This page includes links to all standards reference documentation
on which OpenDKIM is built.
DKIM and Related Protocols
RFC6376: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signatures [DRAFT STANDARD]
RFC5617: DKIM Author Domain Signing Practices [PROPOSED STANDARD]
DKIM Implementation Report
RFC4686: Analysis of Threats Motivating DomainKeys Identified Mail
[INFORMATIONAL]
RFC5016: Requirements for a DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signing
Practices Protocol [INFORMATIONAL]
RFC5585: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Service Overview
[INFORMATIONAL]
RFC5863: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Development, Deployment,
and Operations [INFORMATIONAL]
RFC6377: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) and Mailing Lists
[BEST CURRENT PRACTICE]
RFC6541: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Authorized Third-Party
Signatures [EXPERIMENTAL]
Extensions to DKIM for Failure Reporting [PROPOSED STANDARD]
Email Format
RFC5322: Internet Message Format [DRAFT STANDARD]
Reporting Authentication Results
RFC5451: Message Header Field for Indicating Message Authentication
Status [PROPOSED STANDARD]
RFC6008: Authentication-Results Registration for Differentiating
among Cryptographic Results [PROPOSED STANDARD]
RFC6212: Authentication-Results Registration for Vouch by Reference
Results [PROPOSED STANDARD]
RFC6577: Authentication-Results Registration Update for Sender
Policy Framework (SPF) Results [PROPOSED STANDARD]
Abuse Reporting
RFC5965: An Extensible Format for Email Feedback Reports
[PROPOSED STANDARD]
RFC6591: Authentication Failure Reporting Using the Abuse Reporting
Format [PROPOSED STANDARD]
Creation and Use of Email Feedback Reports: An Applicability Statement
for the Abuse Reporting Format (ARF)
Reputation
A Model for Reputation Reporting
A Media Type for Reputation Interchange
Reputation Data Interchange using HTTP and JSON
A Reputation Response Set for Email Identifiers
Other Specifications
RFC2254: The String Representation of LDAP Search Filters
[PROPOSED STANDARD]
RFC3447: Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #1: RSA
Cryptography Specifications Version 2.1 [INFORMATIONAL]
RFC5518: Vouch By Reference [PROPOSED STANDARD]
RFC6522: The Multipart/Report Media Type for the Reporting of Mail
System Administrative Messages [STANDARD]
RFC6570: URI Template [PROPOSED STANDARD]