ARC: Fix signing for case when DKIM signing failed

[exim.git] / doc / doc-txt / experimental-spec.txt

diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt b/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt
index 2ed6e358208a5f0790e39186dfcefd293b1a481f..0eeb2275897d9783a03d1f2f8c459af84d48c2ce 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ dmarc_tld_file      Defines the location of a text file of valid
                     during domain parsing. Maintained by Mozilla,
                     the most current version can be downloaded
                     from a link at http://publicsuffix.org/list/.
                     during domain parsing. Maintained by Mozilla,
                     the most current version can be downloaded
                     from a link at http://publicsuffix.org/list/.

+                    See also util/renew-opendmarc-tlds.sh script.

 
 Optional:
 dmarc_history_file  Defines the location of a file to log results
 
 Optional:
 dmarc_history_file  Defines the location of a file to log results


@@ -523,6 +524,9 @@ Of course, you can also use any other lookup method that Exim
 supports, including LDAP, Postgres, MySQL, etc, as long as the
 result is a list of colon-separated strings.
 
 supports, including LDAP, Postgres, MySQL, etc, as long as the
 result is a list of colon-separated strings.
 

+Performing the check sets up information used by the
+${authresults } expansion item.
+

 Several expansion variables are set before the DATA ACL is
 processed, and you can use them in this ACL.  The following
 expansion variables are available:
 Several expansion variables are set before the DATA ACL is
 processed, and you can use them in this ACL.  The following
 expansion variables are available:


@@ -587,7 +591,6 @@ b. Configure, somewhere before the DATA ACL, the control option to
   warn    dmarc_status   = accept : none : off
           !authenticated = *
           log_message    = DMARC DEBUG: $dmarc_status $dmarc_used_domain
   warn    dmarc_status   = accept : none : off
           !authenticated = *
           log_message    = DMARC DEBUG: $dmarc_status $dmarc_used_domain

-          add_header     = $dmarc_ar_header

 
   warn    dmarc_status   = !accept
           !authenticated = *
 
   warn    dmarc_status   = !accept
           !authenticated = *


@@ -606,6 +609,8 @@ b. Configure, somewhere before the DATA ACL, the control option to
           !authenticated = *
           message        = Message from $dmarc_used_domain failed sender's DMARC policy, REJECT
 
           !authenticated = *
           message        = Message from $dmarc_used_domain failed sender's DMARC policy, REJECT
 

+  warn    add_header     = :at_start:${authresults {$primary_hostname}}
+

 
 
 DSN extra information
 
 
 DSN extra information


@@ -720,7 +725,7 @@ the queuefile driver.
 The transport only takes one option:
 
 * directory - This is used to specify the directory messages should be
 The transport only takes one option:
 
 * directory - This is used to specify the directory messages should be

-copied to
+copied to.  Expanded.

 
 The generic transport options (body_only, current_directory, disable_logging,
 debug_print, delivery_date_add, envelope_to_add, event_action, group,
 
 The generic transport options (body_only, current_directory, disable_logging,
 debug_print, delivery_date_add, envelope_to_add, event_action, group,


@@ -802,6 +807,24 @@ is used as a basis (you must have added one on entry to the ADMD).
 Expanded as a whole; if unset, empty or forced-failure then no signing is done.
 If it is set, all three elements must be non-empty.
 
 Expanded as a whole; if unset, empty or forced-failure then no signing is done.
 If it is set, all three elements must be non-empty.
 

+Caveats:
+ * There must be an Authentication-Results header, presumably added by an ACL
+   while receiving the message, for the same ADMD, for arc_sign to succeed.
+   This requires careful coordination between inbound and outbound logic.
+ * If passing a message to another system, such as a mailing-list manager
+   (MLM), between receipt and sending, be wary of manipulations to headers made
+   by the MLM.
+   + For instance, Mailman with REMOVE_DKIM_HEADERS==3 might improve
+     deliverability in a pre-ARC world, but that option also renames the
+     Authentication-Results header, which breaks signing.
+ * Even if you use multiple DKIM keys for different domains, the ARC concept
+   should try to stick to one ADMD, so pick a primary domain and use that for
+   AR headers and outbound signing.
+
+Signing is not compatible with cutthrough delivery; any (before expansion)
+value set for the option will result in cutthrough delivery not being
+used via the transport in question.
+

 
 
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