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Re: [ietf-dkim] Caveats 1576 (was: Issue 1576: Revise wildcard discussion)

2008-07-09 09:45:46

On Jul 9, 2008, at 3:21 AM, Charles Lindsey wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:11:17 +0100, Douglas Otis <dotis(_at_)mail- 
abuse.org> wrote:

On Jul 8, 2008, at 7:40 AM, Frank Ellermann wrote:

~~~ new ~~~
= It is possible to add a wildcard TXT record alongside a
= wildcard MX that will provide suitable ADSP records for
= any domain chosen by an attacker, since if the wildcard
= synthesizes chosen-name.example.com IN MX, it will then
= also synthesize _adsp._domainkey.chosen-name.example.com
+ IN TXT.  This practice is NOT RECOMMENDED, as it might
+ not work as expected in the presence of multiple TXT
+ records for different purposes.

+1


This provides little benefit unless the record syntax is changed
to offer a reliable defence. The [] denotes an addition made to
the Record Syntax.

4.2.1. Record Syntax
ADSP records use the "tag=value" syntax described in section 3.2 of
[RFC4871].

Tags used in ADSP records are described below [and MUST immediately
begin with the "dkim=" tag.]
+1

(or +1 to any similar improvements that acheive these same effects).


This was poorly worded since the subject does not agree with must.

4.2.1. Record Syntax
ADSP records use the "tag=value" syntax described in section 3.2 of
[RFC4871].

Tags used in ADSP records are described below.  [The record MUST
immediately begin with the "dkim=" tag].

-Doug
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