Aries Framework JavaScript

Features  |  Getting started  |  Contributing  |  License

Aries Framework JavaScript is a framework written in TypeScript for building SSI Agents and DIDComm services that aims to be compliant and interoperable with the standards defined in the Aries RFCs.

Features

Some features are not yet supported, but are on our roadmap. Check the roadmap for more information.

• ✅ React Native
• ✅ Node.JS
• ✅ Report Problem Protocol (RFC 0035)
• ✅ Issue Credential Protocol (RFC 0036)
• ✅ Issue Credential Protocol V2 (RFC 0453)
• ✅ Present Proof Protocol (RFC 0037)
• ✅ Basic Message Protocol (RFC 0095)
• ✅ Connection Protocol (RFC 0160)
• ✅ Out of Band Protocol (RFC 0434)
• ✅ DID Exchange Protocol (RFC 0023)
• ✅ Mediator Coordination Protocol (RFC 0211)
• ✅ Indy Credentials (with did:sov support)
• ✅ HTTP & WebSocket Transport
• ✅ Connection-less Issuance and Verification
• ✅ Smart Auto Acceptance of Connections, Credentials and Proofs
• 🚧 Receiving and Verifying revocable Indy Credentials
• 🚧 W3C Linked Data VCs, BBS+ Signatures
• ✅ Multi Tenancy
• ❌ Browser

Packages

Package	Version
@aries-framework/core
@aries-framework/node
@aries-framework/react-native
@aries-framework/action-menu
@aries-framework/question-answer
@aries-framework/tenants

Getting Started

Documentation on how to get started with Aries Framework JavaScript can be found at https://aries.js.org

Demo

To get to know the AFJ flow, we built a demo to walk through it yourself together with agents Alice and Faber.

• Demo

Divergence from Aries RFCs

Although Aries Framework JavaScript tries to follow the standards as described in the Aries RFCs as much as possible, some features in AFJ slightly diverge from the written spec. Below is an overview of the features that diverge from the spec, their impact and the reasons for diverging.

Feature	Impact	Reason
Support for imageUrl attribute in connection invitation and connection request	Properties that are not recognized should be ignored, meaning this shouldn't limit interoperability between agents. As the image url is self-attested it could give a false sense of trust. Better, credential based, method for visually identifying an entity are not present yet.	Even though not documented, almost all agents support this feature. Not including this feature means AFJ is lacking in features in comparison to other implementations.
Revocation Notification v1 uses a different thread_id format ( indy::<revocation_registry_id>::<credential_revocation_id>) than specified in the Aries RFC	Any agents adhering to the revocation notification v1 RFC will not be interoperable with Aries Framework Javascript. However, revocation notification is considered an optional portion of revocation, therefore this will not break core revocation behavior. Ideally agents should use and implement revocation notification v2.	Actual implementations (ACA-Py) of revocation notification v1 so far have implemented this different format, so this format change was made to remain interoperable.

Contributing

If you would like to contribute to the framework, please read the Framework Developers README and the CONTRIBUTING guidelines. These documents will provide more information to get you started!

The Aries Framework JavaScript call takes place every week at Thursday, 14:00 UTC via Zoom. This meeting is for contributors to groom and plan the backlog, and discuss issues. Meeting agendas and recordings can be found here. Feel free to join!

License

Hyperledger Aries Framework JavaScript is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0 (Apache-2.0).