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[mtcc.com alert] Re: [ietf-dkim] Revised proposal for specifying syntax and semantics for multiple signatures

2006-04-04 09:18:40
Paul Hoffman wrote:
> Revised to:
>
> - remove verification passthrough
> - change the canonicalization to what is being used anyway
> - removed the ordering requirement
> - softened the wording about bid-down attack

It would be nice if you responded to my initial post on this subject.
But in particular:

>     p= Earlier signatures (plain-text; REQUIRED

I have no idea why this merits even a SHOULD let alone a REQUIRED.
The rationale makes a pretty big leap from needing to have multiple
signatures to needing this new required functionality. As far as I
recall, nobody's answered why it's needed, let alone mandatory.

                Mike
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