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Re: [ietf-dkim] ADSP Informative Note on parent domain signing

2009-04-07 17:02:46

There remains some disagreement on whether the "informative note"
contained in the last paragraph of the text I proposed on March 27
should appear in the ADSP draft.  The note said:

Informative Note:  ADSP is incompatible with DKIM signing by parent
domains described in section 3.8 of [RFC4871] in which a signer uses
"i=" to assert that a parent domain is signing for a subdomain.

This would replace the Note in draft-ietf-dkim-ssp-09, section 2.7.

Thus far, I feel it should be included and John Levine and Dave Crocker
feel it shouldn't.  May we have guidance from others in the Working
Group, please?


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I think it may be the "incompatible" that's causing the disagreement. ADSP is 
not incompatible with that signing configuration, it would just require that a 
second signature be added. 

Maybe something more like the following?

"ADSP should not be used for domains that use "i=" values to enable a parent 
domain to sign for a subdomain (as described in section 3.8 of [RFC4871]) 
unless an additional signature where the "d=" domain matches the "i=" domain is 
added."

Ellen 

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