Re: [exim] exim and dnssec

2009-07-17 Thread Florian Weimer
* Ted Cooper: DNSSEC just makes sure that the answers received in DNS lookups are valid Yes. and came from the right place. Doesn't it? No. The transport isn't secured at all. That's why the protocol is so complex, and somewhat operationally challenging with current software. I would

Re: [exim] exim and dnssec

2009-07-15 Thread Ted Cooper
On Tue, 2009-07-14 at 21:48 +0200, Mark Elkins wrote: Is anyone looking at having Exim become DNSSEC aware - look at the AD bit - stuff like that. Perhaps add the DNS Status as a mail header? - or as a variable so that tests can be done? The root gets signed by the end of the year. just

Re: [exim] exim and dnssec

2009-07-15 Thread Mark Elkins
On Wed, 2009-07-15 at 13:09 +1000, Ted Cooper wrote: On Tue, 2009-07-14 at 21:48 +0200, Mark Elkins wrote: Is anyone looking at having Exim become DNSSEC aware - look at the AD bit - stuff like that. Perhaps add the DNS Status as a mail header? - or as a variable so that tests can be done

Re: [exim] exim and dnssec

2009-07-15 Thread Ted Cooper
On Wed, 2009-07-15 at 10:45 +0200, Mark Elkins wrote: On Wed, 2009-07-15 at 13:09 +1000, Ted Cooper wrote: On Tue, 2009-07-14 at 21:48 +0200, Mark Elkins wrote: Is anyone looking at having Exim become DNSSEC aware - look at the AD bit - stuff like that. Perhaps add the DNS Status

Re: [exim] exim and dnssec

2009-07-15 Thread Andre Grueneberg
Ted Cooper wrote: So I had a little bit of a browse around and it seems that Postfix and Sendmail have DNSSEC support where they wont deliver outbound email to fraudulently signed MX records which specify verification is required. This is rather puzzling since I was under the impression that

[exim] exim and dnssec

2009-07-14 Thread Mark Elkins
Is anyone looking at having Exim become DNSSEC aware - look at the AD bit - stuff like that. Perhaps add the DNS Status as a mail header? - or as a variable so that tests can be done? The root gets signed by the end of the year. just thinking out aloud in key strokes