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For this call, you are encouraged to turn your video on. This is a good way to build rapport given we are a large group.
This document is live-edited DURING each call, and stable/authoritative copies live on our github repo under agenda.md. Please note that we might not notice a pullrequest in time, but you are free to propose agenda items for future meetings via hackmd.
Meeting information
- Before you contribute, you must do the following:
- Unaffiliated Individuals: Sign the DIF Feedback Agreement and select "DID Methods" WG
- Participating on behalf of an Organization:
- Ensure your organization has signed the IPR release. See CONTRIBUTING.md, Prerequisites #2 for details.
- Time: Every other Wednesday, 18:00 CET
- Subscribe to DIF's calendar
- Zoom room, Meeting ID: 886 7681 1119, Passcode: 911881
- Welcome and Introductions
- Logistics
- TBD
- APAC-friendly meetings?
- Welcome and Introductions
- Logistics
- Towards a process for "DIF-approved methods"
- DID methods review meeting #1:
did:key
- Weekly meeting schedule?
- Welcome and Introductions
- Logistics
- Discussion/vote on W3C DID Methods WG Charter proposal:
- Discussion about blockchain/ledger based DID methods
- Weekly meeting schedule?
- Welcome and Introductions
- Logistics
- W3C DID Methods WG Charter proposal
- Chairs' proposal for next steps
- Meeting schedule
- Welcome and Introductions
- Logistics
- DID methods comparison in GS1 report: https://ref.gs1.org/docs/2025/VCs-and-DIDs-tech-landscape#didMethodComparison
- Results of the selection criteria survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-lCidOYEfoLATI8ok3Ewdpw_3D_3D/
- Next steps in the WG process
- Review of current status of WG activities:
- Issues: https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-methods/issues
- Suggestions for future topics:
- mtg 1: discuss key peer and web
- mtg 2: discuss scid, cel, other traits (maybe quick refresher on sidetree even tho it's not a candidate? maybe the webplus VDR/VDG terminology?)
- mtg 3: compare webvh, webplus, webs vis-a-vis last meeting's traits convo
- mtg 4: iden3, cheqd, hopefully ethr too
- mtg 5: start shortlisting and thinking about W3C deliverables...
Meeting - 29 Jan 2025 - (1800 CET) recording
- Welcome and Introductions
- Logistics
- Review of current status of WG activities:
- Ranking of selection criteria
- Ledger-based DID methods? E.g. did:cheqd, did:ethr, did:indy, did:btc1, etc.
- Fully decentralized DID methods? E.g. did:dht, did:keri, did:scid, did:ion, etc.
- Issues: https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-methods/issues
Meeting - 15 Jan 2025 - (1800 CET) recording
- Welcome and Introductions
- Logistics
- Review of current status of WG activities:
- Issues: https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-methods/issues
- Ranking of selection criteria
Meeting - 18 Dec 2024 - (1800 CET) recording
- Welcome and Introductions
- Logistics
- Introduction of new proposed WG chairs
- Iterating on categories/criteria for DID method selection.
- Proposals for DID methods
- Welcome and Introductions
- Logistics
- Review of Working Group Mission & Goals
- Discussion around goals of group: standardization readiness, group is maturing standards for exemplary or representative methods
- Importance of getting feedback from implementors
- WG item: Call for chairs
- WG item: Deciding categories/criteria for DID method selection.
- Discussion: prefer to timebox the preparatory "criteria" work
- Outcome: iterate list of requirements in github document
Meeting - 13 Nov 2024 - (1800 CET) recording
- Welcome and Introductions
- Logistics
- Review of Working Group Mission & Goals
- WG item: Call for chairs
- WG item: Deciding categories/criteria for DID method selection.
- Options:
- Use current 3 proposed
- Propose alternatives (as github issue*)
- WG will discuss/decide
- Focus of next meeting
- *Ensure you've signed IP agreements before
- Options:
- Next steps: ensure you're a member
Attendees:
- Welcome and Introductions
- Intro to DID Method Working Group
- Logistics
- Participation requirements
- Recurring schedule to be decided
- Feedback agreement
- DIF group processes
- DID Method WG details
- Review Mission & Goals
- Discussion