Initial did:key interoperability test suite launched

TL;DR: We now have an initial test suite for did:key that uses the DID
Resolution API. Thank you to Andrew Jones and Danube Tech for working
with us on this!

Hi Credentials CG (bcc: DID WG, VC WG),

One of the criticisms that was levied against the Decentralized
Identifiers specification by Google, Mozilla, and Apple was a lack of
demonstrable interoperability among DID Methods. We started taking the
first steps towards remedying that today with the release of a test
suite architecture that can test did:key. The architecture can and
will be expanded to other DID Methods in the future. We currently have
two implementations demonstrating a basic level of interop (Danube
Tech and Digital Bazaar):

https://w3c-ccg.github.io/did-key-test-suite/

Like all nascent test suites, there is still work to be done.
Implementations will need to be updated and debates will need to be
had about details. There will need to be tests that are added for the
new Multikey types, publicKeyJwk key conversion, key formats such as
ones that BBS will use, post-quantum key formats, and other things
that did:key will eventually support. That said, it's a start, and is
designed to help us with the next iteration of the DID WG, one which
will hopefully include the standardization of at least a handful of
DID Methods we have consensus on, such as did:key and did:web, at the
W3C.

If you would like to integrate with the test suite, it's fairly easy
to do. You just need to partially implement one DID Resolution API
endpoint (resolve) and then follow these instructions to add your
endpoint to the test suite here:

https://github.com/w3c-ccg/did-key-test-suite/#implementation

If anyone has any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free
to share them on the CCG mailing list.

-- manu

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Received on Friday, 26 August 2022 14:58:52 UTC