2022-08-10 Aries Working Group Call

Summary:

• Interopathon Planning
• Shortened URL Protocol
• Machine Readable Governance Update

Date

10 Aug 2022 (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                   

• Lance Byrd(RootsID) <lance.byrd@rootsid.com>
• Helen Garneau (Indicio) <helen@indicio.tech>
• Rodolfo Miranda (RootsID) <rodolfo.miranda@rootsid.com>
• Regis Eloi(IDLab) <regis.eloi@idlab.org>
• Timo Glastra (Animo Solutions) <timo@animo.id>
• Mike Ebert (Indicio) <mike@indicio.tech>

Welcome / Introductions

Announcements

• Aries Interop-a-thon: proposed for August 31 7:00 am to 11:00 am MDT
• Hyperledger Global Forum, Dublin, Sept. 12-14
• Rebooting Web of Trust, Den Hague, September 26-30 

Release Status and Work Updates

• Aries Agent Test Harness (https://aries-interop.info)
• Aries Shared Components - Indy SDK replacements
  • Shared Rust Library/CredX (AnonCreds) https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-shared-rs
  • Indy Verifiable Date Registry - Ledger Interface https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-vdr
  • Aries Askar secure storage - https://github.com/bcgov/aries-askar
    • 0.2.5 release - performance/load work and testing – specific load errors reduced (down to 0.05% error rate), performance up 11%
• Frameworks:
  • Aries-CloudAgent-Python (https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python, Meetings: ACA-Pug Meetings)
  • Aries-Framework-JavaScript (https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript, Meetings: Framework JS Meetings)
    • Version 0.2.2 released - follow up to major 0.2.0 release
    • Working on 0.3.0 release
      •  Generalization
      • Issue Credential / Present Proof v2
      • Merged: OOB / DIDExchange - merged last Friday
      • Merged: Holder revocation with revocation notifications support
  • Aries-Framework-Go (Troy) #aries-go (https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-go, Meetings: aries-framework-go) 
  • Aries VCX (https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx)
  • Aries-Framework-DotNet (https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-dotnet)
• Mobile:
  • Aries Mobile Agent React Native, aka Aries Bifold (https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-mobile-agent-react-native, Meetings: Aries Bifold User Group Meetings)
    • Aries Framework JavaScript 0.2.0 now merged into Aries Bifold
  • Aries-MobileAgent-Xamarin aka Aries MAX (https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-mobileagent-xamarin)
• aries-mediator-service repo added – a DIDComm Mediator in a Box
• Aries-Toolbox
• Aries-SDK-Java
• Ursa (https://www.hyperledger.org/use/hyperledger-ursa, https://github.com/hyperledger/ursa)

Discussion Topics

• Interopathon Steps (Notes from last time)
  • Plan Review
  • Project goals in preparation
  • Planning Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J17OWi5u77zUHT3ALNGCpFNV1TNzH32gtBRFrSD4g7U/edit
  • Room Host Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sWhOS1Eq3gk1wwYHx2qeOxupoktE0KsxlrEPw6jFaew/edit?usp=sharing
  • Aries Interop Planning
    • Proposed date: August 31 7:00 am to 11:00 am MDT
    • Targets:
      • 557 Discover Features
      • 048 Trust Ping
      • 434 OOB
      • 023 DID Exchange
      • OOB Reuse
    • Bonus Targets:
      • 455 Issue
      • 454 Present
      • 183 Revocation Notification
    • Preparation
      • Connection with existing test harness
      • Mobile back channel - use and improve (see ticket logged by Stephen Curran)
    • Outcomes:
      • Improved coverage of the Aries Agent Test Harness
      • Improved reporting / coverage of mobile test results
      • New Discoveries
      • Better ideas
      • Surface Assumptions
      • Gather best practices (add to DIDComm Book?)
• Protocol for requesting shortened URLs - Timo
  • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/pull/746
• Machine Readable Governance Update - Mike Ebert
  • Work at the DIF - Sentiment Expression
  • Signing files - ongoing
• Follow-up

Other Business

Future Topics'

• Aries Interop-a-thon planning
  • Aries Test Harness Demo, to prepare us?
    • IDLab can send a recording link
• Proxy Ledger Access Followup
• decorator for redirection after proofs. - existing?
• Standardized attribute names for AnonCreds - alignment with VC data model. (Paul Bastian)
  • terms and conditions (as link)
  • machine-readable governance?

Action items

Call Recording