KID0000 - Glossary, overview, how to use - Commentary

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Back to table of contents |Link|Commentary|Section |—|—|—| |0000|X|Glossary, overview, how to use| |0001|X|Prefixes, Derivation and derivation reference tables| |0002|X|Data model (field & event concepts and semantics)| |0003|X|Serialization| |0004|X|Key Configuration (Signing threshold & key set)| |0005|X|Next Key Commitment (Pre-Rotation)| |0006|X|Seals| |0007|X|Delegation (pending PR by Sam)| |0008|X|Key-Event State Machine| |0009|X|Indirect Mode & Witnesses| |0010||Recovery/consensus Algorithm (KAACE)| |0010||Database & Storage Considerations| |0097|n/a|Non-Normative Implementation Guidance| |0098|n/a|Use Cases| |0099|n/a|Test Vectors and Normative Statement Index|

Editorial Notes

• jan 5 notes
  • KID0000 - Glossary, overview, how to use {Leave for later}
    • High-Level overview of Operating Modes (Direct, Indirect, Ephemeral)
    • Dainty and Narrow Scope
      • Dependency/RFC List (the thorax between the KERI neck and the IP waist): base64, messagePack, CBOR & JSON, ECC Dig Sigs, [128+] Cr. Digests, Messaging: UDP/TCP/HTTP (for now), standard HEX alphabet RFC
      • {Note to self: review this}
      • Implementation guide: explanation of higher-level behavior assumptions codified into test suites
  • KID0000Comment - Mental models & big-picture rationale
    • Intro to SCIDs? (Whitepaper 2.3)
      • {Include link to Unified Identifier whitepaper}
    • Cryptographic Trust Basis (Whitepaper 2.4)
    • Autonomic Namespace (Whitepaper 3.1) & Syntax (3.2)
    • Unified Identifier Model (3.3)
    • KERI “Layering” and Scope
      • Explanation of VCs, VC-Auth/Capabilities, etc.
      • Out of scope but useful if specified: Assumptions one layer up
        • link to Authentic Chained Data Container spec at ToIP