Re: DID-Auth

Just a quick note on the DID Auth topic, I submitted a RWoT#6 topic
paper that summarizes the many different ideas, data formats, flows,
etc. I've seen in relation to "DID Auth".

https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-spring2018/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/DID%20Auth:%20Scope,%20Formats,%20and%20Protocols.md

(Sorry for doing this so late, maybe it can serve as an outline for
discussions next week).

Markus

On 02/06/2018 04:06 PM, Manu Sporny wrote:
> On 02/06/2018 08:20 AM, Markus Sabadello wrote:
>> But I wanted to quickly report that I was selected for this BCGov 
>> opportunity to design and implement a DID authentication (DID-Auth)
>> and authorization mechanism across 4 concrete scenarios:
> Congratulations, Markus! That's great news!
>
>> I would love this group's input on how to approach this in a way that
>> is re-usable and complementary with other community efforts.
> ... and thank you for seeking input from the community in an attempt to
> align what you create with what we're doing.
>
>> I am aware there is already a lot of existing work from RWoT and
>> other sources on DID/TLS, HTTP Signatures, Credentials Browser API,
>> etc. that can be used.
> Yes, let's please re-use all the work that has been done to date. For
> example, HTTP Signatures were designed to be compatible with DID-based
> authentication since we introduced the spec way back in 2013.
>
> A tremendous amount of work has gone into the Credential Handler demo in
> order to align it with browser initiatives from Google Chrome and others:
>
> https://credential-repository.demo.digitalbazaar.com/
>
> I'm concerned that deviating greatly from these directions will result
> in derailing some of this work... or at least, if anyone plans to
> deviate, please understand why the designs are as they are today and
> make sure you're deviating for a very good reason.
>
> That said... this is all great news Markus! Looking forward to
> discussing it during the calls.
>
> -- manu
>

Received on Saturday, 3 March 2018 15:32:18 UTC