2023-11-29 Aries Working Group Call

Summary:

• Mentorship Report
• Please Ack
• Unqualified DIDs

Date

29 Nov 2023 (7AM Los Angeles, 10AM New York, 3PM London, 4PM CET, 18H Moscow)

	Hyperledger is committed to creating a safe and welcoming community for all. For more information please visit the Hyperledger Code of Conduct.

Attendees                 

• Sam Curren  (Indicio) <sam@indicio.tech>
• Warren Gallagher (AffinitiQuest) <warren@affinitiquest.io>
• Alex Metcalf (BC Gov) <alex.metcalf@gov.bc.ca>
• Clecio Varjao  (BCGov) <clecio.varjao@gov.bc.ca>
• Tim Bloomfield (OPS) <tim.bloomfield@ontario.ca>
• Alexander Sherbakov (DSR Corporation) <alexander.sherbakov@dsr-corporation.com>
• Kim Ebert (Indicio) <kim@indicio.tech>
• Frostyfrog (Indicio) <colton@indicio.tech>
• Steve McCown (Anonyome Labs) <smccown@anonyome.com>

Welcome / Introductions

Announcements

Release Status and Work Updates

• Aries Agent Test Harness -- https://aries-interop.info
• Aries Shared Components - Indy SDK replacements
  • Indy Verifiable Date Registry - Ledger Interface https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-vdr
    • Release 0.4.0-dev16
    • Release 0.5.0 will have breaking changes, including did:indy branch merged into main.
  • Aries Askar secure storage - https://github.com/bcgov/aries-askar
    • Release 0.2.9
  • AnonCreds Rust - https://github.com/hyperledger/anoncreds-rs
    • Release 0.1.0
  • Shared Rust Library/CredX (AnonCreds) https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-shared-rs - being replaced by AnonCreds Rust
    • Release 0.3.3 Bugfix (bug was in the python wrapper)
      
    • Release 1.0.0 Embeds new AnonCreds CL Signatures library with fixes, performance improvements
• Frameworks:
  • Aries-CloudAgent-Python https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python, Meetings: ACA-Pug Meetings, Documentation: https://aca-py.org
    • 0.10.5 Adds an important JSON-LD VC verification update
    • 0.11.0 has a full set of updates (includes 0.10.5 fix)
    • Addition of AnonCreds Rust library into ACA-Py now in main, using new wallet-type "askar-anoncreds"
      • Moving to ledger agnostic AnonCreds
    • Traction Sandbox now available - https://traction-sandbox-tenant-ui.apps.silver.devops.gov.bc.ca
      • Workshop Tutorial for using Traction, AnonCreds and Aries 
      • Repo - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-acapy-controllers/tree/main/TractionIssuanceDemo
  • Aries-Framework-JavaScript https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript, Meetings: Framework JS Meetings
    
    • OWF - shared in OWF list and discord, giving more time for feedback.
    • 0.5 in the works
      • Dropping IndySDK
      • AnonCreds Revocation
      • Dropping Node 16 support (EOL)
  • Aries VCX (https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx, Meetings: Aries-VCX Meetings
    
    • aries-vcx as repository now contains 2 project families:
      
      • aries
      • didcore
  • Picos as of pico-engine version 1.3.0 natively use DIDComm v2 (https://github.com/Picolab/pico-engine/blob/master/packages/pico-engine/README.md)
    • replacing ACA-Pico agents (https://github.com/Picolab/aries-cloudagent-pico) which are now deprecated
    • protocols implemented so far: oob invitation, trust-ping, basicmessage (more to be added https://github.com/Picolab/DIDComm-V2)
    • based on the SICPA didcomm NodeJS module
  • Aries-Framework-Go (Troy) #aries-go (https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-go, Meetings: aries-framework-go) 
• Mobile:
  • Aries Mobile Agent React Native, aka Aries Bifold https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-mobile-agent-react-native, Meetings: Aries Bifold User Group Meetings
    • 0.4.0 in Bifold – including the shared components
  • Aries-MobileAgent-Xamarin aka Aries MAX (https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-mobileagent-xamarin)
• aries-mediator-service – a DIDComm Mediator in a Box
  • Update to use SocketDock?
• aries-endorser-service – an Indy Endorser in a Box (in development)
• Aries Akrida - Load Testing DIDComm based protocols
  • AFJ 0.4.x upgrade in progress
  • Prepping for transition to Hyperledger (expected move later this week)
  • Shifting to TypeScript from Javascript

Discussion Topics

• Aries marketing update - Helen Garneau Alex Metcalf  
  • Logo complete
  • Marketing working group meeting yesterday
  • Next meeting is last Tuesday of January: Aries Marketing Working Group
  • Q1 Interop event? - Discussion next week
• Update on findings with Indy VDR and delays in Aries Bifold in receiving a first credential
  • Issue seems to be in features of Indy VDR and the handling of the Indy VDR by Aries Frameworks, and especially AFJ.
  • Presentation and recording of presentation.
  • Issues in Indy VDR (240, 241) and in AFJ (1651, 1652)
    • The latter AFJ issue is because AFJ seems to be calling the ledger multiple times for the same object during issuance.
  • Need help in coordinating updates across Indy VDR and the Aries Frameworks.
• Mentorship Report - Patrik Stas & Swapnil Tripathi
  • Aries-vcx Uniffi wrapper, native Android app demo
  • Project Plan - Aries VCX Next-gen Mobile Wrapper (UniFFI)
• Please Ack - Alexander Sukhachev, DSR - Presentation
  • Suggestion: PR against the please ack protocol to move to "Proposed" and to outline the challenges.  Perhaps also change to only OnReceipt
  • Suggestion: PR against AIP 2.0 to remove Please Ack from the AIP.
  • PRs to be debated on an upcoming call.
• Patrik Stas: Question about OOB protocol - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/issues/802
• Unqualified DIDs
  • DID Rotation
    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/pull/794
    • Implementation Updates?
  • did:peer:4
    • https://identity.foundation/peer-did-method-spec/index.html#method-4-short-form-and-long-form
    • Browser Resolver Demo
  • DID Exchange with no DID Document / Signature
    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/pull/795
    • Version Bump for DID Exchange included
  • Community Coordinated Update
    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/pull/793
    • Dates?
      • Implementation Completion
        • ACA-Py end of December is reasonable
        • AFJ? did:peer:2 tweak, did rotation, did:peer:4
        • VCX
          • move to did-exchange + did:peer:4 by the end of 2023
          • connection protocol won't be further updated, will keep using unqualified DIDs
        • Bifold (inherits AFJ, but also may need minor associated UI work)
      • 'Understand New' Deployment
        • 4-6 weeks?
      • 'Default to New' Deployment
        • Begins immediately after 'Understand New' Deployment
        • 4-6 weeks
  • Aries Agent Test Harness update for testing support

• Open Discussion

Other Business

Future Topics

• Next Week - Mentee Demo on VCX/Traction
• State of AF-GO - New Maintainers or Archive?
• in Q1, projects are asked to do an annual report, review past year, plans for next year
  • More back and forth conversation. Multiple members need to attend presentation.
• Niels Klomp offered a deeper dive into the openid4vc related flows

• State-of-union of Aries projects
• decorator for redirection after proofs. - existing?
• in the Aug 9 call there was talk about EUDI compatibility. Maybe tracking the progress every now and then in these calls? Has there been any discussion about adding SD-JWT and OID4VC stuff to Aries Interop test suite?

Action items

Call Recording: