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Re: [ietf-dkim] Issue: Section 4.3 Hash method Note

2011-04-25 18:54:13
On 04/25/2011 01:57 PM, Barry Leiba wrote:
Dave further tweaks:
   
      INFORMATIVE NOTE: Although use of rsa-sha256 is strongly encouraged,
      some senders might prefer to use rsa-sha1 when balancing security
      strength against performance, complexity, or other needs.  However,
      compliant verifiers might not implement rsa-sha1; they will treat
      such messages as unsigned.
     
WFM.
   

This seems rather extreme. Last thing I've heard is that
SHA1 has been shown to have a weakness, but it hasn't
been broken. Given that we're using unsecured DNS to
deliver public keys, this seems a like a hysterical
overreaction.

Mike
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