- From: Bill Claxton <williamc@itr8.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 20:26:42 +0800
- To: Arshad Noor <arshad.noor@strongkey.com>, Steve Capell <steve.capell@gmail.com>
- Cc: "W3C Credentials CG (Public List)" <public-credentials@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <58161084-8d42-2239-6e96-68b40cf40d30@itr8.com>
Arshad, OpenAttestation was an underlying component of OpenCerts. You may find this paper <https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rwot9-prague/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/Decentralising%20OpenCerts%20v2.md> that I co-wrote provides some history and establishes the rationale for creating it, and why we felt that many governments would do the same thing. A lot of the recommendations in that paper have since been implemented and, as Steve said, there are plans to better align with the VC data model and use of DIDs. The main page for OpenCerts <http://opencerts.io/> uses an .io top level domain. Not sure about the choice of .com over .org for OpenAttestations. Regards, Bill Claxton (williamc@itr8.com <mailto:williamc@itr8.com>) Facebook, Skype, MSN, Yahoo, Twitter, Flickr or Gmail: wmclaxton Voice, Text or Whatsapp: +65-9012-4327 On 12/21/2020 9:45 AM, Arshad Noor wrote: > I'm not sure I understand Steve. > > The home page says "OpenAttestation is an open-sourced framework to > notarise documents using the blockchain." But, I don't see any > white-paper anywhere on: > > - The business problem it solves; or > - Why existing schemes/technology do not solve the problem that > necessitates the use of a new framework. > > Does such a white-paper exist? > > Thanks. > > Arshad > > P.S. Curious that an "open" framework would choose to publish its > content on a commercial .com domain rather than the traditional top > level domain for open-source projects: .org. > > > On 12/19/20 1:59 PM, Steve Capell wrote: >> https://www.openattestation.com/ <https://www.openattestation.com/> >> >> Used by >> >> https://www.tradetrust.io/ <https://www.tradetrust.io/> (A Singapore >> government site) >> >> And by >> >> https://igl.trade.np.cp1.abf.gov.au/ >> <https://igl.trade.np.cp1.abf.gov.au/> (Au government - beta trial only) >> >> Part of a UN collaboration described here >> https://uncefact.unece.org/pages/viewpage.action?mobileBypass=true&spaceKey=uncefactpublic&title=Cross+border+Inter-ledger+exchange+for+Preferential+CoO+using+Blockchain >> <https://uncefact.unece.org/pages/viewpage.action?mobileBypass=true&spaceKey=uncefactpublic&title=Cross+border+Inter-ledger+exchange+for+Preferential+CoO+using+Blockchain> >> >> >> >> >> Steven Capell >> Mob: 0410 437854 >> >>> On 19 Dec 2020, at 11:51 pm, Arshad Noor <arshad.noor@strongkey.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> What is this protocol, Steve? A search does not identify the >>> protocol uniquely: >>> https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=singapore+open+attestation+protocol&ia=web >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Arshad Noor >>> StrongKey >>> >>> On 12/19/20 4:25 AM, Steve Capell wrote: >>>> In our international trade domain I can’t think of a use case where >>>> we don’t need notarised and revocable credentials - things that >>>> don’t get much of a mention in the w3c specs. It’s why we use the >>>> Singapore open attestation protocol >>>> Steven Capell >
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