[ietf-dkim] weekly jabbering?

[Stephen Farrell]

Doug,

Douglas Otis wrote:

> 
> On May 22, 2006, at 3:28 PM, Stephen Farrell wrote:
> 
>>
>> So 4:0 for trying this for a few weeks. Barring a change in
>> that I guess we should go for it, starting this Thursday
>> at 1500 UTC (1600 Dublin, 1100 New York etc.) for 90 minutes.
>>
>> Agenda is a continuation of issue processing. Will try to
>> update list beforehand.
> 
> It could be helpful for details related to the algorithm's 
> representation in the binary key be posted for review.  Resolving the 
> method of representation should allay some possible concerns.
> 
> The review of a strategy for using a key deprecation flag should also be 
> possible.  Once there is an assured method to confirm an unknown 
> algorithm is currently offered by a signing domain, detecting removal of 
> a non-deprecated signature during a transition is possible.  A signed 
> message must contain at least one non-deprecated signature where the 
> algorithm, even though unsupported by the verifier, must still be 
> confirmed as supported by the signing domain in the referenced key.  
> Without such a strategy, an opportunity to exploit a deprecated 
> algorithm continues over the entire duration for a complete transition 
> to occur, even in cases where both the signing and the verifying domains 
> supported a newer non-exploited algorithm.

If you have a new technical issue, then create a new thread as discussed
previously. If its already in Eliot's list, then reference the number.

Technical comment in a thread about jabbering will be missed later.

Stephen.