> On Oct 27, 2022, at 4:16 PM, Douglas Foster 
> <dougfoster.emailstanda...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Murray raised the issue of a signature which produces PASS, but lacks trust 
> because it is constructed with weak coverage, such as omitting the Subject or 
> including an L=valuie clause.
> 
> DKIM was designed to be flexible so that it could be used for many purposes.  
>  DMARC is a specific purpose and therefore it needs a more specific 
> definition of what a signature should and should not contain.    I am 
> proposing that we ensure that all signatures used for DMARC follow a content 
> standard so that all compliant signatures are equally trustworthy.
> 
> For DMARC, an aligned DKIM PASS should preserve the originator's content, 
> identity, and disposition instructions.   Any header that might legitimately 
> be added or removed by a downstream MTA should not be included in the 
> original DKIM signature, as these are likely to produced false DKIM FAIL.
> 
> Here is a first-pass list of headers that meet these objectives:
> 
> Date
> To
> From
> Subject
> Body (absence of L=value)
> Reply-To
> In-Reply-To
> Authenticated-As

Amen.  That seems reasonable.
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