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Re: [ietf-dkim] DKIM does not identify senders, and we have big semantic problems

2009-01-28 19:01:16


John R. Levine wrote:
Gee, how many ways are there to say that i= doesn't identify the user?
The i= field doesn't do that.  DKIM doesn't identify individuals, only 
domains.

John,

Oh boy.

Your statement is not correct.


The spec says that it *does* identify a user.

    It does not say the identification is an email address.

    It does not say that the user is the author.

    It does not say that anyone other that the creator of the identification 
can 
parse and comprehend the identifier.


But it does say that it is the user who the signing was done "on behalf of".

d/

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   Dave Crocker
   Brandenburg InternetWorking
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