RFC Errata
RFC 4871, "DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signatures", May 2007
Note: This RFC has been obsoleted by RFC 6376
Note: This RFC has been updated by RFC 5672
Source of RFC: dkim (sec)See Also: RFC 4871 w/ inline errata
Errata ID: 1378
Status: Verified
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Tony Hansen
Date Reported: 2008-03-21
Verifier Name: Pasi Eronen
Date Verified: 2009-05-14
Section 3.3 says:
The rsa-sha256 algorithm is the default if no algorithm is specified.
It should say:
(nothing)
Notes:
According to 3.5, including "a=" is REQUIRED, so the algorithm is
always specified, and there is no default.