2020-11-5 Identity Implementers WG Call

Summary

Connection Info

The call takes place over Zoom:  https://zoom.us/my/hyperledger.community.3?pwd=UE90WHhEaHRqOGEyMkV3cldKa2d2dz09

Date

05 Nov 2020 3PM UTC, 8AM PDT, 9AM MDT, 11AM EDT

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Attendees

• Name (Organization) <email>
• Steve McCown (Anonyome Labs) <smccown@anonyome.com> 
• Alexander Jonsson (Laniakea Health) <alex@laniakeahealth.com>
• Daniel Bachenheimer  (Accenture) <daniel.bachenheimer@accenture.com>
• Stephen Curran (Cloud Compass Computing Inc.) <swcurran@cloudcompass.ca>

Announcements

• IIW Proceedings https://internetidentityworkshop.com/past-workshops/

Working Group Reports and Release Plans

• Main Identity WG
  • Meeting Notes:  2020-10-28
    • Overlays Capture Architecture
      • Overlays Capture Architecture (OCA
      • Blinding Identity Taxonomy (BIT)
    • Recording available

• Hyperledger Indy
  • Contributors Meeting
    • 2020-10-27 Indy Contributors Call
      
      • Replacing indy-crypto with ursa-crypto 
      • Implementing the Rich Schema feature flag (Pull Request found here)
      • CI/CD Progress being made on indy-node
      • Upcoming release (mid November?)
      • iOS Wrapper
        • Dropping 32-bit support
        • Deployment – developers build themselves or prebuilt cocoa pod
    • Pending:  Planning for Ubuntu 20.04 - other dependencies - Jira Issue
  • Indy SDK
    
    • Indy VDR into LibIndy
    • Indy Credx into LibIndy
  • Indy DID:Method Spec-ing Meeting - weekly, Tuesday 7AM Pacific - Indy DID Method Specification
  • 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
      • areis-askar - https://github.com/andrewwhitehead/aries-askar
  • ToIP Semantics WG
    • Rocket Chat:  #indy-semantics
    • ToIP page:  https://wiki.trustoverip.org/display/HOME/Semantics+Working+Group 

• Hyperledger Aries
  • Aries Working Group meetings:
    • Meeting Agenda & Notes:  Aries Working Group
    • WG A:  2020-11-04-A Aries Working Group Call (AMER morning)
      • IIW Summary (Hot topics and feedback)
      • KERI - Direct mode demo based on keriox - Plans for integration with aca-py 
      • https://keri.one
    • WG B:  2020-11-04-B Aries Working Group Call (US afternoon)
      • BBS+ in Aries Framework Go
      • Issue 560 - RFC 0453 - Support credential gallery images
      • AIP Next?
        • Out Of Band
      • Closing Game
        • PR 557 - Feature Discovery Update
        • PR 558 - Clarify Detatched JWS rules
  • Aries Agents (Cloud Agent Python, Static Agent)
    • Release 0.5.6 is out.
    • Contributions in progress:
      • Multi-Tenant Agent - from Lukas Müller, SICPA and collaborators
      • Java Clients
      • Mediator configuration
    • 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
    • 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 Secure Storage initiatives:
      • https://github.com/andrewwhitehead/aries-askar
  • Aries Language Frameworks and SDKs (Go, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Ruby, Python)
    • Aries-Framework-Go #aries-go
      • BBS+ Verifiable Credentials implemented using pure Go. Example.
        • Next tasks: interop testing against Mattr implementation and selective disclosure capabilities.
      • Working on adding remote encrypted storage capability - with a default implementation of DIF Secure Data Storage - Encrypted Data Vaults.
      • Created repo to handle pluggable go framework components such as Indy VDR: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-go-ext
        • MySQL and CouchDB components moved to ext repo.
    • 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 
  • 2020-10-28 Meeting Agenda
    
    • Brent:  discussion of ZKP system properties that are desired.
    • Paul and Micha:  questions about Ursa
      1. Signature questions related to hardware
    • Mike:  questions about accumulators
    • Mike:  has added a bunch of issues to hopefully spur contribution
    • Discussion of PQC: 
      1. Dual lattices

• 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
    • Repo exists:  https://github.com/decentralized-identity/didcomm.org
  • Milestones
  • First Complete Draft - reads correctly from beginning to end Nov 30th.
  • Next Complete Draft - Eliminate all TODOs
  • Mime Types
  • PR 124
  • Strategy Sheet
• 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:  
    • 30 Oct 2020
      • New TGB members
      • Board resolution on code changes and change definition criteria
        • https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M48s_HECkqxO9v1AWQhDTguO9ylZomjaMDEvHtMlmHw/edit?ts=5f968229#gid=0
      • Discussed Swisscom webinar:  https://www.hyperledger.org/learn/webinars/hyperledger-member-webinar-optimizing-supplier-onboarding-assessment-processes-through-ssi-swisscom
      • IIW Update
      • Next meeting (12 Nov 2020):  Sam Smith to present on KERI
  • 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