On May 1, 2022 11:25:02 PM UTC, Neil Anuskiewicz 
<[email protected]> wrote:
>  On Apr 24, 2022, at 8:57 PM, Scott Kitterman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> For cases where strict alignment is not appropriate, this issue can be
>> mitigated by periodically checking the DMARC records, if any, of PSDs
>above
>> the organization's domains in the DNS tree and (for legacy [RFC 7489]
>checking
>> that appropriate PSL entries remain present).  If a PSD domain publishes a
>> DMARC record without the appropriate psd=y tag, organizational domain
>owners
>> can add psd=n to their organizational domain's DMARC record so that the
>PSD
>> record will not be incorrectly evaluated to be the organizational domain.
>
>Though the risk’s low, “periodically checking the DMARC records, if any”
>isn’t particularly reassuring. It’s like saying periodically give your
>pilot a breathalyzer. :-)

I agree, although in this case it can be automated.  Similarly, periodically 
checking the PSL under the current scheme would be a good idea and not hard to 
do.

Scott K

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