9. Changelog¶

9.1 2024 April release (24.04)¶

Provide a clear positioning of Gaia-X Trust Framework in the context of other (especially DSBA) data space initiatives
New view on how the Trust Framework can be used to create domain and ecosystem specific extensions
Generic Trust Framework process flow and roles for CABS fully supporting the Label definitions in the PRCD
Introducing Signature and Party credentials (which are defined in the ICAM document)
Add Protocol, Standards and API into the Gaia-X Services chapter
Link to the new Technical Specification “Software Architecture”
Move Credential Event Service to the Gaia-X Services chapter and provide functional specification details
Clarifications and more precise wording in the Data Exchanges Services chapter based on reader feedback
Detailed description on the use of policy engines and the link between ODRL and VC
Added Annex for updated Trust Indexes
Clarification on Data Usage Agreements as generalisation of Consent (GDPR) and Permission (Data Act)

Replace “Overview”, which included general concepts, with “Context”, which defines the specific scope of the Gaia-X Architecture
Update and generalization of the “Conceptual Model”
Generic description of “Policy Management”
Mapping of Gaia-X Architecture to the CASCO model
Updates based on changes in the Data Exchange Services and Identity, Credential and Access Management Document
Introduction of the “Party-Credential” as extension of Identity and Service Offering credentials with Membership and Service credentials
Contains the technical implementation details for the Trust Framework (from the 22.10 Trust Framework document)
Annex includes a section on “Gaia-X Digital Clearing House”
Chapter “Gaia-X Trust Framework components” including “Gaia-X Compliance”, “Gaia-X Registry”, and “Gaia-X Notary - LRN”
Inclusion of the “Publication/Subscription service” (ref. Federated Catalogues) and “Trust Indexes” sections in the new chapter “Enabling and Federation Services”

Move Self-Description technical specs to the next Identity, Credential and Access Management document
Update Self-Description lifecycle status
Introduction of Interconnection Point Identifiers
Introduction of new language terms for Data Exchange
Update of the Gaia-X schemas and diagrams aligned with the Gaia-X Framework

Link to Trust Framework document (where the Self-Description mandatory attributes now are)
Aligning Gaia-X architecture with NIST Cloud Federation Reference Architecture (CFRA)
Updated definition of Data Exchange Services
Updated Service Composition and Resource model
Updated Self-Description Lifecycle
Consistency and alignment with other officially published Gaia-X documents, streamlining and de-duplication of text to ease reading

Rewrite the Operating model chapter introducing Trust Anchors, Gaia-X Compliance, Gaia-X Labels and Gaia-X Registry.
Update of Self-Description mandatory attributes in the Appendix.
Update of Interconnection, Resource and Resource template definitions.
Gitlab automation improvement and speed-up
Source available in the 21.09 branch.

Adding a new Operating model section introducing the first principle for Gaia-X governance.
Adding preview of Self-Description mandatory attributes in the Appendix.
Improvement of the Policy rules.
Improvement of the Asset and Resource definitions.
Complete release automation from Gitlab.
Source available under the 21.06 tag.