2023-02-23 Aries Framework JS Meeting notes

Meeting recording

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Attendees

• Timo Glastra (Animo Solutions) <timo@animo.id>
• Warren Gallagher (AffinitiQuest) <warren@affinitiquest.io>
• Rodolfo Miranda (RootsID)<rodolfo.miranda@rootsid.com>
• Simon Henriksen (Hyphen) <simon@hyphenapp.xyz>
• Philip Essy-Ehsing (Hyphen) <philip@hyphenapp.xyz>
• Lance Byrd (RootsID) <lance.byrd@rootsid.com>

Resources

• Hyperledger Discord: https://discord.gg/hyperledger (#aries-javascript and #aries-bifold)
• Aries JavaScript Docs: https://aries.js.org/
• Repositories:
  • Aries Framework JavaScript: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript
  • Aries Framework JavaScript Extension: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript-ext
  • Aries Mobile Agent React Native: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-mobile-agent-react-native

Status updates

• Aries Bifold (Aries Bifold User Group Meetings)
  
  • Went over a few PRs
  • Compatibility with upgrade from 0.2.x to 0.3.x in interoperability (mediator not supporting did:key for mediation messages)
  • Moved from NPM to Yarn - more consistent with AFJ.
    • But also some issues NPM when using bifold as module
• Aries Call 2023-02-08 Aries Working Group Call
  • did:legacypeer RFC - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/pull/768
  • Consensus: do not implement did:legacypeer, but rather transform between the legacy dids and already existing did methods (did:peer:1, did:peer:2, did:keri lite)
  • Create a table to compare the different did methods
• Releases
  • AFJ 0.4.0-alpha releases (30)
• DIDComm v2

  • Great presentation by Nessus/Tom Diesler at the Aries DIDComm v2 WG showing DIDComm v1 comms with Aca-py and DIDComm v2 comms with another Nessus agent. Recording here https://wiki.hyperledger.org/display/ARIES/Aries+DIDCommV2+Working+Group+2023-02-20+meeting

  • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/pull/1141
  • The PR above was started by SICPA but they currently don't have the resources to finish it, so we're looking for someone who would like to take over the effort.
  • We discussed:
    • Aries DIDCommV2 Working Group 2023-02-06 meeting
      Picos and their usage in IoT.
    • Aries RFCs and DIDComm v2/AIP3.
    • sub-protocols for things like issue credential, etc. 
  • Nice guide for the difference (improvements) between DIDComm v1 and v2 https://didcomm.org/book/v2/whatsnew
  • DIDComm being discussed at the Feb 13 OWF meeting https://github.com/openwallet-foundation/architecture-task-force/blob/main/meeting-details.md
• Aries Interop Profile 3.0 continues to be discussed https://hackmd.io/_Kkl9ClTRBu8W4UmZVGdUQ
• Shared Components
  • Indy VDR 0.1.0-dev.4
    • React Native & Node.JS
  • Aries Askar 0.2.8-dev.1
    • React Native & Node.JS
    • Some issues with broken build pipeline
    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/pull/1211
    • ACA-Pug Call talking about Askar profiles: 2023-01-24 Aries Cloud Agent - Python Users Group Community Meeting
  • AnonCreds 0.1.0-dev.4
    
    • Node.JS
    • React Native (only iOS)
  • Berend made a demo: https://www.loom.com/share/8497e12cb1c64383aa01768ac2551078

Agenda

• Record the meeting
• Cardano AnonCreds implementation in AFJ demo
• AnonCreds & Shared Components
  • Update on Migration Script
    • Redoing the implementation the in Rust
  • Update on Shared Components
    • Askar, Indy VDR, AnonCreds Rust
    • Starting to test in React Native
      • several issues discovered with the integration 
      • Pointer issues in C++
      • Couldn't run in Android emulators even if Android 12
        • Works in ARM, but not in x86
        • Issues with symbols/ndk version
      • Error messages different in React Native
      • Errors related to fetching keys
    • Issues in AFJs implementation
      • e.g. freeing objects
    • Tests running on test harness
      • AFJ-AFJ works well
      • AFJ-ACA-Py where AFJ is issuer/verifier also works well
      • ACA-Py-AFJ where AFJ is holder does not work well
  • Update on Aries Bifold integration
    • Updated to latest alpha, now starting to integrate the shared components
• AFJ 0.4.0 - What's changed, what's new?
• How to integrate other ledgers into AFJ
  • Did Resolver
  • Did Registrar
  • AnonCreds Method

• Module bundles
  • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/issues/1297

Meeting Notes

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Future topics

Future Topics:

• It would be good to discuss OCA implementation in AFJ and in Aries Bifold and where should be a boundary between the two in this feature.