[ietf-dkim] RFC 4686 on Analysis of Threats Motivating DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)

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         RFC 4686

         Title:      Analysis of Threats Motivating DomainKeys
                     Identified Mail (DKIM)
         Author:     J. Fenton
         Status:     Informational
         Date:       September 2006
         Mailbox:    fenton@cisco.com
         Pages:      29
         Characters: 70382
         Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:   None

         I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-dkim-threats-03.txt

         URL:        http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4686.txt

This document provides an analysis of some threats against Internet
mail that are intended to be addressed by signature-based mail
authentication, in particular DomainKeys Identified Mail.  It
discusses the nature and location of the bad actors, what their
capabilities are, and what they intend to accomplish via their
attacks.  This memo provides information for the Internet community.

This document is a product of the Domain Keys Identified Mail
Working Group of the IETF.

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Joyce K. Reynolds and Sandy Ginoza
USC/Information Sciences Institute

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