On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 5:55 AM Alessandro Vesely <ves...@tana.it> wrote:

> On Wed 20/Mar/2024 23:11:20 +0100 Matthäus Wander wrote:
> > Alessandro Vesely wrote on 2024-03-20 15:42:
> >> what is the result of DMARC on having, say
> >>
> >>      dkim=pass (testing key)
> >> or
> >>      dkim=policy (512 byte key)
> >>
> >> is that akin to SPF neutral, i.e. dmarc=fail?
> >
> > dkim=pass results in dmarc=pass (if the domain is aligned). The comment
> in
> > brackets is for human eyes and does not change the DMARC result.
>
>
> For t=y, DKIM says:
>
>        y  This domain is testing DKIM.  Verifiers MUST NOT treat messages
>           from Signers in testing mode differently from unsigned email,
>           even should the signature fail to verify.  Verifiers MAY wish
>           to track testing mode results to assist the Signer.
>
> So reporting dkim=pass for testing keys seems to be a violation.
>
>
> > dkim=policy is like spf=neutral, i.e. dmarc=fail.
>
>
> Agreed.  Should that be mentioned in DMARCbis?
>
>
I don't believe there's any need to discuss this topic in DMARCbis.

DMARCbis, in section 4.1, DMARC Basics, says:

===============================================================

A message satisfies the DMARC checks if at least one of the supported
authentication mechanisms:¶ <#section-4.1-3>

   1.

   produces a "pass" result, and <#section-4.1-4.1.1>
   2.

   produces that result based on an identifier that is in alignment, as
   described in Section 4.4 <#identifier-alignment-explained>.

===============================================================

If there's anything to say about reporting a DKIM pass result for DKIM
signatures where t=y exists and its possible ramifications for DMARC, then
I believe that's something for an update RFC 6376 to address.

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