Configuration

In this section, the configuration of the wallet is explained. Configuration is used based on a config.yaml file which should be placed in the apps/backend folder. This config.yaml file is loaded when booting the application. The values get type checked, and it gives a clear error message if there is a configuration field missing or provided incorrectly. Next to the config.yaml file, you can also set environment variables. These override the values that are listed in the config.yaml file.

Databases

By default, the development database is sqlite. We use postgres databases for production type instances of the wallets.

Authentication

Authentication for frontend services can be done via OAuth. This helps users who need to login to several components to authenticate themselves faster. The wallet is tested against Casdoor, with an Helm chart provided alongside the Helm chart of the wallet, but other OAuth services should be usable (e.g. Keycloak, or hosted OAuth services).

DID Method

Two DID methods are currently supported: did:web and did:tdw. A comparison between the two is given below. The decision of which configuration to select should be made based on the specific use case of the wallet.

	did:web	did:tdw
TSG Configuration value:	did:web:	did:tdw:
Specification link:	W3C internal document	BCGov specification draft
Supported version:	Unofficial draft	Draft v1
Underlying technology:	Web-based DID method that serves the DID Document as a JSON under a certain endpoint (.well-known path) of a web domain that is accessible by the public.	Web-based DID method that utilizes a public JSON Lines file hosted under a web domain to store each change (create, update, delete) that occurs on a DID Document. The DID Document is then resolved by fetching and processing the JSON Lines file.
Identifier format:	did:web:{{public web domain}} e.g. did:web:example.com	did:tdw:{{public web domain}}:{{generated self-certifying identifier}} e.g. did:tdw:example.com:b7ep277b2mvxdpcrbja3iergubfy
Advantages:	Straightforward implementation with no additional processing other than hosting DID Document on web server.	Additional security and validation mechanisms contained in the JSON Lines file that increases trustworthiness of DID Document.
Disadvantages:	Easily compromisable without notice by resolving parties when malicious access is gained to the web server.	DID Document is not directly available as extra processing to verify signatures and validate entry hashes retrieved from the JSON Lines file needs to be performed to resolve the DID Document.

Possible configuration parameters

Name	Data Type	Required	Explanation	Default
Database Configuration
db.type	String	Yes	Type of the database. Must be "sqlite" or "postgres".
db.database	String	Yes	Name of the database. Used as filename when "sqlite" is provided as database type
db.host	String	If type is postgres	Hostname of the database
db.port	Integer	If type is postgres	Port of the database
db.username	String	If type is postgres	Username of the user in the database
db.password	String	If type is postgres	Password of the user in the database
OAuth Configuration
auth.enabled	Boolean		Boolean indicating whether an external OAuth server should be used. If false, all other properties under auth are not used	true
auth.authorizationURL	URL	If auth is enabled	OAuth Authorization endpoint URL
auth.tokenURL	URL	If auth is enabled	OAuth Token endpoint URL for retrieving access token based used when the Wallet communicates with external services
auth.introspectionURL	URL	If auth is enabled	OAuth Introspection endpoint URL for validating access tokens
auth.callbackURL	URL	If auth is enabled	Callback URL of the Wallet on which it expects callback requests to arrive
auth.redirectURL	URL	If auth is enabled	Redirect URL of the Wallet which it used to redirect a user that has logged in
auth.clientId	String	If auth is enabled	OAuth client ID
auth.clientSecret	String	If auth is enabled	OAuth client secret
auth.clientUsername	String	If auth is enabled	OAuth client username of user used by the Wallet for external services
auth.clientPassword	String	If auth is enabled	OAuth client password of user used by the Wallet for external services
auth.rolePath	String		JSON Path used to translate roles into a simple array of roles, with as starting point the access token JWT payload	"$.roles[*].name"
Server Configuration
server.listen	String	No	IP address to listen on.	"0.0.0.0"
server.port	Number	No	Port number for the server.	3000
server.publicDomain	String	No	Public domain of the server.	"localhost"
server.publicAddress	String	No	Public address of the server.	"http://localhost:3000"
Initial Key Configuration
initKeys[].type	String	Yes	Key type. Must be "EdDSA", "ES384" or "X509"
initKeys[].id	String	Yes	Key identifier
initKeys[].default	Boolean	No	Flag indicating whether this key should be used as default	false
initKeys[].existingKey	String	No	Existing private key in PKCS#8 format, can be pointed to a file via "file:/path". Only used for "X509" typed keys
initKeys[].existingKey	String	No	Existing certificate in X.509 PEM format, can be pointed to a file via "file:/path". Only used for "X509" typed keys
Initial Credential Configuration
initCredentials[].context	Array of Strings	No	JSON-LD Context URLs used for the credential	[]
initCredentials[].type	Array of Strings	No	Verifiable Credential type IRIs used for the credential	[]
initCredentials[].id	String	Yes	Verifiable Credential identifier
initCredentials[].keyId	String	No	Identifier of key that should be used, if empty the default key will be used
initCredentials[].credentialSubject	CredentialSubject	Yes	Verifiable Credential credential subject
Trust Anchor Configuration
trustAnchors[].identifier	String	Yes	DID identifier of trusted issuer
trustAnchors[].credentialTypes	Array of Strings	Yes	Credential types trusted from the specific issuer
JSON-LD Context Configuration
contexts[].id	String	Yes	Identifier of this context, will be used to make the context resolvable to /context/:id if document is provided
contexts[].credentialType	String	Yes	Credential type that can be used with this context
contexts[].issuable	Boolean	Yes	Whether this wallet can issue credentials with this context
contexts[].documentUrl	String	If document is not provided	Remote reference of the context
contexts[].document	Object	If documentUrl is not provided	Content of the JSON-LD document
contexts[].schema	Object		JSON-Schema of the context, used to provide UI forms and validation of credential subjects
OpenID4VCI Configuration
oid4vci.issuer[].holderId	String	Yes	DID Identifier of the targeted holder of the credential
oid4vci.issuer[].credentialType	String	Yes	Type of the credential that will be provided
oid4vci.issuer[].credentialSubject	CredentialSubject	Yes	Credential subject of the credential that will be provided
oid4vci.issuer[].preAuthorizationCode	String		Pre authorization code the holder must use to request the credential
oid4vci.holder[].issuerUrl	String	Yes	The URL of the issuer of the credential, should be the root path of the issuer due to .well-known resolvement of metadata
oid4vci.holder[].credentialType	String	Yes	Type of credential that will be requested from the issuer
oid4vci.holder[].preAuthorizationCode	String	Yes	Pre authorization code the holder will use to request the credential
DID Service Configuration
didServices[].id	String	Yes	Identifier of the service associated to this wallet (see the DID Services spec)
didServices[].type	String	Yes	Type of the service
didServices[].serviceEndpoint	String	Yes	Service endpoint of the service
Presentation Configuration
presentation.types	Array of Strings	No	Types of presentation exchanges this Wallet should support. Any of DIRECT, IATP, OID4VP	["DIRECT", "IATP"]
Runtime Configuration
runtime.gaiaXSupport	Boolean	No	Flag indicating whether this wallet should support Gaia-X credentials	false
runtime.title	String	No	Title of wallet instance that will be used in the UI
DID Configuration
did.method	String	No	DID method to be used by the wallet	did:web:
Signature Configuration
signature.default	String	No	Default signature method for signatures requested via the API	DATA_INTEGRITY_PROOF
signature.credentials	String	No	Default signature method for proofs in verifiable credentials created by this wallet	DATA_INTEGRITY_PROOF
signature.presentations	String	No	Default signature method for proofs in non-JWT-based verifiable presentations	DATA_INTEGRITY_PROOF