--- date: 2019-03-05 title: BCGov - Verifiable Organizations Network layout: single header: image: /images/von-header.png sidebar: nav: "sovnav" redirect_from: - indy-ecosystem/von/ - id-initiatives/indy-ecosystem/von.html - indy-ecosystem/von - indy-ecosystem/VON.html - id-initiatives/indy-ecosystem/VON/ permalink: public-sector/von/ canonical_url: 'https://decentralized-id.com/public-sector/von/' categories: ["Sovrin Foundation","Hyperledger Foundation"] tags: ["VON","Indy","Pan Canadian Trust Framework","Public Sector"] last_modified_at: 2019-07-11 --- >VON's founding members are governments who are, by law, trusted issuers of data about organizations. The Province of British Columbia, Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada have come together to create the initial services needed to establish VON. > >VON's founders have delivered new Indy-based open source components which form VON's backbone. TheOrgBook is a publicly accessible repository of verifiable claims about organizations. VON-X enables services to verify and issue credentials. - [A Production Government Deployment of Hyperledger Indy- John Jordan, Stephen Curran.](https://hgf18.sched.com/event/G8rm/verifiable-organizations-network-a-production-government-deployment-of-hyperledger-indy-john-jordan-province-of-british-columbia-stephen-curran-cloudcompass-computing-inc) ![](/images/VON-Logo.png){: .align-center} * [Verified Organization Network](https://vonx.io/) * "an initiative by the government of British Columbia to create a trusted network of organizational data. It allows organizations to claim credentials that are part of their own digital identity, using a component called TheOrgBook that lists entities with their associated public verifiable claims. [British Columbia's Verifiable Organizations](https://theorgbook.pathfinder.gov.bc.ca/en/home) - [Source](https://github.com/bcgov/theorgbook) > OrgBook BC is a searchable public directory of open verifiable data about organizations legally registered in BC. * [VON’s Blockchain Basis](https://vonx.io/getting_started/vons-blockchain-basis/) * [A VON Overview](https://vonx.io/getting_started/von-overview/) - An overview of a VON Ecosystem {% include figure image_path="/images/von-info.png" alt="IACA May 2018" caption="[VON-Using-Blockchain-Technology IACA May 2018](https://www.iaca.org/wp-content/uploads/VON-Using-Blockchain-Technology.pdf)- Presentation" %} * [2017 - 09 - Demonstrating the Verifiable Organizations Network (VON)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wNnXdQKUtWnx--xw3VQ9Fr2TDa0kUNIBSMmFGR4uoMg/edit#heading=h.kphtj2c176xb) * [BC.gov Verifiable Organizations Network Demo](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ms2vKqTe-jVDpz5eWtQIqIz8Jl6TLbSE) (video) * [BCGov Verifiable Organization Network - Impressive Client Demo - C...](https://www.continuumloop.com/bcgov-verifiable-organization-network/) > One of my favourite client projects (Verifiable Organization Network) was demonstrated at last month’s Rebooting the Web of Trust conference in Santa Barbara. John Jordan runs an incredible project out of the Office of the CIO for British Columbia. I play a minor role provi... ## Pan Canadian Trust Framework {% include figure image_path="/images/canadian-digital-identity-history.png" alt="canadian-digital-identity-history" caption="[Annex E - 2014- 2017 Federating Identity: Milestones and Initiatives](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/189DxjNv7EE7KtjkidB6EpwuvO2lIy7kEL-3DWtMAiQg/edit)" %} * [Treasury Board Identity Management Policy and Pan-Canadian Trust Framework — Identity Management Policy Workshop](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/189DxjNv7EE7KtjkidB6EpwuvO2lIy7kEL-3DWtMAiQg/edit) * [Pan Canadian Trust Framework - Overview](https://diacc.ca/2016/08/11/pctf-overview/) * [Pan-Canadian Trust Framework](https://diacc.ca/pan-canadian-trust-framework/) * [Pan-Canadian Trust Framework (Draft for Discussion) — deck, ...](https://medium.com/@trbouma/pan-canadian-trust-framework-draft-for-discussion-deck-video-and-site-724b5aa3acf0) Here is a link to the discussion deck of the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework. One of the slides is depicted below. * [White Paper: Canada’s Digital ID Future - A Federated Approach](https://www.cba.ca/embracing-digital-id-in-canada) In this brief, we highlight why Canada needs a digital identity system, how other countries have made progress in this area and the lessons we can learn from those experiences to build a system in Canada. * [canada-ca/PCTF-CCP](https://github.com/canada-ca/PCTF-CCP) - Public Sector Profile of the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework | Cadre de Confiance pancanadien > Public Sector Profile of the [Pan-Canadian Trust Framework Version 1.0 Recommendation Draft (July 4th, 2019)](https://github.com/canada-ca/PCTF-CCP/blob/master/public-sector-profile/recommendation-draft/Readme.md) > A quick video overview of the document (this video is of a previous version will be updated shortly) * [ssimeetup- Overview of Proposed Pan Canadian Trust Framework](https://ssimeetup.org/overview-proposed-pan-canadian-trust-framework-ssi-tim-bouma-webinar-19/) 1\2019 [Slideshare](https://www.slideshare.net/SSIMeetup/overview-of-the-proposed-pancanadian-trust-framework-for-ssi-tim-bouma) > The Government of British Columbia and the Government of Ontario have already rolled out a production system using the Sovrin Network for business registration and licensing; together they've issued over 6 million credentials, according to Windley. - [How Blockchain may Kill the Password](https://www.computerworld.com/article/3329962/blockchain/how-blockchain-may-kill-the-password.amp.html) ## Developers exchange *Better ways for government and developers to work together* * [BCDevExchange/devex](https://github.com/BCDevExchange/devex) - Main app for bc developers exchange https://bcdevexchange.org/ * [BCDevExchange - The BC Developer's Exchange](https://bcdevexchange.org/opportunities) * [canada-ca/devex](https://github.com/canada-ca/devex) - Main app for GC developers exchange ## GitHub Repositories ### BCGov * [bcgov/BC-Policy-Framework-For-GitHub](https://github.com/bcgov/BC-Policy-Framework-For-GitHub) - Policy information for BC Government employees using GitHub * [bcgov/design-system](https://github.com/bcgov/design-system) - British Columbia Government Design System for Digital Services ### BCGov - VON * [bcgov/TheOrgBook](https://github.com/bcgov/TheOrgBook) - A public repository of verifiable claims about organizations. A key component of the Verifiable Organization Network. * [bcgov/von](https://github.com/bcgov/von) - Verifiable Organizations Network. * [bcgov/von-network](https://github.com/bcgov/von-network) - A portable development level Indy Node network. * [bcgov/von-connector](https://github.com/bcgov/von-connector) - Verifiable Organization Network Connector. * [bcgov/von-ledger-explorer](https://github.com/bcgov/von-ledger-explorer) - The VON Ledger Explorer. * [bcgov/greenlight](https://github.com/bcgov/greenlight) - A demonstration of the verifiable organization network showing a new restaurant gathering the permits necessary to open. ### Indy [Getting Started with Hyperledger Indy](https://cdn.oreillystatic.com/en/assets/1/event/274/Getting%20started%20with%20Hyperledger%20Indy%20Presentation.pdf) [2018-06-VON-Webinar-for-Sovrin-Indy-Community (1).mp4](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ms2vKqTe-jVDpz5eWtQIqIz8Jl6TLbSE) [BCovrin](http://138.197.138.255/) - Indy TestNet * [bcgov/von-network](https://github.com/bcgov/von-network) - A portable development level Indy Node network. * [bcgov/indy-catalyst](https://github.com/bcgov/indy-catalyst) - Hyperledger Indy Catalyst is a set of application level software components designed to accelerate the adoption of trustworthy entity to entity communications. * [bcgov/indy-sdk-postgres-storage](https://github.com/bcgov/indy-sdk-postgres-storage) - PostgreSQL plug-in for use with the indy-sdk. * [bcgov/indy-catalyst](https://github.com/bcgov/indy-catalyst) - Hyperledger Indy Catalyst is a set of application level software components designed to accelerate the adoption of trustworthy entity to entity communications. * [bcgov/indy-sdk-postgres-storage](https://github.com/bcgov/indy-sdk-postgres-storage) - PostgreSQL plug-in for use with the indy-sdk ### Agents * [bcgov/von_agent](https://github.com/bcgov/von_agent) Forked from PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von_agent - VON agents using indy-sdk * [bcgov/von-personal-agent](https://github.com/bcgov/von-personal-agent) - A personal agent for the von network. * [bcgov/VON-ESB-DRS-Agent](https://github.com/bcgov/VON-ESB-DRS-Agent) - Piloting the Dispute Resolution Suite with connections to the OrgBook * [bcgov/von-agent-template](https://github.com/bcgov/von-agent-template) - Template for a von-x based agent * [bcgov/von-bc-registries-agent](https://github.com/bcgov/von-bc-registries-agent) ### DID-Auth * [bcgov/did-auth-extension](https://github.com/bcgov/did-auth-extension) - DID Auth browser extension. * [bcgov/http-did-auth-proxy](https://github.com/bcgov/http-did-auth-proxy) - DID Auth HTTP proxy. * [bcgov/did-auth-relying-party](https://github.com/bcgov/did-auth-relying-party) - DID Auth relying party. ### Public Services and Procurement Canada * [PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von_tails](https://github.com/PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von_tails) - Tails file server for von_anchor issuer and holder-prover anchors * [PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von_base](https://github.com/PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von_base) * [PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von_anchor](https://github.com/PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von_anchor) - VON anchor classes for interaction with sovrin/indy ledger via indy-sdk * [PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von-image](https://github.com/PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von-image) - Standard docker images for building VON components * [PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von-x](https://github.com/PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von-x) - VON-X is a Python library enabling rapid deployment of Hyperledger Indy credential issuer, holder, and verifier services, particularly for integration with TheOrgBook * [PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/demo-agent](https://github.com/PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/demo-agent) - agent and api wrapper code base * [PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/didauth](https://github.com/PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/didauth) - DID authentication by way of HTTP Signatures for Hyperledger Indy agents * [PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von_agent](https://github.com/PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von_agent) - VON agents using indy-sdk. * [PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von_connector](https://github.com/PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von_connector) - service wrapper API per agent, via django application * [PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/ReferenceVonActuator](https://github.com/PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/ReferenceVonActuator) - Java implementation of actuator of reference von_connector implementation * [PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von_conx](https://github.com/PSPC-SPAC-buyandsell/von_conx) - Reference implementation (sample) for a VON Connector using tools of VON_X