2020-10-22 Identity Implementers WG Call -- CANCELLED for IIW

Summary

Connection Info

The call takes place over Zoom here https://zoom.us/j/244779296 

Date

22 Oct 2020 3PM UTC, 8AM PDT, 9AM MDT, 11AM EDT

Welcome/Introductions

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Attendees

• Name (Organization) <email>

Announcements

• Oct 20-22:  Internet Identity Workshop (IIW -- to be held online) 
• Central repository for industry meeting slides:  

News

• The COVID-19 Credentials Initiative (CCI):  https://medium.com/@cci.2020/the-covid-19-credentials-initiative-cci-b00c1d858ccb 
• The Commons Project:  CommonPass – https://thecommonsproject.org/commonpass

Working Group Reports and Release Plans

• Main Identity WG
  • Meeting Notes:  2020-09-30
    • Recording available
    • Global Architecture for Digital Identity https://www.goodeintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/An-Introduction-to-GADI_The-Global-Architecture-for-Digital-Identity.pdf
    • www.didalliance.org 

• Hyperledger Indy
  • Code Management Updates
    • Migrate Jira to Github issues
    • Moving from Jenkins to GitHub actions
    • Revocation 2.0 (target:  available Summer 2020) – It's in the code, has it officially launched?
  • Contributors Meeting
    • 2020-09-29 Indy Contributors Call
      
      • Future of LibVCX – Deprecate from Indy and move to Aries
      • 2020-09-17 Special: Planning Next Indy Node Release – new release upcoming for indy-plenum and indy-node
      • Process flow summary
      • Rich Schema Flag
      • BBS+
    • Indy Node
    • Pending:  Planning for Ubuntu 20.04 - other dependencies - Jira Issue
  • Indy SDK
    
    • Indy VDR into LibIndy
    • Indy Credx into LibIndy
  • Indy/Aries Shared Libraries
    • Aries Shared:
      • indy-vdr (Andrew Whitehead)  https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-vdr
      • indy-credx - https://github.com/andrewwhitehead/indy-credx
      • indy-shared-rs - https://github.com/bcgov/indy-shared-rs
      • aries-credx - https://github.com/sovrin-foundation/aries-credx-framework-rs
      • Aries Secure Storage initiatives
  • Indy Semantics WG
    • Does anyone have a current WG page link?
    • The agenda, video, notes, etc. from the HL Indy Semantics WG call: 

• Hyperledger Aries
  • Aries Working Group meetings:
    • Meeting Agenda & Notes:  Aries Working Group
    • WG A:  2020-10-07-A Aries Working Group Call (Europe afternoon)
      • Revocation 2.0 Overview/Discussion – Options and Data Flows - Stephen Curran
        • Document and Presentation
    • WG B:  2020-10-07-B Aries Working Group Call (US afternoon)
      • Zoom meeting adjustment?
        • New Invite with password in place to avoid waiting room?
      • Invite Action Protocol - Daniel Hardman
        
        • PR 550
      • Universal Wallet Spec
        • current spec
        • Potential Split between Data Model and Interface
        • Adjustments to Data Model for Aries use
        • Inclusion of arbitrary binary data for app specific backup data.
      • Revisit simple request for now() in revocation state proof - Daniel Hardman
      • Closing Game
  • Aries Agents (Cloud Agent Python, Static Agent)
    • Aries-CloudAgent-Python (bc.gov)
      • Release 0.5.5 pending
        • More on revocation – making it more robust
        • Initialization via command line parameters, config files (text, yaml) and environment variables.
    • Static Agent Python - Release 0.7.1 - Patch to accept base64url encoded values with or without padding
    • Toolbox - Various improvements including Transaction Author Agreement support for Indy ledgers requiring it
      • New web app repo https://github.com/thclab/aries 
  • Aries Shared Libraries (agent storage, vdr, utils)
    • indy-vdr (Andrew Whitehead)  https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-vdr
    • indy-credx - https://github.com/bcgov/indy-credx
      • Experimental ACA-Py branch created that can do credential exchange with indy-credx
    • indy-shared-rs - https://github.com/bcgov/indy-shared-rs
      • Shared features across indy-vdr and indy-credx
      • pack/unpack on Ursa (not libsodium)
    • aries-credx-framework-rust - https://github.com/sovrin-foundation/aries-credx-framework-rs
    • Aries Secure Storage initiatives:
      • Soon to be pubic - from Andrew Whitehead
      • Askar - (means guard or soldier)
  • Aries Language Frameworks and SDKs (Go, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Ruby, Python)
    • Aries-Framework-Go #aries-go
      • 0.1.4 release notes
      • Mobile (android/iOS) code snippets for using protocols and receiving notifications (Java/Kotlin; Objective-C/Swift). See Go framework mobile agent README.
      • Created repo to handle pluggable go framework components such as Indy VDR: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-go-ext
    • Aries-MobileAgent-Xamarin (Aries MAX) - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-mobileagent-xamarin
    • Aries-SDK-Ruby 
      • Horcrux gem for ActiveStorage (0.0.4)
        • moved to https://github.com/decentralized-identity/activestorage-horcrux
        • refactored to change blob key directly (instead of via Tempfile)
  • Tools
    • Aries Toolbox – converted to a web application by Robert Mitwicki - repo https://github.com/thclab/aries 
    • Aries Protocol Test Suite - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-protocol-test-suite
      
    • Aries Agent Test Harness - https://github.com/bcgov/aries-agent-test-harness

• Hyperledger Ursa
  • Homepage:  Hyperledger Ursa (EOL) 
  • 2020-09-30 Meeting Agenda
    
    • Review CII Questionnaire as a group. All maintainers and contributors should be aware of and following the practices that have been attested to here: https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/en/projects/2447
    • Open PRs and discussion.
    • Discussion of post-quantum crypto.
      1. Users of Ursa do have demand for post-quantum crypto, particularly for key exchange.
      2. Forward secrecy is necessary.
    • Wrapper discussion
      1. We have a lot of wrappers for Ursa–where should we include them.
      2. We want to have separate folders for our wrappers.

• Trust Over IP Foundation
  • Main site:  https://trustoverip.org/ 
  • Wiki:  https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Trust+Over+IP+Foundation 
  • Steering Committee:  https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Steering+Committee+Meeting+Page
  • 9 Sep 2020 - Steering Committee Meeting:  
  • ToIP Working Groups:
    • Communications Committee
      • https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Communications+Committee 
      • Confluence wiki organization, development, templates, and training
      • V2 of our ToIP stack diagram
      • V2 of our Introducing the Trust over IP Foundation white paper
      • New ToIP Interoperability Profiles white paper
    • Governance Stack
      • Governance models & standards https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/tree/master/concepts/0289-toip-stack 
      • Main WG Page:  https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/GSWG+Meeting+Page 
      • 7 Oct 2020 meeting (APAC)
        • Presentation link:  recording
        • Review on - Governance Architecture TSS (Drummond Reed). "Accepted to be a Draft" is available for review here."
        • Review on - (Scott Perry) "Pre-Draft" is available for - Process and Roles Recommendations | Credentials Class Definitions | Master Credential Policy Template
      • 1 Oct 2020 meeting (NA/EU)
        • Presentation link: https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/GSWG+Meeting+Page
        • Pre-Draft Deliverables (WIP)
          1. Governance Architecture TSS (Drummond Reed). "Pre-Draft" is available for review here."
             1. Accepted to be a Draft Deliverable (by consensus)
          2. Process and Roles Recommendations (Scott Perry ) "Pre-Draft is available for review here and here"
          3. Credentials Class Definitions (Scott Perry ) "Pre-Draft" is available for review here."
          4. Master Credential Policy Template (Scott Perry) "Pre-Draft" is available for review here."
      • ToIP Standards Specification (TSS) - defines overall governance framework model, intended to become an industry standard.  May be implemented by multiple TIPs
      • Layer One Utility Governance Framework Templates (based on Sovrin)
    • Technical Stack 
      • WG:  5 Oct 2020 https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2020-10-5+Weekly+Meeting
        • Discussion topics
          
          • Saturn V Proposal – on hold pending Design Principles it can reference (Laws of Identity, Privacy by Design)
          • TSWG Deliverables and Process
            • Convert concepts discussed here:  TSWG Deliverables Process, TIP Incubation and Graduation Process
            • TIP Proposal Template was introduced and need to be incorporated into the broader TSWG process.
    • Utility Foundry
      • Focus on Layer One (e.g., Indy ledger) utility projects
      • WG:  https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/UFWG+Meeting+Page
      • 9-15-2020:  https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2020-09-15+Meeting+Page
      • Bedrock
        1. Call for interested companies that may be interested in joining.
      • SSI4DE
        1. Co-Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs.
      • Sovrin MainNet
        1. Transition Team has commenced work. Stability of MainNet is the focus. There is focus on membership ramp-up and acquiring new funds for the Sovrin Foundation to have operational stability and hire for new positions including a Community Manager 
    • Ecosystem Foundry
      • WG:  https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/EFWG+Meeting+Page
        • Patient Identity Task Force introduction - Dinocrates Group LLC
        • Human Trafficking Ecosystem Task Force introduction - Secours.io
        • Entidad Ecosystem Use Case - entidad.io
        • Ecosystem template and term definitions
    • Decentralized Semantics
      • WG:  https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/2020-09-08+Weekly+Meeting

        • Presentation: Interoperable schema (Presented by Robert—10 mins)

          • Ref.: https://wiki.hyperledger.org/display/II/Agenda?preview=/36734080/39617940/20200902%20IIO%20Vision%20For%20Interoperable%20Schema_0.mp4

    • Concepts and Terminology 
      • WG:  https://wiki.trustoverip.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=65700
      • Develop a glossary of shared concepts and terminology  

• DIF DIDComm Working Group
  • WG Rolling Agenda 
  • DIDComm.org Progress
    • Setting up repo for gh-pages based site.
  • PR/Issues:
    • Encoding Types
    • Issue 112
    • Trust Ping PR 97
    • Feature Discovery PR 98
    • Revise Overview PR 93
    • Sig Section PR 120
    • Issue 113 - DIDComm over gRPC
    • PR 103 & 104 - moved to issues?
    • PR 117 - Perfect Forward Secrecy details
• DIF Interoperability Group
  • https://identity.foundation/interop/ 
  • Participation does not require DIF membership (to sign-up:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekX5D5l1oXv1Z-jtn6Yq6R3_KwreRDuu2v2zHv2v2zoxeG5g/viewform)
  • DIF Interop WG Charter Draft 
• Sovrin Foundation
  • Technical Governance Board (TGB)
    • Meeting Minutes:  
    • 1 Oct 2020
      • Updating Confluence pages
      • Steward updates
        • 600 transactions in one day
        • 2 new production cases going live
      • Discussing Node/Plenum release processes
      • CI/CD
      • Ubuntu 20 upgrade
      • Need work on Revocation 2.0 (also discussed in Oct 7th Aries A wG)
  • Steward Council
    • All Steward Call 8-20-2020
    • Steward Council Meeting Page:  
    • Reviewed Workstreams (1) Health monitoring, 2) technical, 3) community engagement)
    • 
  • Network is healthy with near 100% uptime

• W3C Standard
  • Verifiable Credentials Working Group
  • DID Working Group
    • DID Working Group Face-to-Face this week. Expect freeze to standard in May.

• Other?

Open Discussion

Future Topics

• Trust over IP (www.trustoverip.org) 

Call Recording