On Wed, 2006-08-09 at 13:53 -0700, Michael Thomas wrote:
> Scott ---
> 
> Scott -- I think it's both explicit and specific in other requirements 
> that the protocol must publish that data, and some of those are MUST
> strength. I really don't see why we need to restate that here.
> 
> That and I don't think there is any explicit or implicit proscription 
> here on when the protocol ought not be invoked. The restriction on was
> forcing new behavior for a DKIM verifier, not on how the protocol
> could be used.
> 
>        Mike
> 
> Scott Kitterman wrote:
> 
> >*** 574,580 ****
> >             blacklist repository.]
> >
> >     9.   The Protocol MUST NOT be required to be invoked if a valid first
> >!         party signatures is found.
> >
> >     10.  [PROVISIONAL] A domain holder MUST be able to publish a Practice
> >          which enumerates the acceptable cryptographic algorithms for
> >--- 581,594 ----
> >             blacklist repository.]
> >
> >     9.   The Protocol MUST NOT be required to be invoked if a valid first
> >!         party signatures is found, [PROVISIIONAL] but the Protocol SHOULD
> >!         support publishing Practices for First Party DKIM signatures.
> >!
> >!            [INFORMATIVE NOTE: the provisional requirement to support First
> >!            Party Practices is intended as an aid to the receiver.  While
> >!            SSP lookups aren't required for First Party DKIM signatures,
> >!            there may be utility to receivers to determine Practices
> >!            associated with First Party DKIM signatures.]
> >
> >     10.  [PROVISIONAL] A domain holder MUST be able to publish a Practice
> >          which enumerates the acceptable cryptographic algorithms for
> >***************
> >
> >This addition is suggested for a couple of reasons...
> >
> >1.  Completeness.  I think there is some value in providing a reasonably 
> >complete list of Practices.  There will likely be effective uses for policy 
> >information by receivers that we haven't thought of yet.  An incomplete set 
> >of practices may hamstring this kind of innovation.
> >
> >2.  RFC 2821 discovery - This is the requirement change a alluded to 
> >yesterday 
> >in the signalling DKIM support before DATA thread.  I won't rehash that here.

It is not clear from the definition for first party signature whether
this includes a match where the d= parameter represents a parent of the
first party address.  There might be value in checking policy for
whether the parent has been excluded as being authoritative for the
first party address.

-Doug

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