Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-09-08 Thread Murray S. Kucherawy
On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 7:17 AM Jesse Thompson wrote: > > Is rfc6651 a lost cause? It looks like it defines a reporting mechanism in > control of the signer, as opposed to the attacker. > > > Has anyone (else) implemented it? > > > That's what I want to understand. Or, more specifically, if no

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-09-08 Thread Jesse Thompson
On Thu, Sep 7, 2023, at 11:42 PM, Murray S. Kucherawy wrote: > On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 9:38 PM Jesse Thompson wrote: >> __ >> Is rfc6651 a lost cause? It looks like it defines a reporting mechanism in >> control of the signer, as opposed to the attacker. > > Has anyone (else) implemented it?

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-09-07 Thread Murray S. Kucherawy
On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 9:38 PM Jesse Thompson wrote: > Is rfc6651 a lost cause? It looks like it defines a reporting mechanism in > control of the signer, as opposed to the attacker. > Has anyone (else) implemented it? -MSK ___ Ietf-dkim mailing list

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-09-07 Thread Jesse Thompson
On Thu, Sep 7, 2023, at 12:02 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: > On 9/2/2023 7:29 AM, Jesse Thompson wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 29, 2023, at 9:02 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: >>> DKIM, SPF, et al, are all 'collaborative' mechanisms. Originators and >>> receivers opt in to use them. Both sides are necessary. So

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-09-07 Thread Murray S. Kucherawy
On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 3:15 PM Evan Burke wrote: > To be clear, for us x= was one of the most effective defenses against > large-scale replay attacks. Not perfect, obviously, but applied carefully > and in conjunction with header oversigning, it created a significantly > narrower window for

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-09-07 Thread Brian Godiksen
On Sep 7, 2023, at 6:15 PM, Evan Burke wrote: On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 10:17 AM Murray S. Kucherawy mailto:superu...@gmail.com>> wrote: On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 10:03 AM Dave Crocker mailto:d...@dcrocker.net>> wrote: Keys cannot be rotated fast enough to be useful within the time frame that

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-09-07 Thread Evan Burke
On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 10:17 AM Murray S. Kucherawy wrote: > On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 10:03 AM Dave Crocker wrote: > >> Keys cannot be rotated fast enough to be useful within the time frame >> that attackers work in. >> >> Key rotation works in a timeframe of days or weeks. Attackers work in >>

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-09-07 Thread Murray S. Kucherawy
On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 10:03 AM Dave Crocker wrote: > > The "new header field" (or similar) approach alone would not open any > doors for revocation/invalidation of the fact that the signature was > applied on that first single message. Relying solely on fast key > rotation/invalidation would

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-09-07 Thread Dave Crocker
On 9/2/2023 7:29 AM, Jesse Thompson wrote: On Tue, Aug 29, 2023, at 9:02 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: DKIM, SPF, et al, are all 'collaborative' mechanisms.  Originators and receivers opt in to use them.  Both sides are necessary.  So I'm wondering about looking for something the furthers the

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-09-02 Thread Jesse Thompson
On Tue, Aug 29, 2023, at 9:02 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: > DKIM, SPF, et al, are all 'collaborative' mechanisms. Originators and > receivers opt in to use them. Both sides are necessary. So I'm wondering > about looking for something the furthers the collaboration. The lack of reporting to the

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-09-01 Thread Laura Atkins
> On 1 Sep 2023, at 18:31, Grant Taylor > wrote: > > On 9/1/23 3:32 AM, Laura Atkins wrote: >> You don’t know that they don’t do spamfiltering on outbound messages. You >> don’t see what they catch and don’t send. What you do see is when that spam >> filtering fails. > > I do know that a

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-09-01 Thread Grant Taylor
On 9/1/23 3:32 AM, Laura Atkins wrote: You don’t know that they don’t do spamfiltering on outbound messages. You don’t see what they catch and don’t send. What you do see is when that spam filtering fails. I do know that a small number of operators don't do any outbound spam filtering

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-09-01 Thread Laura Atkins
> On 1 Sep 2023, at 03:49, Grant Taylor > wrote: > > On 8/31/23 8:02 PM, Bron Gondwana wrote: >> The classic case was that spam about V*gra was very common, but blocking >> that word in every anti-spam filter would create something that was really >> not fit for purpose for Pfizer to use

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-31 Thread Bron Gondwana
On Fri, Sep 1, 2023, at 12:49, Grant Taylor wrote: > On 8/31/23 8:02 PM, Bron Gondwana wrote: > > The classic case was that spam about V*gra was very common, but blocking > > that word in every anti-spam filter would create something that was > > really not fit for purpose for Pfizer to use for

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-31 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/31/2023 7:23 PM, Bron Gondwana wrote: Now - there is a fact known to my system that's not known to yours (my signed-in identity, which isn't br...@fastmailteam.com, and may not appear at all other than an opaque header that other systems can't parse).  So that's a fair call, there's

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-31 Thread Grant Taylor
On 8/31/23 8:02 PM, Bron Gondwana wrote: The classic case was that spam about V*gra was very common, but blocking that word in every anti-spam filter would create something that was really not fit for purpose for Pfizer to use for their email system. The sender and recipient really make a

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-31 Thread Bron Gondwana
On Fri, Sep 1, 2023, at 11:33, Stephen Farrell wrote: > > Hi Bron, > > On 01/09/2023 02:02, Bron Gondwana wrote: > > Fact: recipient spam filter has more information than sender spam filter > > I've no axe to grind here, but wondered - is there e.g. a > peer-reviewed publication that

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-31 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/31/2023 6:02 PM, Bron Gondwana wrote: Fact: recipient spam filter has more information than sender spam filter The key bit, I think, is that more has happened, by the time of receiving.  Namely more copies sent through bots, etc. Anyhow, the limitations at the sending side is why I am

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-31 Thread Stephen Farrell
Hi Bron, On 01/09/2023 02:02, Bron Gondwana wrote: Fact: recipient spam filter has more information than sender spam filter I've no axe to grind here, but wondered - is there e.g. a peer-reviewed publication that conclusively demonstrates that? Not saying that that's necessary, but I

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-31 Thread Bron Gondwana
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023, at 12:38, Grant Taylor wrote: > On 8/29/23 3:15 PM, Steve Atkins wrote: > > Any attempt by senders to filter outbound emails based solely on > > content is going to have a lot of false negatives and positives, > > wherever you decide to draw the line. > > I find the idea

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-30 Thread Alessandro Vesely
On Wed 30/Aug/2023 14:14:41 +0200 Dave Crocker wrote: On 8/30/2023 1:21 AM, Alessandro Vesely wrote: On Wed 30/Aug/2023 07:35:08 +0200 Murray S. Kucherawy wrote: On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 8:11 PM Dave Crocker wrote: On 8/29/2023 7:46 PM, Grant Taylor wrote: On 8/29/23 9:02 PM, Dave Crocker

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-30 Thread Wei Chuang
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 1:18 AM Laura Atkins wrote: > > > On 29 Aug 2023, at 19:07, Dave Crocker wrote: > > Not that this is all that new a question, but I think it might be worthy > of more (and maybe different focus)... > > When a message is used in a DKIM Replay Attack: > >1. It

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-30 Thread Mark Alley
On 8/30/2023 9:58 AM, Laura Atkins wrote: On 30 Aug 2023, at 14:52, Grant Taylor wrote: On 8/30/23 12:35 AM, Murray S. Kucherawy wrote: And I've never understood why people get enamored of the idea of relying on bad reputations to spot bad actors. I think of it as the other way around;

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-30 Thread Laura Atkins
> On 30 Aug 2023, at 14:52, Grant Taylor > wrote: > > On 8/30/23 12:35 AM, Murray S. Kucherawy wrote: >> And I've never understood why people get enamored of the idea of relying on >> bad reputations to spot bad actors. > > I think of it as the other way around; good reputation to spot good

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-30 Thread Grant Taylor
On 8/30/23 12:35 AM, Murray S. Kucherawy wrote: And I've never understood why people get enamored of the idea of relying on bad reputations to spot bad actors. I think of it as the other way around; good reputation to spot good actors. Much like a brand new domain is effectively neutral

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-30 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/30/2023 1:21 AM, Alessandro Vesely wrote: On Wed 30/Aug/2023 07:35:08 +0200 Murray S. Kucherawy wrote: On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 8:11 PM Dave Crocker wrote: On 8/29/2023 7:46 PM, Grant Taylor wrote: On 8/29/23 9:02 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: Why not re-use the existing DKIM solution, just

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-30 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/29/2023 10:35 PM, Murray S. Kucherawy wrote: On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 8:11 PM Dave Crocker wrote: On 8/29/2023 7:46 PM, Grant Taylor wrote: > On 8/29/23 9:02 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: > Rather than doing it in a header field, though, could it be done simply with a new tag?

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-30 Thread Steve Atkins
> On 30 Aug 2023, at 09:21, Alessandro Vesely wrote: > > On Wed 30/Aug/2023 06:20:47 +0200 Steve Atkins wrote: >>> On 30 Aug 2023, at 03:38, Grant Taylor >>> wrote: >>> On 8/29/23 3:15 PM, Steve Atkins wrote: Any attempt by senders to filter outbound emails based solely on content

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-30 Thread Alessandro Vesely
On Wed 30/Aug/2023 06:20:47 +0200 Steve Atkins wrote: On 30 Aug 2023, at 03:38, Grant Taylor wrote: On 8/29/23 3:15 PM, Steve Atkins wrote: Any attempt by senders to filter outbound emails based solely on content is going to have a lot of false negatives and positives, wherever you decide

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-30 Thread Alessandro Vesely
On Wed 30/Aug/2023 07:35:08 +0200 Murray S. Kucherawy wrote: On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 8:11 PM Dave Crocker wrote: On 8/29/2023 7:46 PM, Grant Taylor wrote: On 8/29/23 9:02 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: Why not re-use the existing DKIM solution, just with a different domain / set of keys? Because

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-30 Thread Laura Atkins
> On 29 Aug 2023, at 19:07, Dave Crocker wrote: > > Not that this is all that new a question, but I think it might be worthy of > more (and maybe different focus)... > > When a message is used in a DKIM Replay Attack: > > It originates from a domain name having good reputation > It passes

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-30 Thread Steve Atkins
> On 30 Aug 2023, at 06:35, Murray S. Kucherawy wrote: >> > > This also presumes that operators currently develop reputation based on (d=, > s=) pairs. Is that so? I thought it was mostly just the d= that matters. That some major consumer mailbox providers use s= to track reputation is

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-29 Thread Murray S. Kucherawy
On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 8:11 PM Dave Crocker wrote: > On 8/29/2023 7:46 PM, Grant Taylor wrote: > > On 8/29/23 9:02 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: > > > > Why not re-use the existing DKIM solution, just with a different > > domain / set of keys? > > Because it does not provide the affirmative

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-29 Thread Steve Atkins
Sent from my iPhone > On 30 Aug 2023, at 03:38, Grant Taylor > wrote: > > On 8/29/23 3:15 PM, Steve Atkins wrote: >> Any attempt by senders to filter outbound emails based solely on content is >> going to have a lot of false negatives and positives, wherever you decide to >> draw the

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-29 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/29/2023 7:46 PM, Grant Taylor wrote: On 8/29/23 9:02 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: Why not re-use the existing DKIM solution, just with a different domain / set of keys? Because it does not provide the affirmative information that I am postulating/guessing the originating platform can

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-29 Thread Grant Taylor
On 8/29/23 9:02 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: A possible way to think about how to approach this: 1. Use the mechanism for messages deemed spammy by the originating platform, or for new users who do not yet have an established quality record, or... 2. Add a header field that has

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-29 Thread Grant Taylor
On 8/29/23 3:15 PM, Steve Atkins wrote: Any attempt by senders to filter outbound emails based solely on content is going to have a lot of false negatives and positives, wherever you decide to draw the line. I find the idea of using different, probably less stringent, filtering on outbound

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-29 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/29/2023 1:15 PM, Steve Atkins wrote: Many, many people sign up to receive content that is, by any objective content-filtering standard, as spammy as an incredibly spammy thing. Seriously, people sign up for things you would not believe. Any attempt by senders to filter outbound emails

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-29 Thread Steve Atkins
Sent from my iPhone > On 29 Aug 2023, at 20:54, Dave Crocker wrote: > > On 8/29/2023 12:30 PM, Murray S. Kucherawy wrote: >> For (1), I presume the outbound site did not make a quality assessment that >> identified the message as "likely to be replayed". Does this reduce to the >> "don't

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-29 Thread Dave Crocker
On 8/29/2023 12:30 PM, Murray S. Kucherawy wrote: For (1), I presume the outbound site did not make a quality assessment that identified the message as "likely to be replayed".  Does this reduce to the "don't sign spam" argument? I have no idea what the current levels of outbound filtering

Re: [Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-29 Thread Murray S. Kucherawy
On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 11:10 AM Dave Crocker wrote: > Two thoughts: > >1. If the substance of the message should fail a quality assessment, >why does it pass at the outbound (sending) site? >2. If the problem is reasonable content, but sent to many unintended >(or, rather,

[Ietf-dkim] What makes this posting different from the original posting?

2023-08-29 Thread Dave Crocker
Not that this is all that new a question, but I think it might be worthy of more (and maybe different focus)... When a message is used in a DKIM Replay Attack: 1. It originates from a domain name having good reputation 2. It passes quality checks from that sending domain 3. It goes to a