[ietf-dkim] DKIM Threat Assessment v0.02 (very rough draft)

Eric Allman eric+dkim at sendmail.org
Tue Aug 9 16:01:48 PDT 2005


> That is not correct. The local part of the i= is intended to
> provide a binding to the local part of outside origination
> headers, not just the domain part. Which is why it is,
> in fact, a primary goal.

That doesn't change the fact that it is the /domain/ signing a 
message, not a user.  That domain may identify the individual user in 
such a way that is within the comfort zone of the signing domain 
administrator, but the keys are still owned and administrated by the 
domain owner.

eric


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