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Re: Additional lookups (was Re: [ietf-dkim] Re: 1368 straw-poll)

2007-03-01 19:04:29
Hector Santos:
Wietse Venema wrote:

If the verifier gives different treatments to different types of
"other", then the bad guys will exploit the verifier's behavior.

Applying equal treatment should be done across the board, the valid and 
invalid, not just for the so called "elite" messages.

It is with the exceptions and relaxed provisions where exploitation will 
take place, the FSUSP (FAILED SIGNATURE UNSIGNED STATUS PROMOTION) is 
one of them.

Perhaps I wasn't clear enough.

When a DKIM verifier gives unequal treatment to any of the following:

- no signature
- broken signature
- unsupported signature
- other failure

Then the bad guys will send their forged mail in the way that receives
the most favorable treatment.

        Wietse
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