Introduction
The Governance Stack Working Group and its Task Forces specify requirements, roles and processes for the governance architecture of the ToIP stack.
Scope
Define models and interoperability standards for governance frameworks that enable business, legal, and social trust between entities implementing the Trust over IP architecture stack as defined in Hyperledger Aries RFC 0289 (or its successor as identified in the RFC document itself).
Meetings
The GSWG currently holds meeting every two weeks. See the GSWG Meeting Page for the schedule of meetings and agendas, notes and recordings from all meetings.
Deliverables
- Introduction to ToIP white paper (joint deliverable with the Technical Stack WG)
- Design Principles for the ToIP Stack (joint deliverable with the Technical Stack WG)
- ToIP Governance Architecture TSS
The table below lists the work in progress documents along with status. Please use the links to contribute to these activities
| Name of deliverable | URL | TF | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trust over IP Governance Metamodel Companion | Google Document | Governance Architecture TF | GSWG Approved Draft Deliverable |
| Risk Assessment Companion Document | Google Document | GSWG Approved Draft Deliverable | |
| Risk Assessment Worksheet Template | Google Document | GSWG Approved Draft Deliverable | |
| Trust Assurance Criteria Matrix | Google Document | GSWG Trust Assurance TF | GSWG Approved Draft Deliverable |
Chairs and Vice Chairs
Chairs: Scott Perry Kalyan Kulkarni Drummond Reed
Vice Chairs: Thomas PlaggeSteve Magennis Steven Milstein
How to join
You can join this WG by signing up for the Foundation mailing list at lists.trustoverip.org. Our mailing list is governance-stack-wg@lists.trustoverip.org.
Members as well as observers are welcome (with the caveat below).
Participation
For the protection of all Members, participation in working groups, meetings and events is limited to members, including their employees, of the Trust over IP Foundation who have signed the membership documents and thus agreed to the intellectual property rules governing participation. If you or your employer are not a member, we ask that you not participate in meetings by verbal contribution or otherwise take any action beyond observing.
Intellectual Property Rights (Copyright, Patent, Source Code)
The WG inherits the IPR terms from the JDF Charter. These include:
- Copyright mode: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.
- Patent mode: W3C Mode (based on the W3C Patent Policy).
- Source code: Apache 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html. The GSWG TA TF is not expected to produce source code.
Task Forces
Current Active TFs: