting slides: Trust Over IP Foundation _ All-Member Meeting 12.08.21.pdf
    - GLEIF sides: 2021-12-08_vLEI-EGF-ToIP_v1.0_final.pdf
  - ToIP Year in Review: https://trustoverip.org/blog/2021/10/07/a-year-in-review-new-beginnings-and-successes/
    - Technology Stack Working Group
      - Created task force for Authentic Chained Data Containers (semantic of source provenance, authorization provenance, and delegation.)
      - Building interoperability test suites for Aries, multiple layer 1 technologies, etc.
      - ToIP Standard Specification to define the technical requirements for the 4 layers of the ToIP Stack
      - Created a Trust Registry Task Force to define API specifications for Trust Registries (started in support of Good Health Pass)
    - Governance Stack Working Group
      - Creating the ToIP Governance Architecture TSS & ToIP Governance Metamodel
      - Contributed heavily to the governance recommendations for GHP
      - Created a Trust Assurance Task Force to focus on governance risk assessment and accountability, created assessment templates and guides
    - Ecosystem Foundry Working Group (ToIP Layer-4 ecosystems)
      - Internet of Research Ecosystem Task Force: implementation of academic resource identifiers ecosystems for the research community
      - COVID-19 Credentials Governance Framework Task Force: develop reference materials, best practices, and templates
      - YOMA Ecosystem Task Force: created a ToIP-based Governance Framework to positively impact youth and local communities around the world
      - Human Trafficking Safety Response Task Force (https://wiki.trustoverip.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=67137): research using ToIP models to curtail global human trafficking
    - Utility Foundry Working Group (ToIP Layer 1)
      - Document layer 1 utilities into story formats
      - Created best practice documents (e.g., Decentralized Network Best Practices and Decentralized Network Design Principles)
      - Publishing a paper describing UFWG & layer 1 utility case studies
      - Expanding coverage of non-Indy-based ledgers
    - Inputs and Semantics Working Group
      - Focus: concepts and components for the Dynamic Data Economy (DDE), a safe and secure decentralized data sharing economy.
      - Whitepaper: Decentralized Resource Identifiers in the Research Landscape
      - GHP contributions: “Standard Data Models and Elements” and “Security, Privacy, and Data Protection”
      - Health Care Task Force (HCTF) that led to GHP Blueprint recommendations
      - Defined a privacy controller credential supporting decentralized identifiers across ecosystems
    - Concepts and Terminology Working Group (CTWG)
      - Analyzes and maintains terminology requirements for the ToIP Foundation
      - Created standard glossaries of terms and definitions
      - Authored a custom specification for a ToIP Term tool
      - Started “terms wikis” that help different groups develop & maintain their own glossaries
    - Interoperability Working Group for Good Health Pass
      - https://wiki.trustoverip.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=73790
      - Facilitated a community of practice for implementers, issuers, holders, verifiers, governance authorities, etc. within the Good Health Pass digital trust ecosystem.
      - Good Health Pass Interoperability Blueprint (PDF), that makes key recommendations on how to reopen global travel with verifiable credentials for sharing COVID-19 health status (tests, vaccinations, and recovery).
    - Introduction to ToIP V2 white paper
      - https://docs.google.com/document/d/15B3kzBECkasyDZ8CByyGInqVL3gdokPYSRU7KSUP-VQ/edit#heading=h.vns9nhhunwt
- Steering Committee Meeting
  - 12 Dec 2021: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2021-12-01+Steering+Committee+Plenary+Meeting+Notes
    - Wiki: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=75979
    - Administrative issues: deliverables, budget, etc.
    - Slides: 08112021 Steering Commitee Meeting.pdf
    - Recording:
- ToIP Working Groups:
  - Communications Committee: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Communications+Committee
    - Meeting notes: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2021-12-10+Communications+Committee+Meeting+Notes
      - Discussion Papers and Infographic Live
      - Trademark Registration
      - OIX MOU
      - Graphics for Intro White Paper
      - Hyperledger Workshop with ToIP Content
      - APAC/Africa Regional Communication Meet-up Strategy
    - Recording: Link
    - Slides: Communications Committee - Agenda 12.10.21.pdf
  - Governance Stack
    - 11 Nov 2021 Meeting: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2021-12-02+GSWG+Meeting+Notes
      - Design Principles for the ToIP Stack (Google doc draft)
      - The three remaining deliverables of the Governance Architecture TF are delivered! The ToIP Style Guide-compliant Word versions of the following were all sent to the GSWG mailing list last Friday:
        ToIP Governance Architecture Specification
        ToIP Governance Metamodel Specification
        ToIP Governance Metamodel Specification Companion Guide
  - Technology Stack Working Group
    - Wiki: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Technology+Stack+Working+Group
    - 13 Dec 2021: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2021-12-13+TSWG+Meeting+Notes
      - Intro to GLEIF vLEI Ecosystem (Introducing the Verifiable LEI (vLEI))
      - Reviewing feedback with goal of creating github repo over the holiday:
        Google Doc → markdown
        Comments → Github Issues for any items that are not being incorporated immediately
      - Technology Architecture TF
      - ACDC TF
      - Trust Registry TF
      - Design Principles TF
  - Utility Foundry
    - 07 Dec 2021 Meeting: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2021-12-07+Meeting+Page
      - Creating the getting started guide for prospective Utility Projects.
      - Analyzing Project Interviews, establish list of Best Practices and submit each BP using ToIP Deliverables Process.
      - Preparing a BP deliverable and a design principle for what it means to be Decentralized.
      - Generating a UFWG Glossary in collaboration with the CTWG.
  - Ecosystem Foundry
    - 21 Oct 2021 Meeting: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/EFWG+2021-10-21+Meeting
      - Recording: Link
      - Do You Trust Me white paper - request for approval as a Draft Deliverable
      - Presentation: Creating a Universal Digital Circularity Fingerprint for Products: 202108_PCDS_Presentation.pdf
  - Decentralized Semantics
    - Deliverables
      - Standard Data Models and Elements (GHPC) - initial draft completed
    - Items for open review (ongoing)
      1. OCA specification work
      2. GHP credential data capture specification work [GHP Data Models tech implementation]
      3. OCA-FHIR specification work [GHP Data Models tech implementation]
  - Concepts and Terminology
    - Deliverables
      1. ToIP Term Tool Specification (including data model and hyperlink solution)
      2. ToIP Term Wiki (“Termopedia”)
    - Open For Review
      - ToIP Term Tool specification
  - Good Health Pass Working Group
    - GHP Interoperability Blueprint approved deliverable on 26 July 2021
      - PDF

DIF DIDComm Working Group
- Rolling Agenda: https://github.com/decentralized-identity/didcomm/blob/main/agenda.md
- Current Agenda: https://hackmd.io/pUsOUZa8QHKJTSgf5O6HfQ?both
- RFC Repository: https://github.com/decentralized-identity/didcomm-messaging
- 13 Dec 2021 meeting
  - New co-chair: Steve McCown
  - Next meeting on Jan 10th
  - PRs
    - https://github.com/decentralized-identity/didcomm-messaging/pulls
    - https://github.com/decentralized-identity/didcomm-messaging/pull/316 - OOB Fix
  - Issue Triage
    - pending close
    - needs discussion
  - Tasks
    - PR Needed Issues
- Reference Implementations
  - DIDComm
    - Rust: https://github.com/decentralized-identity/didcomm-rs
    - Python: https://github.com/sicpa-dlab/didcomm-python
    - JVM: https://github.com/sicpa-dlab/didcomm-jvm
    - Rust, JS, TS: https://github.com/sicpa-dlab/didcomm-rust
  - DIDComm + PeerDIDs
    - https://github.com/sicpa-dlab/peer-did-python
    - https://github.com/sicpa-dlab/peer-did-jvm
DIF Interoperability Group
- Main: https://identity.foundation/interop/
- Wiki: https://www.notion.so/Interoperability-WG-a42995c37e2a4511a10aea96cdbccc38
- Rolling agenda: https://github.com/decentralized-identity/interoperability/blob/master/agenda.md
  - 15 Dec 2021
    - Transmute with Karyl to talk about their last funding round to discuss how investors are triggering on their case and what level of interop interests the investors.
Sovrin Foundation
- Discussing new fee structure for Sovrin Networks
- Technical Governance Board (TGB)
  - Rolling Agenda:
  - 11 Nov 2021:
    - Indy release update: Stephen will send note to TGB for approval.
    - Momentum on did:indy
    - Need for multilingual credentials: OCA?
    - Revocation work: revocation with registry of a million credentials with reasonable data size for holder, plus reasonable time at issuance
- Steward Council
  - Rolling Agenda:
  - 25 Nov 2021:
    - Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13SSTWYCfFY7bBK8OqzXmOZnzVoMWgtQoEWs0MCK7whw/edit#slide=id.g4227fd63e5_0_225
    - Project updates

W3C Standard
- Verifiable Credentials Working Group
- DID Working Group
  - Charter: https://www.w3.org/2020/12/did-wg-charter.html
  - DID Method Rubric v1.0: https://www.w3.org/TR/did-rubric/
  - Approval status of the DID Specification
    - In review for recommended release
    - Recommendation to not recommend (Mozilla): https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-new-work/2021Sep/0000.html
    - A DIF & ToIP joint Statement of Support for the Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.0 specification becoming a W3C Standard: https://trustoverip.org/category/blog/
    - Evernym Webinar (3 Nov 2021): "Why The Web Needs Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)—Even if Google, Apple, and Mozilla Object"
      - Recording: dids-webinar
  - Ending on 31 Dec 2021?

Other?

Presentation:

Gossyp Slides: http://j.mp/3It7iqz

Future Topics

Trust over IP (www.trustoverip.org)

Identity Special Interest Group