Identus: Support for DWN (Distributed Web Nodes)

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Roberto Carvajal

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

Entity (Incorporated)

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

12

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language

No

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

We will add DWN (Decentralized Web Nodes) support to Identus (formally known as Atala PRISM)

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

Yes

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”

The Hyperledger Identus Maintainers will need to approve and merge any work we do into the Identus main branch to make this part of the official release. However our work will be open source and available for anyone to use, even if it does not become part of the official Identus code base, or if that merge becomes delayed beyond the completion of this project.

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

Yes

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

This project will be completely open source, building openly on Github, and integrating with Identus, which itself is already open source.

[METADATA] Horizons

Developer Tools

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

We will add support for DWN (Decentralized Web Nodes) into Identus, an open source Self-Sovereign Identity platform (formally known as Atala PRISM)

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

DWN support will allow Self-Sovereign Identity application build with Identus, the ability to store data in a decentralized way, instead of using centralized points of failure.

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

We have been active in the Identus ( Atala PRISM ) developer and contributor community and thanks to a Fund 11 Catalyst grant, Jon Bauer and Roberto Carvajal are writing “Mastering Identus: A Developer’s Handbook”, which is a developer-centric technical reference for developing with Identus ( Atala PRISM ). Csign was built with early versions of Identus, before it was open sourced and we have helped the project by reporting bugs and contributing fixes and workarounds.

Beyond Atala PRISM, our team is made up of highly experienced digital product designers and engineers. We have created applications for the world’s most famous brands, and are excited to be working together on cutting edge digital identity product ideas. 

[PROJECT MILESTONES] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

Duration: 2 months

Research DWN and discuss integration points with Identus Core team

Write BDD scenarios

Duration: 4 months

Create proof of concept for DWN support in Identus Cloud Agent

Duration: 4 months

Add DWN support in Identus Edge SDKs

Duration: 1 month

Document Identus DWN support

Submit PR to Identus Core Team

*note, there is no guarantee Identus team will accept and merge the Pull Request

Duration: 1 month

Present Identus DWN support Identus community

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Jon Bauer: 

Role: Product Lead

Experience: Atala Prism Beta Program, Emurgo Academy CDP/CSA, Hyperledger Identus project sponsor, Co-Author of Mastering Identus

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonbauer/

Roberto Carvajal:

Role: Lead Engineer

Experience: Identus Contributor, Hyperledger Identus project sponsor, Atala Prism Beta Program, Co-Author of Mastering Identus,

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertocarvajal/

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

200,000 ADA

16,666 ADA per month for 12 months.

2 developers will be focused on this project

[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

This feature could be huge for Self-Sovereign Identity platforms such as Identus, allowing users to have self-custody of their data on local decentralized storage.

For half the price of one professional US developer, Identus can add Decentralized Web Node support.