Hi John,

Thank you -- that answers my question, and I appreciate you taking the time.

Gino

On Wed, Jul 22, 2026 at 5:19 AM John Levine <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> It appears that Gino Grossi  <[email protected]> said:
> >My understanding is that an S/MIME or PGP signature can break when an
> >intermediary adds or removes content, such as a disclaimer or an
> >external-email warning. I'm wondering whether the record of changes
> >DKIM2 requires intermediaries to keep might let a verifier reconstruct
> >the earlier form of the message (the actual signed form before the
> >disclaimers or warnings were added).
>
> While it's intended to recover DKIM2 signatures, if you unwind the changes
> you'll get the earlier version of the message so I'd expect you could
> verify S/MIME or PGP signatures too.
>
> >Mainly I'm asking about the design intent: is reconstruction meant to
> >be a feature other signature schemes could rely on that way, or is it
> >only an internal DKIM2 mechanism?
>
> I don't think we're going to make any promises about other signature schemes,
> but unless something strange is going on, I'd usually expect them to work.
>
> R's,
> John

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