Release notes
The release notes show the release history and the main differences between releases.
Purpose
Release of new framework website
Release date
3 July 2024
Change log
Minor typo's only
All content has been copied to the new framework website
Purpose
Updated Roles
Updated Governance structure
Distinction and clarity in roles and governance
Updates in operational and functional processes
Release Date
30 October 2023
Change log
Introduction
Scheme is now known as iSHARE Trust Framework
Updated goals, scope, guiding principles and governance.
Federation of Trust Framework
Functional
Added new role: Satellite
Scheme administrator is now Satellite administrator
Minor fixes in key functionality
Technical
Updated Satellite role
Review of technical standards and minor fixes
Legal
Updated Satellite role
Updated Accession agreement and Terms of Use
Operational
New role - Satellite
Updated the operational processes of admission, withdrawal and incident management processes
Updated the service levels.
Purpose
Updated legal documents
Added new role: Scheme Administrator
Updated Governance structure
Small technical improvements
Release date
16 November 2020
Change log
Functional
Added new role: Scheme Administrator
Participant admission process
Governance
Scheme trust model
Human authorization for IDPs is now optional and no longer mandatory
Technical
Human authorization for IDPs is now optional and no longer mandatory. The associated CTT tests are no longer a requirement for certification.
Scheme administrators added and new attributes added to:
Track which SA is responsible for the participant
Express the level of adherence of the participant.
Operational
Updated the admission process for Scheme Administrator:
Admission of Scheme Administrator
Withdrawal of Scheme Administrator
Updated the admission process for Parties:
Admission through Scheme Administrator
reassignment of Scheme Administrator
Governance structure changed to reflect the transition from project phase
Added process of determining yearly participation fees.
Legal
Updates:
Updated the Terms of Use to reflect the fact that Adhering Parties and Certified Parties are subject to an annual fee, added article 11 “Participation Fee” and updated the links to the Annexes.
Updated the Accession Agreement for Certified Parties to reflect the fact that Certified Parties are subject to an annual fee.
Updated the Accession Agreement for Adhering Parties to reflect the fact that Adhering Parties are subject to an annual fee.
Renewed the standard NDA due to reflect the relation between the iSHARE foundation, Scheme Owner and Adoption.
Purpose
Updated the process for verifying eIDAS certificates
Update the admission process for Certified Parties
Added levels of assurance for Certified Parties
Added support for the usecase where the Entitled Party is not an iSHARE Adhering Party, but is a customer of an iSHARE Service Provider
Small technical improvements
Release date
24 June 2019
Change log
Functional
Updated the functional requirements for Certified Parties (references to eHerkenning have been removed and replaced by relevant requirements)
Technical
Updated the process for verifying eIDAS certificates (now uses the same process as PKI-Overheid certificates)
Added level of assurance to the Party Info endpoint at the Scheme Owner (for Certified Parties)
Clarified the use of acr_values in the H2M flow to request a minimal level of assurance
Clarified the headers used for JWE in the H2M flow
Operational
Updated the admission process for Certified Parties, including the following changes:
Admission to eHerkenning is no longer required
Added the concept of Levels of Assurance for Certified Parties
Added the Assessment Framework for Certified Parties to determine the Level of Assurance of a Certified Party
Legal
Updated the terms of use to reflect the usecase where the Entitled Party is not an iSHARE Adhering Party, but is a customer of an iSHARE Service Provider
Purpose
Enable Human to Machine (H2M) authorisations
Release date
5 April 2019
Change log
Functional:
Updated primary Human to Machine use cases to reflect changes from RFC 010, which added the authorization flow to these cases
Technical:
Added technical specifications on the generic authorization flow for Human to Machine (H2M) interactions as facilitated by Identity Providers in the iSHARE Scheme, to reflect changes from RFC 010
Modified technical specifications for capabilities endpoint of all iSHARE Parties
Operational
No changes
Legal
Updated governance framework to reflect that Stichting iSHARE Foundation has been created
Miscellaneous
Rearranged pages and sections to improve readability
Material has been moved from the Scheme to the Developer Portal, to improve readability and usability of both
Purpose
Enable Human to Machine (H2M) interactions and finalise contracts for signing between iSHARE Foundation and iSHARE Participants.
Release date
31 October 2018
Change log
Functional:
-
Technical:
Added technical specifications on the generic authentication flow for Human to Machine (H2M) interactions as facilitated by Identity Providers in the iSHARE Scheme.
Operational
-
Legal
Minor modifications to Terms of Use and the Accession Agreements for Adhering Paries and Certified Parties
Moved GDPR Factsheet and templates for Data Exchange Agreement and Data Processor Agreements to appendix of the scheme, since they serve merely as an inspiration for participants who want to make additional bilateral arrangements with others they are sharing data with.
Miscellaneous
The governance framework is updated
Rearranged pages and sections to improve readability
Purpose
Create a better overview of all API specs in a singular space, to make it easier for developers to implement iSHARE and to improve readability of the iSHARE Scheme
Release date
28 June 2018
Change log
Functional:
-
Technical:
The API technical specifications are moved to a dedicated developer portal.
Adjusted specification for JSON Web Token (JWT) to facilitate certificate validation under eIDAS.
Operational
The service levels are now structured per participant type (Adhering Party/ Certified Party/ Scheme Owner) to give participants a better overview of their applicable service levels.
Legal
-
Miscellaneous
Rearranged pages and sections to improve readability
The governance framework is updated
The project history is updated
Purpose
Lowering barriers for parties to start using iSHARE
Release date
11 May 2018
Change log
Functional:
-
Technical:
For authentication purposes the use of digital certificates within iSHARE will be limited initially to certificates issued under PKIOverheid.
Operational
The admission process for Certified Parties and Adhering Parties are merged to one generic process. Role-specific requirements may apply.
The order of admission steps is changed to enable new iSHARE entrants to start testing before a contract is signed.
Legal
-
Miscellaneous
Rearranged pages and sections to improve readability
The governance framework is updated
Purpose
First public version the iSHARE Scheme that can be used by launching customers
Release date
14 December 2017
Change log
Updated specifications for all content of the iSHARE Scheme:
Functional
Technical
Operational
Legal
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