RFCs about email authentication

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email authentication RFCs (4)

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RFC 8904: DNS Whitelist (DNSWL) Email Authentication Method Extension
Informational
A. Vesely
September 2020
Independent Stream publication
Abstract
This document describes an email authentication method compliant with RFC 8601. The method consists of looking up the sender's IP address in a DNS whitelist. This document provides information in case the method is seen in the field, suggests a useful practice, and registers the relevant keywords.
This document does not consider blacklists.
Abstract
This document describes an email authentication method compliant with RFC 8601. The method consists of looking up the sender's IP address in a DNS whitelist. This document provides information in case the method is seen in the field, suggests a useful practice, and registers the relevant keywords.
This document does not consider blacklists.
RFC 7410: A Property Types Registry for the Authentication-Results Header Field
Proposed Standard
M. Kucherawy
December 2014
IETF publication
Applications and Real-Time Area
Abstract
This document updates RFC 7001 by creating a registry for property types in the Authentication-Results header field, used in email authentication work, rather than limiting participants to using the original, small set of fixed values.
Obsoleted by RFC 7601
Abstract
This document updates RFC 7001 by creating a registry for property types in the Authentication-Results header field, used in email authentication work, rather than limiting participants to using the original, small set of fixed values.
RFC 7281: Authentication-Results Registration for S/MIME Signature Verification
Informational
A. Melnikov
June 2014
Independent Stream publication
Abstract
RFC 7001 specifies the Authentication-Results header field for conveying results of message authentication checks. This document defines a new authentication method to be used in the Authentication- Results header field for S/MIME-related signature checks.
Abstract
RFC 7001 specifies the Authentication-Results header field for conveying results of message authentication checks. This document defines a new authentication method to be used in the Authentication- Results header field for S/MIME-related signature checks.
RFC 5451: Message Header Field for Indicating Message Authentication Status
Proposed Standard
M. Kucherawy
April 2009
IETF publication
Abstract
This memo defines a new header field for use with electronic mail messages to indicate the results of message authentication efforts. Any receiver-side software, such as mail filters or Mail User Agents (MUAs), may use this message header field to relay that information in a convenient way to users or to make sorting and filtering decisions. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Obsoleted by RFC 7001
Abstract
This memo defines a new header field for use with electronic mail messages to indicate the results of message authentication efforts. Any receiver-side software, such as mail filters or Mail User Agents (MUAs), may use this message header field to relay that information in a convenient way to users or to make sorting and filtering decisions. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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email authentication RFCs (4)

RFC 8904: DNS Whitelist (DNSWL) Email Authentication Method Extension

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RFC 7410: A Property Types Registry for the Authentication-Results Header Field

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RFC 7281: Authentication-Results Registration for S/MIME Signature Verification

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RFC 5451: Message Header Field for Indicating Message Authentication Status

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