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ACA-Py is a foundation for building decentralized identity applications and services running in non-mobile environments.
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Add startup option to switch to new format DID Message types -- use HTTPS instead of did:sov #625

Closed swcurran closed 4 years ago

swcurran commented 4 years ago

In prior work we implemented Step 1 of the DID Message type change over, enabling the receipt of DID messages using either message type format -- https or did:sov. For the next step in the process, please add a startup option that causes the ACA-Py instance to use the https version when sending messages.

As part of that work, please make sure that two ACA-Py instances can communicate when one is sending the old message type format and the other the new.

blelump commented 4 years ago

Hi @swcurran , have you been able to make any progress on this issue? We're interested in extending ACA-Py to support any did method resolution and this commit work would be a good place to start. Well, actually, we're also interested in did:https, but we can make it the right way from the very beginning (meaning to be able to add any did method support).

sklump commented 4 years ago

I'm working on this issue this week

swcurran commented 4 years ago

@blelump -- This issue is not about did resolution, so I don't think it will help with what you are after. This issue aside, we are interested in what you are proposing.

blelump commented 4 years ago

@swcurran , thanks for response. Introducing did:https wouldn't enforce a significant changes to the implementation that would open a possibility for any did resolution?

sklump commented 4 years ago

My mistake. I'm verifying that we support receipt of message types on the new prefix, and emitting messages by default with the new type prefix, allowing for a run-time argument to emit messages with the old.

swcurran commented 4 years ago

Sorry for the delay in answering @blelump -- this is not about "did:https" support. This is about the prefix of DIDComm messages types. Currently, Aries DIDComm protocols are namespaced using "did:sov:...." and the community is changing that to use "https://didcomm.org".

swcurran commented 4 years ago

Work completed #705; new startup parameter is --emit-old-didcomm-prefix