2023-09-21: Identity Special Interest Group

Summary

On Today's Call:

Review: Working Group status updates
Presentation: Eric Scouten (Senior Engineering Manager at Adobe's Content Authenticity Initiative): Binding strongly-vetted identity to C2PA manifests

Connection Info

The call takes place over Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93003523877?pwd=Q3VvMnJ1N0lSUEZSc283SmFGRk9SQT09

Date

21 Sep 2023 3PM UTC, 8AM PDT, 9AM MDT, 11AM EDT

Call Recording:

https://youtube.com/live/Hl2CMHwQ9iY

Presentation Slides:

Eric Scouten (scouten@adobe.com, LinkedIn, IIW 37)

contentauthenticity.org · c2pa.org

Welcome/Introductions

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Attendees

Char Howland (Indicio PBC) <char@indicio.tech>
Alfonso Govela Hyperledger Latinoamerica Regional Chapter

Announcements

Animo recently announced Making Aries Framework Javascript a Global Framework. It is a call for sponsors and partners to make it easy to build EU suitable applications with Aries Framework JavaScript. Find out more here
ID SIG has a YouTube playlist including presentations from previous ID WG and Identity Implementers calls. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0MZ85B_96CF2of1wYrBpHPYlRWxQeyB1

Working Group Reports and Release Plans

Hyperledger Indy Contributors WG
- 2023-09-12 Indy Contributors Call
  - Second Indy Summit Debrief
- DID Indy Method
  - Note: Effective April 26, 2022, this call has been merged into the bi-weekly Indy Contributors Meeting.
  - Dominic Wörner's Presentation and Demo of Indy VDR changes: 20220412 DID Indy - Indy-VDR Updates Overview.mp4
  - Daniel Bluhm's Presentation and Demo of Indy Node changes: 20220405 DID Indy - Indy-Node Updates Overview.mp4
  - Spec: https://hyperledger.github.io/indy-did-method/
  - Source: https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-did-method

Hyperledger Aries
- Aries Working Group meetings:
  - 2023-09-20 Aries Working Group Call
    - Unqualified DIDs
    - .Net Framework
    - Repo Maintainers
    - Credential Protocols
  - 2023-09-13 Aries Working Group Call
    - Unqualified DIDs
    - LTS for Aries Codebases
- Aries Bifold User Group (React Native & Typscript)
  - 2023-09-12 Aries Bifold Users Group Community Meeting
    - Welcome Back
    - Bifold Update;
    - Planned Work;
    - Discussion of Issues or PRs
    - Discord: https://discord.com/channels/905194001349627914/941708242030063656
- Aries Cloud Agent Python User Group
  - 2023-09-19 Aries Cloud Agent - Python Users Group Community Meeting
    - Release 0.10.2 Status
    - SD-JWTs in ACA-Py
    - Status of AnonCreds RS in ACA-Py update
    - PRs and Issues - status update
    - Community Happenings
    - AATH Issue – ACA-Py Tests Failing since 2023.09.01
- Aries Cloud Agent Python Maintainers Meeting
  - Focused on current PRs, planned PRs, and Release Management. ACA-Pug will continue to focus on initiatives in the community, with demos and presentations from members from User Group members.
  - Calendar info
  - 2023-09-12 Aries Cloud Agent - Python Maintainers Meeting
    - Finalizing 0.10.2
    - Please Ack
    - SD-JWTs
    - ACA-Py 1.0.0
    - AnonCreds Progress/Next Steps
    - did:peer work
- Aries Language Frameworks, Libraries, and SDKs (Go, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Ruby, Python)
  - Aries Shared Libraries (agent storage, vdr, utils)
    - Aries Shared Components
      - now installable via pip; github actions build and test for Windows, Mac and Linux
      - indy-vdr - release 0.3.4 https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-vdr
      - indy-shared-rs - indy-credx release 0.3.1 https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-shared-rs
      - aries-askar (storage) - release 0.2.2 https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-askar
  - Aries-Framework JavaScript
    - 2023-09-14 Aries Framework JS Meeting notes
      - DIDComm v2
      - 0.5.0 release
      - Keeping http socket open, when using implicit invitations
      - Support ~timing decorator natively in AFJ
      - Separating the storage layer
- Tools (great for interoperability testing)
  - Aries Toolbox (v 0.1.0; active) 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
- Meeting Recordings
- EOL (End of Life): https://github.com/hyperledger/ursa/pull/233
  - This repository has been archived by the owner on May 30, 2023. It is now read-only.

Hyperledger AnonCreds
- 2023-09-11 AnonCreds Specification Working Group Meeting
  - PRs to Review
  - AnonCreds v2.0 – what code exists?
  - AnonCreds RS Implementation update – the state of the Shared Components

Trust Over IP Foundation
- Main site: https://trustoverip.org/
- Wiki: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Trust+Over+IP+Foundation
- All Members Meeting
  - 16 August 2023: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2023-08-16+All+Members+Meeting+Notes
    - Digital Trust in the Age of Generative AI
    - Guest Speaker: Wenjing Chu
- ToIP Working Groups:
  - Communications Committee: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Communications+Committee
    - All blogs: https://trustoverip.org/about/news/
    - 18 August 2023 Meeting: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2023-08-18+Communications+Committee+Meeting+Notes
      - BLOG Updates and Approvals
      - Event participation updates and discussion of new proposals
      - Webpage Updates
      - LF Digital Trust - do we wish to leverage it
  - Governance Stack
    - 24 August 2023 Meeting: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2023-08-24+GSWG+Meeting+Notes
      - Update from Attraction Pass Taskforce
    - Task Force:
      - Governance Architecture TF
  - Technology Stack Working Group
    - 5 September 2023: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2023-09-05+TSWG+Meeting+Notes
      - Task for reports
      - Current discussions in slack: #provisional-tswg-dw-tf Special Topics Task Forces
        Technology Architecture TF
        One of the three major tasks remaining (use cases, glossary, and 3rd generation ToIP stack diagram) is done! See the agenda item below.
        Work on the glossary is ongoing and should be completed later this month.
        The same for the 3rd generation ToIP stack diagram, for which the new ToIP blog post about the Trust Spanning Protocol (see below) is a key input.
        Trust Registry TF
        Work has split into two main efforts:
        Trust Registry Protocol - getting to a v2 of the TRP
        Profile Concept - how can a DID provide an indication of what services it provides? Extends DID Core specification (informally - using existing data structures)
        DID Core - DID Doc points to a Trust Registry, but also shares the "things" that the DID endpoint supports.
        https://github.com/trustoverip/tswg-trust-registry-service-profile/pull/1
        Trust Spanning Protocol TF
        See the new blog post called Mid-Year Progress Report on the ToIP Trust Spanning Protocol for complete details about the "seven pillars" of the design.
        After a break in August, we are restarting dual NA/EU and APAC meetings every Wednesday — see the ToIP Calendar for details.
        Our goal is to present a relatively complete Working Draft at Internet Identity Workshop #37 Oct 10-12 in Mountain View, CA.
        ACDC TF
        Updates to bring in new OWF license
        Formatting clean-up across all specifications
        Review of Selective Disclosure methods within ACDC.
        AI & Metaverse (AIM) Technology TF
        sankarshan - a lot of activity in Slack
        During the month of Sept, the proposed activity is drafting a response to the U.S. Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence.
        Credential Exchange Protocols TF
        sankarshan reported this TF is currently gathering input on the four main CX protocols it has identified.
        did:webs TF - TF Leaders TBD
  - Ecosystem Foundry
    - 14 September 2023 Meeting: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/EFWG+2023-09-14+Meeting+-+Continuum+Loop
      - Welcome & Introductions
      - vLEI Public Review
      - ContinuumLoop Presentation
  - Concepts and Terminology
    - 11 September 2023 Meeting: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2023-09-11+CTWG+Meeting+Notes
      - Updates on the Terminology Engine V2
      - Updates on TNO Terminology Design work

Decentralized Identity Foundation
- DIF DIDComm Spec 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
  - Meeting every 1st Monday of the month
  - No September meeting
  - 7 August 2023: https://hackmd.io/pUsOUZa8QHKJTSgf5O6HfQ?view#Meeting---7-August-2023---1500-ET
    - Marketing DIDComm
      - Primarily a UG effort
      - DIDComm Book Work In Progress
    - ToIP TSP Updates
    - Layered Protocols
      - Processing Context
      - Handling unknown

- DIF DIDComm Users Group
  - Update: moving from un-sync to sync meetings
    - At the same timeslot at the DIDComm WG meetings, every 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Mondays of the month
    - Meetings: https://github.com/decentralized-identity/didcomm-usergroup/tree/main/meetings
  - Meeting notes on discord channel: https://discord.com/channels/900385725462229022/911224279885033533
  - 18 September Meeting
    - Nick Reynolds presented a proof-of-concept DIDComm protocol for communicating with AI agents
    - Jesús Diaz (a researcher at IOG) presented some research / formal analysis of DIDComm and offered some possible improvements
    - James Ebert presented an Invitation Service that makes improvements to existing OOB protocol (when you scan a QR code on device to begin DIDComm convo)
  - 11 September Meeting
    - Roles in a protocol: using them to indicate support for a subset of the protocol
    - PR for DIDComm Book Organization: https://github.com/decentralized-identity/didcomm-book/pull/8
- 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
  - Meeting recordings
  - 27 June Meeting
    - Recording
    - Presentation by Meyer Mechanic (Founder at Vaultie): User Adoption and Interoperability

- IoT Special Interest Group
  - DIF Steering Committee approved the creation of an IoT Special Interest Group
  - Participating in the IoT SIG does not require being a member of DIF so anyone who is interested is welcome
  - Sign up for the mailing list: https://lists.identity.foundation/g/IoT-SIG
  - 13 September Meeting
    - Meeting recording
    - Discussion of IoT SIG Potential Work Items
  - Meeting recordings
  - Discord channel

W3C Standard
- DID Working Group
  - Charter: https://www.w3.org/2020/12/did-wg-charter.html
  - Meetings: https://www.w3.org/2019/did-wg/
    - W3C Members are invited to join this Working Group. Individuals who wish to participate as Invited Experts (i.e., they do not represent a W3C Member) should refer to the policy for approval of Invited Experts. The group also welcomes non-Members to contribute technical submissions for consideration upon their agreement to the terms of the W3C Patent Policy.
  - https://www.w3.org/2019/did-wg/Meetings/Minutes/2022-02-11-did
    - DID Method: "did:id"
    - DID Method: "did:keri"
- Community Credentials Group
  - September 5: CCG Traceability Call
  - August 21: Verifiable Credentials for Education Task Force Call - Credential Engine Badge Publisher + semantic mapping
Other?

Presentation

Eric Scouten (Senior Engineering Manager at Adobe's Content Authenticity Initiative: Binding strongly-vetted identity to C2PA manifests