RFC 4871: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signatures

DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) defines a domain-level authentication framework for email using public-key cryptography and key server technology to permit…

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Outgoing relationships (17 related RFCs)

Obsoletes, Informative reference — RFC 4870: Domain-Based Email Authentication Using Public Keys Advertised in the DNS (DomainKeys)
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 2045: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies
Normative reference — RFC 4234: Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNF
Normative reference — RFC 3490: Internationalizing Domain Names in Applications (IDNA)
Normative reference — RFC 2047: MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) Part Three: Message Header Extensions for Non-ASCII Text
Normative reference — RFC 3447: Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.1
Normative reference — RFC 2821: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 4033: DNS Security Introduction and Requirements
Informative reference — RFC 2434: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Informative reference — RFC 3851: Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 3.1 Message Specification
Informative reference — RFC 3864: Registration Procedures for Message Header Fields
Informative reference — RFC 1847: Security Multiparts for MIME: Multipart/Signed and Multipart/Encrypted
Informative reference — RFC 2440: OpenPGP Message Format
Informative reference — RFC 3833: Threat Analysis of the Domain Name System (DNS)
Informative reference — RFC 3766: Determining Strengths For Public Keys Used For Exchanging Symmetric Keys
Informative reference — RFC 4686: Analysis of Threats Motivating DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)

Incoming relationships (12 related RFCs)

Updated by — RFC 5672: RFC 4871 DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signatures -- Update
Obsoleted by — RFC 6376: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signatures
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5617: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Author Domain Signing Practices (ADSP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5863: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Development, Deployment, and Operations
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5016: Requirements for a DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signing Practices Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6008: Authentication-Results Registration for Differentiating among Cryptographic Results
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4870: Domain-Based Email Authentication Using Public Keys Advertised in the DNS (DomainKeys)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5518: Vouch By Reference
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5703: Sieve Email Filtering: MIME Part Tests, Iteration, Extraction, Replacement, and Enclosure
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5039: The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Spam
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5585: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Service Overview
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5507: Design Choices When Expanding the DNS