# DIF All hands - 2022 Open Call
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* Time: every 4th Wednesday, 5pm CET/ 11am EST / 8am PST.
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<h2 id="meeting-January 4th, 2023">Meeting - January 4th, 2023 - (1100 ET/1700 CET) </h2>

## Agenda

#### Welcome and introductions

* As always, our meetings are recorded and the recordings are publicly available.
- [Previous all-hands meeting recordings](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wgccmMvIImx30qVE9GhRKWWv3vmL2ZyUauuKx3IfRmA/edit#gid=2039757024)
- [All DIF meeting recordings archive](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wgccmMvIImx30qVE9GhRKWWv3vmL2ZyUauuKx3IfRmA/)
- [DIF All-hands public Discord](https://discord.gg/MYVTwkNU3T)

##### **DIF Feedback Call**.
* These open calls are a space to gather feedback from the community and optimize our strategy.
* Held every Wednesday in two alternating timeslots, there's definitely one that fits your timezone! [Check our DIF calendar here](https://bit.ly/dif-calendar)

##### **DIF New Member Orientation Call**
* These open calls are for anyone new to DIF.
* How to get started, overview of our work and groups, and how to get the most from your DIF membership.
* Now moving to a monthly cadence, [follow DIF on Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/decentralized-identity-foundations-new-member-orientation-tickets-513493612217?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb) to sign up for the next one!

##### DIF Member Spotlight
* We have launched a new member spotlight format!
* Stay tuned for regular insights and highlights from across DIF membership
* Want to be featured? [Get in touch with us!](mailto:[e-mail])
* This month, Limari sat down to chat with
**PassiveBolt's Kabir Maiga**.
* [Check it out on the DIF YouTube channel here](https://youtu.be/j5gdlXXuij4)

##### DIF is delighted to announce two new SIGs:
- **[Internet of Things (IoT)](https://identity.foundation/SIG-IoT/)**
- Meeting every two weeks, on Wenesday - including 2 hours after this All-Hands call
- Met twice in Jan 2023
- Discussing roadmaps and defining scope
- [DIF Japan](https://identity.foundation/SIG-Japan/) (Japanese.language group)
- Starting shortly, keep an eye out for updates on DIF channels!

<h2 id="groups" align="center"> 🛠️ Group Updates </h2>

### [☂️ InterOp WG (cross-community)](https://identity.foundation/interop/) ###
* **Timing update: now meeting every second week**
* **January 11, 2023** - Stephen Curran, Cloud Compass CA, Multi-ledger AnonCreds and AnonCreds in W3C Format
* **December 14, 2022** - Sharon Leu - Jobs For the Future Foundation - Interop Plugfest
- JFF seeks to provide equitable economic advancement.
- How might credentials lead to socioeconomic mobility
- Produced a thesis earlier this year on VC Wallets JFF.org/digitalwallets
- Learning and Employment Records (LER) as a collection of digital records that document learning and skills
- Often, candidates with some education but no degree are immediately screen from opportunities because of the binary of "Do you have a degree?"
- Credentials can enable a more nuanced and complete view of individuals eligibility for a position by having credentials showing the candidate has the skills required.
- Goals of plugfest
- Broaden participation, get incumbent education and workforce solution providers involved in the VC universe
- Introduce VC solution providers
- ...
- Series of Plugfests, starting in June 2022 with more planned into 2023
- Takeaways from recent Plugfests
- Broad tech interop was only possible because of human relationships
- Standards development requires broad participation

### [💡 Identifiers & Discovery](https://identity.foundation/working-groups/identifiers-discovery.html) ###
- 30 January 2023 - (1400 ET) [recording](https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/RoL3Ld5ifJ1Up8MLIFcLtabS-id0PNelCdevxuryub2Qow9w5HagGn-na1mYWqrS.C-SczwBNMk_xsjC8)
- Timing issues and guarantees
* Time of rotating and revoking keys in DID documents (versionId, versionTime, etc.)
* Time of credential issuance (validFrom, validUntil, iat, exp, etc.)

- Meeting - 16 January 2023 - (1400 ET)
- [Quick note about "Grand Unified Theory of Trust" presentation by Daniel Hardman](https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/3T2MqVs6gUCnAosPzcegAPq_6dFN8i3zkuKI04nSlPnTaHTDs0tWusbX5G_-FH-Y.pS40kM3zazC_MaYz)
-[Christoph] DID Lint - The DID Validator: https://didlint.ownyourdata.eu
* Based on SOyA (Semantic Overlay Architecture - https://www.ownyourdata.eu/en/soya/)
* Start with a data structure description, then transform it to JSON-LD and SHACL to perform validation
* Generic approach, can also be applied to VC, VP, etc.
* Some discussion about resolvers, DID Lint could be integrated into a CI/CD pipeline
* Can be run as API, or locally as Docker container
* Discussion about relationship to DID test suite (https://github.com/w3c/did-test-suite/)

### [💡 DID Authentication WG](https://identity.foundation/working-groups/authentication.html) ###
* This ongoing collaborative work is co-hosted with DIF by the Open Identity Foundation (OIDF) as a work item of the [OpenID Connect WG](https://openid.net/wg/connect/)
* Latest:
* [OpenID for Verifiable presentations ](https://openid.net/specs/openid-4-verifiable-presentations-1_0.html)
* [Self-Issued OpenID Provider v2 (latest update Sept 2022) ](https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-self-issued-v2-1_0.html)

### [🛡️ Claims & Credentials](https://identity.foundation/working-groups/claims-credentials.html) ###
* Workitem Status: [PE](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/presentation-exchange/issues) (v2.0) + [Credential Manifest](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/credential-manifest/issues) (1pm ET Thu)
- Work Item Leads: *Brent Zundel* (@brentzundel) & Daniel Buchner (@csuwildcat)
- Credential Manifest moving forward (Issues in Repository were triaged) -> Release for 1.0
- Presentation exchange v2.0 is out.
- No direct plans for v3.0. In the new year focus on documenation, implementation guides, etc
* Workitem Status: [Wallet Rendering](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/wallet-rendering):
- Credential Manifest points to Wallet Rendering specification (but no hard dependency).
- Acknowledged requirement for Credential Manifest.
- Interest from Block (from 2023).
- Create Workitem description. (in 2023), Ownership, Times, Prior Art.
* Workitem Status: [Data Agreements](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/data-agreement/issues)
- Work Item Leads: *Jan Lindquist* (@janlin) & José San Juan (@jose-gataca)
- Presentations around Prior Art.
- The Group's [running notes](https://docs.google.com/document/d/14p2Pc5jC_qvwmCs9X5CrydUjSS5YRZKbay7oqre3oZI/edit) are very thorough!
* Workitem Status (weekly): [Trust Establishment](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/trust-establishment/issues)
- Work Item Leads: *Gabe Cohen (@decentralgabe)* & Mike Ebert (@mikekebert)
- Submitted for Workgroup approval (Integration of Feedback from Juan)
- Focus to cut a draft version
- https://github.com/decentralized-identity/trust-establishment/pull/38
- call for review
* Workitem Status (Monthly): [JWT-VC Interoperability Profile](https://identity.foundation/jwt-vc-presentation-profile/) & [JWT-VC Interop Issues](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/jwt-vc-presentation-profile/issues)
- Work Item Leads: *Daniel McGrogan (@dtmcg)*, Kristina Yasuda (@Sakurann), Jeremie Miller (@quartzjer)
- PR for v0.1.0 is up (that points to the dependend legacy specification like PE (1.0))
- https://github.com/decentralized-identity/jwt-vc-presentation-profile/pull/75
- Latest draft will then utilize and point to newer specifications of, PE, SIOP, ...
* Workitem Status (weekly) [Schema Directory](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/schema-directory/issues)
- Work Item Leads: *Daniel Buchner (@csuwildcat)* & Jack Couch (@JackSophtron) & Martin Riedel (@rado0x54)
- Last meeting was chat only.
- Waiting for the following deliverables:
- Process definition for adding Schemas to the registry (@rado0x54)
- Use the data registry template as the creator has wished for :)
* Current topics for discussion:
- Optional "@context" Thread
- Holder Binding Thread ("Subject is represented by X, but can bind itself to Y during presentation of VC C")\
- DID Methods with threshold signatures

### [📻 DID Comm](https://identity.foundation/working-groups/did-comm.html)
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- Discussion
- Post-IIW Observations
- Agenda-setting 2023
- Group Management
- How does this spec group support?
- Tuesday Dec. 13th DIDComm AMA with Sam Curren -[Check it out on the DIF YouTube channel here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIlqFLQRAn8&t=2288s&ab_channel=DecentralizedIdentityFoundation)

* [DIDComm Open User Group: GitHub Link](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/didcomm-usergroup/blob/main/meetings/2022-02-23-transcript.md)
* Meets on Discord: [Invite is here](https://discord.gg/Sdw8swxpDJ)
* Using [UnSync format, described here](https://hackmd.io/@dhh1128/Sk5_Gb2J9) to engage asynchronously in a set time period (typically 4-12 hours) at regular intervals to keep conversation & work moving.
* Discussion of the group writing a DIDComm Guidebook - feedback and contributions welcome! Potentially covering:
* What is DIDComm and why would I use it? (super high level)
* Why developing a protocol on top of DIDComm is a great idea.
* Protocol Design Basics
* Protocol Design Best Practices

### [🌱 Wallet Security WG](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/wallet-security/blob/main/agenda.md)
* **Meetings are now every two weeks**
- 13th December 2022
- Discussions of Wallet rendering - update from session at IIW (Sebastian)
- FIDO Liaison work group activity
- New Work Item - **Wallet Containers**
- A well-attended session at November's IIW has stimulated interest in creating a new work item focused on the concept of a wallet container
- [A repository has been established here](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/universal-wallet-backup-containers)

### [📦 Secure Data Storage](https://identity.foundation/working-groups/secure-data-storage.html)
* Discussion
* [User Controlled Authorization Network](https://github.com/ucan-wg/spec/) (UCAN) model and how it contrasts with decentralized approaches
* Value of JWTs?
* CACAOs ([Containers for a chain-agnostic Object Capability (OCAP)](https://github.com/ChainAgnostic/CAIPs/blob/master/CAIPs/caip-74.md))

### [✈️ Hospitality & Travel](https://www.notion.so/dif/HOSPITALITY-TRAVEL-SIG-242105321e1747f8bce776bf634a55b3)
* Ongoing work on creation of passenger/customer profiles for wholistic travel experiences - join the next call to discuss!
* added an [SSI Activity Tracker section to the H&T SIG site](https://www.notion.so/dif/HOSPITALITY-TRAVEL-SIG-242105321e1747f8bce776bf634a55b3#88f37833db754637b3142410c90a92ef). Alwys loking for feedback and additions!

### [🏦 Finance & Banking](https://www.notion.so/dif/Meetings-a243fc1d22e2458b87381ef41b9bffb8)
- [Meeting 38: Financial Privacy & The U.S. Constitution](https://www.notion.so/dif/Meeting-38-Financial-Privacy-The-U-S-Constitution-0886d5b03a79419baaaecff8e772e016)
- Presentation from [Nick Anthony](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-anthony-042/). Nick is a policy analyst at the [Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives](https://www.cato.org/center-monetary-financial-alternatives). During this meeting, Nick will discuss some of the reasons that financial privacy is so lacking in the United States. Among these reasons, Nick will highlight the Bank Secrecy Act, third-party doctrine, and Right to Financial Privacy Act."
- [Meeting 37 - Five Lessons Learned from 3 Years of 'Open Banking'](https://www.notion.so/dif/Meeting-37-Five-Lessons-Learned-from-3-Years-of-Open-Banking-1-4c0aefbbe9ea4bbeba08e9cc39fff735)
- In meeting 37 we will host [David O'Neill](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidon/) from [APImetrics](https://apimetrics.io/). APImetrics has been monitoring Open Banking APIs since the earliest days of UK Open Banking. Monitoring production endpoints and FAPI consent flows provides a lot of insights about how the Open Banking rollout has evolved. David will provide comprehensive insights into the state of the standard, its adoption, and performance. Topics touched on include:
- UK Open Banking Adoption different from 'World'
- Consequences of Non-Compliance
- Banking data is "yours" in UK and Australia
- "Synthetic Calls" - expand
- Technology Debt (COBOL)
- Sandbox Offer
- [Meeting 36 - Working Meeting "AML Survey"](https://www.notion.so/Meeting-36-Working-Meeting-AML-Survey-acaeb0b0ef9e44fdadc8fe4f72fedf90)
- [Meeting 35 - Decentralized Identifier and the State](https://www.notion.so/Meeting-35-Decentralized-Identifier-and-the-State-4abfe2d2572f4db0b3e33a5103df13b3)
- [Meeting 34 - Public Voter Registries](https://www.notion.so/Meeting-34-Public-Voter-Registries-2142584cef8a421aa1f75d040f270987)
- [Meeting 33 - Beneficial Ownership](https://www.notion.so/Meeting-33-Beneficial-Ownership-7101029317ff441e84b4fde01703aac2)
- [Meeting 30 - Intro New Co-Chair: Lennart Lopin](https://www.notion.so/Meeting-30-Intro-New-Co-Chair-Lennart-Lopin-80f2f4cb52d8496aa11565dca8c20e89)

### 🌏 [APAC/ASEAN Open Call](https://www.notion.so/dif/DIF-Asia-Discussion-Group-85bc823687e745c29ef5084f5e1f5802)
* Our APAC/ASEAN Community Call is a collaborative initative between DIF and the [Trust over IP Foundation](https://www.trustoverip.org/) (ToIP).
* Meeting November 24th 2022 ([recording](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84627181636?pwd=ek1MOG56aXh6Zkl0ZU5JcnVHWHJ5QT09))
- ToIP Task Force updates
- Governance Architecture task force
- SSI Harms Paper
- Technical Architecture work
- AI Task Force
- IIW Takeaways

### 🌍 [Africa Open Call](https://www.notion.so/dif/DIF-Africa-Discussion-Group-a0309cb4a1d4461085683744d2955973)
- *Join us on the next call 2nd February 2023*

### [💼 Product Managers](https://lists.identity.foundation/g/productmanagers)
- January 19th - [Recording ](https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/uv-j2p2Kk5u_1HGzPCRHU5v0eRny45h9BYcmO0JGCXSq_E2ajWdtxCuRpu6oo05C.K5IGW5T7GIzPC79T)
- Ideas for the 2023 calendar led by Ross Power from Cheqd.
- Followed by a presentation from Shiv Aggarwal, the CEO at [MyEarthID](https://www.myearth.id/)

### [Internet Identity Workshop](https://internetidentityworkshop.com/)
- In-person Identity Unconference - IIW36 April 18, 2023 – April 20, 2023
- At the Computer History Museum, Mountain View, California
- [Link to register for IIWXXXVI with an exclusive 20% DIF discount](www.eventbrite.com/e/505685758717/?discount=DIF_XXXVI_20)
- [Book of preceedings from November 2022 IIW35 is online now!](https://internetidentityworkshop.com/past-workshops/?mc_cid=574b102890&mc_eid=a3ad24acb3)

### APAC DIGITAL IDENTITY UNCONFERENCE
- 1 — 3 MARCH, 2022 - Bangkok
- [https://www.apacdigitalid.org/](https://www.apacdigitalid.org/)
- Registrations open now!

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