[spfbis] [meta-issue] Mis-use of MAIL FROM for list authentication

Stuart Gathman <stuart@gathman.org> Wed, 04 May 2016 17:40 UTC

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Subject: [spfbis] [meta-issue] Mis-use of MAIL FROM for list authentication
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I'm behind on my own promised volunteer work, so I'm only posting this
to make sure it is on record as a problem.

When I post to the spfbis mailing list, I have to confirm my posting, as
the list uses MAIL FROM to identify the poster, and my MAIL FROM is
variable to make it signed and possible to validate:

  Return-Path: <SRS0=42CRp=Q5==stuart@gathman.org>

However, the list *should* be looking at the From: header, which is also
signed and validated by ietf:

    Authentication-Results: ietfa.amsl.com (amavisd-new); dkim=pass (1024-bit key)
     header.d=gathman.org

...

    DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=gathman.org;
     i=@gathman.org; 
     q=dns/txt; s=default; t=1462377254; h=Subject : To : References : From 
     : Message-ID : Date : MIME-Version : In-Reply-To : Content-Type : 
     Content-Transfer-Encoding : Subject : From : Date; 
     bh=Js7wvPmM6OkBsT0VkhJyck4Jg+rOjGMFiYq5n6Cz+cw=; 
     b=HwaPU2ZDgnjpOuYpxzCfkuPTSQreyv8qmEJbILAo34G7GHZ9a8BFpt7F/pnY+c/KiQxJif
     an5OyFCbN8gW4GT3rry3jTAPyhsxBcUuH/bQPKAn9hjQAIMptGQLTzbXB+Tu5rj20h6MKzmS
     Qh8VelFuCBRnGmE2C1YIp2KFcHSwI=

...

    From: Stuart Gathman <stuart@gathman.org>