RFC 5585: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Service Overview

This document provides an overview of the DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) service and describes how it can fit into a messaging service. It also describes…

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Outgoing relationships (15 related RFCs)

Informative reference — RFC 1034: Domain names - concepts and facilities
Informative reference — RFC 5322: Internet Message Format
Informative reference — RFC 3851: Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 3.1 Message Specification
Informative reference — RFC 4880: OpenPGP Message Format
Informative reference — RFC 2440: OpenPGP Message Format
Informative reference — RFC 3156: MIME Security with OpenPGP
Informative reference — RFC 4408: Sender Policy Framework (SPF) for Authorizing Use of Domains in E-Mail, Version 1
Informative reference — RFC 4871: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signatures
Informative reference — RFC 4406: Sender ID: Authenticating E-Mail
Informative reference — RFC 1113: Privacy enhancement for Internet electronic mail: Part I - message encipherment and authentication procedures
Informative reference — RFC 1848: MIME Object Security Services
Informative reference — RFC 1991: PGP Message Exchange Formats
Informative reference — RFC 4407: Purported Responsible Address in E-Mail Messages
Informative reference — RFC 4686: Analysis of Threats Motivating DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)
Informative reference — RFC 989: Privacy enhancement for Internet electronic mail: Part I: Message encipherment and authentication procedures

Incoming relationships (3 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 5863: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Development, Deployment, and Operations
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7489: Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6377: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) and Mailing Lists