File formats:

Status:

INFORMATIONAL

Author:

J. Fenton

Stream:

IETF

Source:

dkim (sec)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4686

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Abstract

This document provides an analysis of some threats against Internet mail that are intended to be addressed by signature-based mail authentication, in particular DomainKeys Identified Mail. It discusses the nature and location of the bad actors, what their capabilities are, and what they intend to accomplish via their attacks. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.