[ietf-dkim] Re: dkim-base-01: Section 6.2 Get the Public Key

[Dave Crocker]

Eric Allman wrote:
> What I did for this was to add something to 6.1 reading "Verifiers MAY 
> ignore the DKIM-Signature header field if it contains an "x=" tag and 
> the signature has expired."  I then added to the end of 6.1 "If there 
> are no valid signatures remaining after this step, a verifier MUST NOT 
> proceed to the next step."

If we are to keep the x= parameter, this change to the text strikes me 
as an extremely constructive navigation of the challenges to its use. 

and lest my wording be confusing:  +1.


d/

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Dave Crocker
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