On Tuesday 01 August 2006 10:56, Michael Thomas wrote:
> Dave Crocker wrote:
> >Tony Hansen wrote:
> >>Dave Crocker wrote:
> >>>Alas, it was pointed out to me that SSP does indeed have a requirement
> >>> for a lookup even when the message is signed.  This is when there is
> >>> so-called third-party signing.  (I believe this means when the domain
> >>> in the rfc2822.From does not make the DKIM d= domain.)
> >>
> >>I would at a minimum include rfc2822.Sender in this check: third part
> >>signing is when the DKIM d= domain is not equal to either the
> >>rfc2822.From's domain nor the rfc2822.Sender's domain.
> >
> >Tony, et al,
> >
> >Switching back to the 'requirements' suggestion I have been making:
> >
> >I would like to see a scenario described that explains exactly what
> > problem needs to be detected and why it is a compelling, immediate
> > requirement.
> >
> >I would like to see the description done in a way tht talks about
> > particular individuals and organizations, without referring to particular
> > protocol units.
> >
> >In other words, I'd like to see the non-technical description of the
> > requirement and its rationale, before it gets translated into the
> > technical details, such as citing particular header fields.
>
> Right, this would be enormously helpful I think.
>
> Scenario 1:
>
> 1) A sends to B with a missing or broken DKIM signature
> 2) B would like to know whether that is an acceptable state of affairs.
>
> Scenario 2:
>
> 1) C sends a message on A's behalf by having been delegated a selector by A
>
> This is a normal -dkim-base usage scenario, but there are some deployment
> related issues related to how the delegation is done. What are the
> requirements
> from that?
>
> Scenario 3:
> 1) C sends message on A's behalf using C's identity
> 2) B would like to know if C's signature has any relationship to A
>
> This is the "ISP" scenario discussed on the list often. It has scaling
> issues
> naively because the number of acceptable third party signers for A may be
> large, and perhaps troublingly not uniform in the trust of the third
> parties.
>
Scenario 3a:

1) A is a popular phishing target and prefers to suffer message rejections for 
messages that don't carry a valid signature by A (or a designated third 
party) than to have messages that are unsigned or signed by other parties 
delivered. 
2) C sends message on A's behalf using C's identity.
3) B would like to know if C's signature has any relationship to A.
4) If C's signature does not have a relationship to A, then A prefers that the 
message not be accepted for delivery (note that I say prefers because I 
understand we can't mandate receiver policy).

This is only a variant of #3 and not an entirely new scenario.  It's intended 
to highlight was Stephen referred to as an expected signature missing.

Scott K
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