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authorJeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org>2018-03-05 11:14:28 +0000
committerJeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org>2018-03-06 16:22:45 +0000
commit12fa0e31a7141100d816dcd6d4eba165fdfa8df7 (patch)
treeeab0d4e600ae253620daf8d7b3d94bde30df635e /doc
parente369af6cf2409f820337a7d7ffbbfe90d5ad0efb (diff)
Docs: expand DKIM verification notes
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r--doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt12
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index c1e451d4d..738ed332f 100644
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -39040,11 +39040,13 @@ This variable can be overwritten using an ACL 'set' modifier.
This might, for instance, be done to enforce a policy restriction on
hash-method or key-size:
.code
- warn condition = ${if eq {$dkim_algo}{rsa-sha1}}
- condition = ${if eq {$dkim_verify_status}{pass}}
+ warn condition = ${if eq {$dkim_verify_status}{pass}}
+ condition = ${if eq {$len_3:$dkim_algo}{rsa}}
+ condition = ${if or {eq {$dkim_algo}{rsa-sha1}} \
+ {< {$dkim_key_length}{1024}} }
logwrite = NOTE: forcing dkim verify fail (was pass)
set dkim_verify_status = fail
- set dkim_verify_reason = hash too weak
+ set dkim_verify_reason = hash too weak or key too short
.endd
After all the DKIM ACL runs have completed, the value becomes a
@@ -39133,6 +39135,9 @@ UNIX timestamp reflecting the date and time when the signer wants the
signature to be treated as "expired". When this was not specified by the
signer, "9999999999999" is returned. This makes it possible to do useful
integer size comparisons against this value.
+.new
+Note that Exim does not check this value.
+.wen
.vitem &%$dkim_headernames%&
A colon-separated list of names of headers included in the signature.
@@ -39166,6 +39171,7 @@ less than 1024 bits as valid signatures.
To enforce this you must have a DKIM ACL which checks this variable
and overwrites the &$dkim_verify_status$& variable as discussed above.
+As EC keys are much smaller, the check should only do this for RSA keys.
.wen
.endlist