RFC 5617 · HISTORIC · 2009

DomainKeys Identified Mail Author Domain Signing Practices

Overview

RFC 5617, “DomainKeys Identified Mail Author Domain Signing Practices”, is a Historic document published in August 2009 by E. Allman, J. Fenton, M. Delany, J. Levine. It has since been updated by RFC 8553. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) defines a domain-level authentication framework for email to permit verification of the source and contents of messages. This document specifies an adjunct mechanism to aid in assessing messages that do not contain a DKIM signature for the domain used in the author's address. It defines a record that can advertise whether a domain signs its outgoing mail as well as how other hosts can access that record. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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What “Historic” means

A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.

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