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RFC 4686: Analysis of Threats Motivating DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)

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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.

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Document ID
RFC4686
Published
September 2006
Authors
J. Fenton
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
art
Pages
29
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