RFC4686 - Analysis of Threats Motivating DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)
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| Authors: | J. Fenton |
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| Date: | September 2006 |
| Format: | ASCII (29 pages, 70382 characters) |
| Current status: | INFORMATIONAL |
| Publication status: | INFORMATIONAL |
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| Keywords: | email, attack, authentication, signature, ssp |
Abstract
This document provides an analysis of some threats against Internet mail that are intended to be addressed by signature-based mail authentication, in particular DomainKeys Identified Mail. It discusses the nature and location of the bad actors, what their capabilities are, and what they intend to accomplish via their attacks. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
