[ietf-dkim] A few SSP axioms

Scott Kitterman ietf-dkim at kitterman.com
Mon Jul 31 07:58:00 PDT 2006


On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:02:07 -0400 (EDT) John L <johnl at iecc.com> wrote:
>I have to say that the more discussion I see from advocates of SSP, the 
>less I think that anyone really understands what it's supposed to do.
>
>So here's the main SSP axiom that I think should be self-evident, but 
>apparently isn't: other than the trivial (but useful) case of I send no 
>mail, the most that SSP can tell you is that a signature is missing.
>
I take it then that you see distinguishing between first party and third 
party signatures as either being of no value or not being feasible?

I ask because from my perspective, that is an essential feature for a 
policy protocol to have significant utility.

Scott K


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