10th International Interoperability Test Event

3-5 October 2024 | Sydney, Australia

Join us in testing the interoperability of ISO/IEC 18013-5:2021, ISO/IEC 18013-5 amendment 1 (draft) and ISO/IEC TS 18013-7 (draft) implementations, focusing on using Verified Issuer Certification Authority Lists (VICALs) provided by the Austroads pre-production Digital Trust Service. We will also test a profile for the new W3C Digital Credentials API (commonly referred to as the Browser API).

Registrations are now closed

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IVC24 Interop

Details

Organiser & Host: Austroads
Facilitator: MATTR
Date: 3-5 October 2024
Location: Hilton Sydney

Pre-event activities:

Standards conformance pre-check by Fime, 1-2 Oct (optional)

Unmoderated pre-testing between participants, 2 Oct (optional)

Co-located activities:

International Identity and Verifiable Credentials Summit IVC24, 2-4 Oct

101st meeting of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC17/WG10 on driving licenses, 8-11 Oct

Intro

ISO/IEC 18013-5:2021 standardises the requirements for mobile driving licenses (mDLs) and generic mobile documents (mdocs) to enable a secure and interoperable digital ecosystem.
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The purpose of this test event is to:

Confirm the feasibility of implementing the standards.

Offer feedback, disambiguation, and clarification to increase the standards quality.

Maintain market momentum and accelerate mDL and mdoc implementations time to market.

Participation

Participation is open for organisations offering mdoc holder and/or reader implementations compliant with ISO/IEC 18013-5:2021. Reader implementations should be able to rely on the Austroads test VICAL for authenticating mdocs.

Participants are also invited to optionally test implementations of draft versions of ISO/IEC 18013-7 and ISO/IEC 18013-5 amendment 1, and a profile for the W3C Digital Credentials API.

ISO membership or any other affiliations are not required for participation.

Testing scope and process

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In person and remote transactions

Testing will be based on implementations of ISO/IEC 18013-5:2021, ISO/IEC 18013-5 amendment 1 (draft) and ISO/IEC TS 18013-7 (draft), focusing on the following credential types:

mDLs.

Photo IDs (proposed doctype and namespaces will be provided to webinar participants).

Participants can optionally test implementations of other mdocs as well. The coordinator will provide descriptions of these doctypes and namespaces, as well as sample data sets to the registered participants.

Digital Trust Services

All tested credentials should be authenticated using the Austroads test VICAL:

Before the event.

Following a VICAL update during the event.

Browser API

The event will cover the provisional W3C WICG Digital Credentials API, commonly referred to as Browser API.

The Browser API allows web sites acting as mdoc readers using a standardised browser API (JavaScript) to exchange requests and responses with mdoc implementations.

The coordinator will provide a test profile for the Browser API that can be used in the event.

Draft ISO/IEC 18013-5 Amendment 1 features

There will be opportunities for testing new features introduced in the ISO/IEC 18013-5 amendment 1 (draft):

New request structure and its backward compatibility.

Revocation methods.

New L2CAP configuration and resulting reduced transaction time.

Pre-production Digital Trust Service (DTS)

Supporting the IVC24 Interop Test Event, the Austroads Pre-production DTS offers access to the following resources:

The Test Event’s VICAL (Verified Issuer Certificate Authority List)—a signed, trusted list of verified issuers and their associated certificates. Reader implementations participating in the Test Event should be able to rely on this VICAL to authenticate mdocs during the event.

Reader certificates of reader implementations participating in the Test Event. These can be used by participating mdoc apps implementations to establish trust with these readers.

Access the DTS

Pre-event

1. Register for the event

To participate in the event, participants must submit a completed Implementation Conformance Statement, indicating which standardised functions and/or protocols are supported by their implementations.

During the event

3. Test stations

During the test event participants will rotate with their implementations between different stations to test holder/reader interoperability across different workflows and features.

Post-event

5. Test report

The coordinator will aggregate and anonymise test results. High level anonymised test results will be made available in a general test report.

Pre-event

2. Base Documents

WE ARE HERE

The coordinator will assist in providing access to required base documents and profiles of draft standards and specification that can be shared outside of ISO/IEC working groups.

During the event

4. Results

Following interoperability testing, participants will complete an automated form with executed transaction scenarios and test results.

Post-event

6. Feedback

The test event will provide detailed feedback to the standardisation process, affirming the maturity of the standards while further strengthening the specifications.

1. Registrations

Registering participants must submit a completed Implementation Conformance Statement, indicating which standardised functions and/or protocols are supported by their implementations.

2. Base documents

WE ARE HERE

The coordinator will assist in providing access to required base documents and profiles of draft standards and specification that can be shared outside of ISO/IEC working groups.

3. Test stations

During the test event participants will rotate with their implementations between different stations to test holder/reader interoperability across different workflows and features.

4. Results

Following interoperability testing, participants will complete an automated form with executed transaction scenarios and test results.

5. Test report

The coordinator will aggregate and anonymise test results. High level anonymised test results will be made available in a general test report.

6. Feedback

The test event will provide detailed feedback to the standardisation process and provide an understanding of the maturity of the standards themselves.

How we got here

Task Force 14 has worked towards the standardisation of mDLs/mdocs since 2014, taking an unconventional approach to assure a high-quality standard

Traditional joint work and international review and balloting rounds have been augmented by several “Prototype Interoperability Parties”.

A decade from the creation of Task Force 14, the IVC24 Interop Test Event marks the first time the international interoperability party has been held in Sydney, Australia.

2014

Creation of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC17/WG10/ Task Force 14 on mobile driving licence

2017

Formal New Work Item Proposal acceptance and launch of the standardisation project

APR 2018

1st Committee Draft (CD) of ISO/IEC 18013-5 for international ballot/commenting

OCT 2018

1st mDL interoperability event in Okayama, Japan, based on the 1st CD draft

DEC 2018

Austroads, AAMVA and EReg endorse the international standardisation of mDLs at their Global Summit in Melbourne, Australia

MAR 2019

2nd CD draft for ballot, incorporating the learnings from the first test event

AUG 2019

America’s first mDL test event at the AAMVA AIC, based on the 2nd CD draft

NOV 2019

Australia’s first mDL test event in Brisbane, Australia, based on the proposed text for the Draft International Standard (DIS)

APR 2020

Approval of the DIS version of ISO/IEC 18013-5

AUG 2021

Approval of the Final Draft International Standard version ISO/IEC 18013-5

SEP 2021

Publication of the final International Standard ISO/IEC 18013-5:2021

OCT 2021

European test event in Rotterdam, The Netherlands

NOV 2021

American test event in Houston, TX, USA

MAY 2022

6th international test event in Louisville, KY, USA

DEC 2022

7th international test event in Brisbane, QLD, Australia

AUG 2023

First online-only event for testing ISO/IEC TS 18013-7

DEC 2023

9th in-person international test event in Paris, France

OCT 2024

10th in-person international test event in Sydney, Australia

About MATTR

MATTR is a global leader in TrustTech, providing scalable platform products that empower businesses and governments to fortify trust. At the forefront of technical standards development and interoperability efforts, MATTR provides deep expertise in trust lifecycle management and practical solutions for high assurance outcomes.

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About Austroads

Austroads is a member-owned collective comprising the transport authorities of Australia and New Zealand, representing all levels of government. It plays a strategic role in delivering efficient, reliable, and safe road networks through activities including its core work program, Transport Certification Australia (TCA), and its operation of the National Exchange of Vehicle and Driver Information System (NEVDIS). As a longstanding authority in verifying drivers’ licences, Austroads is leading Australia’s development of world class solutions that safely and securely support driver licence verification across Australia’s jurisdictions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I find more information about testing protocols and requirements?

An overview is provided in the introductory webinar recording and all the details are available in the latest version (v1.6) of the Test Event Document. If you still have any questions, please contact us.

Where can I find resolutions to questions raised regarding the interpretation of the base documents?

This log file includes all raised issues, their status and the resolution.

How will I know if my registration request was accepted?

Registration will close on Friday, 6th September at 23:59:59 UTC, and we will aim to update the primary contact for each registration request with the decision by Wednesday, 11th September at 6PM AEST.

When and how can I test my implementation against the Austroads pre-production VICAL?

The Austroads Test VICAL can be downloaded from the Austroads pre-production DTS website, or fetched dynamically using a REST API. Relevant links and download instructions will be provided after your registration request is accepted.

When and how can I test my implementation against the test event reader CA certificates?

The reader CA certificates will be available to download from the Austroads pre-production DTS website. Relevant links and download instructions will be provided after your registration request is accepted.

Will I be able to test online mDL presentation / mDL issuance / over 18 verification / other features in the event?

Please refer to the Test Event Document for the complete test scope. If you are still unsure about a specific feature, please contact us.

When and where will the test event start? What do we test first and with whom?

We will provide all the necessary information after your registration is accepted. This will be shared via e-mail and on a dedicated coordination meeting to be held prior to the event. If you have any urgent questions and/or concerns, please contact us.