RFC 6591 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2012
MON · 27 JUL 2026
Authentication Failure Reporting Using the Abuse Reporting Format
Overview
RFC 6591, “Authentication Failure Reporting Using the Abuse Reporting Format”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2012 by H. Fontana. It has since been updated by RFC 6692, RFC 9991. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo registers an extension report type for the Abuse Reporting Format (ARF), affecting multiple registries, for use in generating receipt-time reports about messages that fail one or more email message authentication checks. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 6595 A Simple Authentication and Security Layer and GSS-API Mechanism for the Security Assertion Markup Language