2019-12-05 Identity WG Implementers Call

Summary

• Project updates
• Update from Aries connect-a-thon

Connection Info

The call takes place over Zoom here https://zoom.us/j/232861185

Reminder to the host: we plan to record this call.

Date

05 Dec 2019 3PM UTC, 8AM PDT, 9AM MDT, 11AM EDT

Welcome/Introductions

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Attendees

Announcements

• Aries Connect-a-thon is ongoing. Here is the session grid.
  
• Webinars hosted by ssimeetup.org:
  • December 17: Deep dive into the Plenum Ledger
• Hyperledger edX course launched this week - Introduction to Hyperledger Sovereign Identity Blockchain Solutions: Indy, Aries & Ursa
• Other Announcements?

Working Group Reports and Release Plans

• Main Identity WG 2019-11-27
  • FATF digital
  • India stack: digital lockers and consent layers
  • Next call: Darrell O'Donnell on digital wallets
• Hyperledger Indy
  • Contributors Meeting
    • Release updates.
  • Indy Node
    • November release: bug fixes
    • December release: bug fixes (will not include removing replicas)
      • Rich Schema schema object support https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node/pull/1513
  • Indy SDK
    • November: bug fixes, deprecating components that moved to Aries, LibVCX support for Aries protocols.
  • Indy Catalyst
    • https://github.com/bcgov/indy-catalyst
    • Production deployment testing: volume loads.
      • Trying to identify performance bottlenecks. Currently think it's calls to the database.
      • Performance problems is preventing going to production.
    • Migrating into Hyperledger GitHub org
      • Needs more documentation.
  • Indy Semantics WG
    • ODCA pilots underway
    • The agenda, video, notes, etc. from the HL Indy Semantics WG call: 
• Hyperledger Aries
  • Aries Working Group meetings: discussions about naming, plans for core repositories
  • Aries Agents (Cloud Agent Python, Static Agent)
    • Cloud Agent Python - Release 0.3.5 released. Release Notes
    • Static Agent Python - Working on release with return routing, other improvements
  • Aries Protocol Test Suite
    • Architectural improvements to support mediators, then can contribute LibVCX tests
  • Aries Core Libraries (agent storage, resolvers, comms)
  • Aries Language Frameworks and SDKs (Go, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Ruby, Python)
• Hyperledger Ursa
  • Ursa 3.0 release is due in November
    • Updated BLS signature (multi-signatures, small-BLS)
    • Compilation optimization for specific hardware
    • Rest of predicates for Anoncreds 2.0 and delegatable credentials
  • Agent Managed storage considerations -
• Sovrin
  • Network updates and extensions
  • Sovrin Governance Frameworks and Trust Architecture
    • Sovrin Governance Framework v2 is approved.

      • New Controlled Documents: Steward DPA https://docs.google.com/document/d/178S4yo75PagoN9z0P-gMWALXS7uxUBcA2iAysT1t4J4/edit?usp=sharing
        Transaction Endorser DPA https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mTj_2VpEFQBXbYxAXee2fgs9Tqalh7KyN3gIffkOHNw/edit?usp=sharing
        Transaction Endorser Technical and Operational Policies https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VaMYmHY-ATF74ZR_Mku7dzXguaJ6JS1ld1DYOqVL-pM/edit?usp=sharing
        Steward TOPs https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xqKVgI46V0baV6GHpyNomgsoxtWqoExf0gBvwXb7iuM/edit?usp=sharing
        Revised Controlled Documents - Steward TOPs above and Steward Business Policies https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ph-KF7cTZLmTVEZtp37K3XTQserXLd1F7kShMtx1wgM/edit?usp=sharingTransaction Author Agreement v2 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RaGsqjSkOMXOb5Eyd1l8X_VFiLPo5D0JaLPJhQHf9ao/edit?usp=sharing
        Transaction Endorser Agreement v2 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GQw3DsXlxNU3ePG7zfiPuBBFvy3nV1CiQXl5qzBGBxE/edit?usp=sharing
        Sovrin Ledger Access Policies https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jMVkRWaK2s1sJaLP6LhEJgCY2AIZ7VTqCJeaMF6jKEM/edit?usp=sharing
        Sovrin Glossary Revisions https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UOF5cxH55ExIWv6Rt2VmbZBlfeQ2U9rN/view

    • Stewards have 60 days to review and accept.
  • Transaction Author Agreement is expected to be enforced on the Sovrin Network "soon" (January / February?)
  • Sovrin APAC meetings have started. 1800-1900 US Pacific

  • Sovrin Foundation Webmeeting Info:

    • The WG meets every other week for two regional one-hour Zoom webmeetings. Upcoming 2019 meeting dates: Nov 4/5, Nov 18/19, Dec 2/3, Dec 16/17.

    • US/EU Region meetings are Mondays 08:00-09:00 Pacific Time, 16:00-17:00 UTC.

    • APAC Region meetings are Mondays 18:00-19:00 Pacific Time, Tuesdays 02:00-03:00 UTC, Tuesdays 3-4PM New Zealand.

• W3C Standards
  • Drummond's slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSuaCI_igQy7H42-ynaaRYySuspY0rBMWjSgmotS56xJmNm19RZFGaPhmCMyJja6A/pub?slide=id.p1
  • Verifiable Credentials Working Group
    • Discussed adopting an "evergreen" approach to standard maintenance
  • DID Working Group
    • Discussed alternative key serialization methods
• Interop and External updates (Dmitri Zagidulin) 
  • Talks continue between the various Personal Data Server communities, with the goal of choosing a standards body, where a common Agent / Data Hub / PDS spec can be incubated.
  • LifeScope Labs http://lifescope.io is announcing plans to implement Solid server, Encrypted Data Vaults and DIF Identity Hub APIs into its open-source personal data store.
• Other?
  • Diversity, Civility, and Inclusion working group preparing for Hyperledger Global Forum. DCI is trying a new format to increase geographic presentation. Two meetings will be virtual - products/projects will be noted and take place in the wiki and rocket chat. Each participant will dedicate one hour sometime on the day+- of the meeting. After two such meetings, we will assess participation. We are working on potential graphics, interactive presentations, and will partner with the Accenture happy hour to promote DCI principles.

Open Discussion

• Update from the Aries Connect-a-thon.
  • Impressions from the vendor demos.
    • SeedQuest password mnemonic (video is at the bottom of that page)
• Scheduling future meetings:
  • December 19: Will meet. Bruce?
  • January 2: Skip
  • January 16: Ibrahim?
• We should have a side-meeting get-together at the Hyperledger Global Forum.
• Hyperonomy digital wallet

  • Here's an example of a local wallet design where the agent is a separate process from the data registry: https://hyperonomy.com/2019/12/03/trusted-digital-web-first-trusted-web-page-delivered-today-dec-3-2019/

Next Meeting Topics

• December 19: Picolabs Agent Demo?

Future Topics

• Demo of Git commit signing with a DID, Ibrahim El Rhezzali (January?)
• Roadmap coordination between Indy, Aries and Ursa

Action items

Call Recording