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The Utility Foundry Working Group support (UFWG) supports the emergence, alignment and operation of public, Layer 1 utilities that provide the cryptographic basis of trust for for digital identities, decentralised identifiers (DIDs) key management and verifiable credentials.
Scope
Facilitate a community of practice Verifiable Credentials (VCs).
Call information
Time: 11am PDT, 2pm PDT, 8pm CET, 5am AEDT
Scope
To facilitate an interoperable community for Layer 1 public utilities among governance authorities, implementers, operators, and service providers for Trust over IP Layer One utilities. The WG will provide process guidance for the establishment and monitoring of new ToIP Layer One 1 utility projects, whether hosted at the Linux Foundation or external to it. Other WG activities will include creating template RFPs for service providers, maintaining a list of affiliated Foundry Service Providers, identifying areas of collaboration and alignment between associated and/or disparate Utilities, and where possible serving as a center of competence for the the education and promotion of the role of ToIP Layer One 1 utilities.
Meetings
Schedule:
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See the Meeting Page for agendas, notes and recordings from all meetings.
Deliverables
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| Name of Deliverable | Deliverable Type | Link to Draft Deliverable | Description | Status |
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Public Utility Directory | Guide | GitHub link | This is a list of all the active Layer 1 utilities which currently have representative members at ToIP | Ongoing Deliverable (15-02-2022) |
A Framework for Evaluating Layer 1 Utilities | Guide | Google Docs | This document identifies the key differences and considerations between the core Layer 1 utilities for clients/customers looking to adopt a ToIP compatible SSI solution | Ongoing Deliverable (15-02-2022) |
List of Considerations when choosing a Public Utility | Specification | Wiki Page | This document identifies the considerations customers should look at when picking a Layer 1 Utility | Ongoing Deliverable (15-02-2022) |
| Comparison of Utilities Table | Guide | Google sheets | This table lays out each different Layer 1 Utility and the differences between them. This will help end-customers decide which Utility to use. | Ongoing Deliverable (15-02-2022) |
Decentralised Identity Architecture and Regulatory Compliance | Guide | Google Docs | This document lays out what should and what should not be written to a Layer 1 Utility from the perspective of GDPR compliance. | Ongoing Deliverable (15-02-2022) |
Chairs / Leads
Co-Chair: Dan Gisolfi Lynn Bendixsen (IBMIndicio)
- Co-Chair: André Kudra Alex Tweeddale (esatuscheqd)
Co-Chair: Vinod Panicker (Wipro)
Vice-Chair: Cameron Boozarjomehri (MITRE)
- Vice-ChairFormer Lead: Jessica Townsend (Accenture)
- Former Lead: Andre Kudra (esatus)
- Former Lead: Mathieu Glaude (Northern Block)Vice
- -Chair: Sandeep Krishnappa (Infoeaze Digital ServicesFormer Lead: Vinod Panicker (Wipro)
How to join
You can join this WG by signing up for the Foundation mailing list at lists.trustoverip.org. Our mailing list is utility-foundry-wg@lists.trustoverip.org.
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For the protection of all Members, participation in working groups, meetings and events is limited to members, including their employees, of the Trust over IP Foundation who have signed the membership documents and thus agreed to the intellectual property rules governing participation. If you or your employer are not a member of ToIP, we ask that you may not participate in meetings by verbal contribution or otherwise take any action beyond observing. To join ToIP and be able to contribute, please fill out the light weight membership application on our website here.
Intellectual Property Rights (Copyright, Patent, Source Code)
The WG inherits the IPR terms from the JDF Charter. These include:
- Copyright mode: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.
- Patent mode: W3C Mode (based on the W3C Patent Policy).
- Source code: Apache 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html. The GSWG TA TF is not expected to produce source code.
Task Forces
- TBC