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RFC 5617: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Author Domain Signing Practices (ADSP)

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DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) defines a domain-level authentication framework for email to permit verification of the source and contents of messages. This document specifies an adjunct mechanism to aid in assessing messages that do not contain a DKIM signature for the domain used in the author's address. It defines a record that can advertise whether a domain signs its outgoing mail as well as how other hosts can access that record. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC5617
Published
August 2009
Authors
E. Allman; J. Fenton; M. Delany; J. Levine
Status
HISTORIC
Stream
IETF
Area
art
Pages
21
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Updated by:
RFC 8553

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