X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/d7b5f2ab122c3de70f1f6672fe07b87e011338c6..7894bfc6ccf7157dc5d8a11e297fb71968dd2904:/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt b/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt index ce140c553..84fd54716 100644 --- 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/. + See also util/renew-opendmarc-tlds.sh script. Optional: dmarc_history_file Defines the location of a file to log results @@ -446,11 +447,19 @@ dmarc_history_file Defines the location of a file to log results directory of this file is writable by the user exim runs as. -dmarc_forensic_sender The email address to use when sending a +dmarc_forensic_sender Alternate email address to use when sending a forensic report detailing alignment failures if a sender domain's dmarc record specifies it and you have configured Exim to send them. - Default: do-not-reply@$default_hostname + + If set, this is expanded and used for the + From: header line; the address is extracted + from it and used for the envelope from. + If not set, the From: header is expanded from + the dsn_from option, and <> is used for the + envelope from. + + Default: unset. 3. By default, the DMARC processing will run for any remote, @@ -523,6 +532,9 @@ Of course, you can also use any other lookup method that Exim supports, including LDAP, Postgres, MySQL, etc, as long as the result is a list of colon-separated strings. +Performing the check sets up information used by the +${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: @@ -587,7 +599,6 @@ 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 - add_header = $dmarc_ar_header warn dmarc_status = !accept !authenticated = * @@ -606,6 +617,8 @@ b. Configure, somewhere before the DATA ACL, the control option to !authenticated = * message = Message from $dmarc_used_domain failed sender's DMARC policy, REJECT + warn add_header = :at_start:${authresults {$primary_hostname}} + DSN extra information @@ -704,6 +717,8 @@ an external directory retaining the exim spool format. The spool files can then be processed by external processes and then requeued into exim spool directories for final delivery. +However, note carefully the warnings in the main documentation on +qpool file formats. The motivation/inspiration for the transport is to allow external processes to access email queued by exim and have access to all the @@ -720,7 +735,7 @@ the queuefile driver. 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, @@ -788,17 +803,184 @@ standard header. Note that it would be wise to strip incoming messages of A-R headers that claim to be from our own . -There are two new variables: $arc_state and $arc_state_reason. +There are four new variables: + + $arc_state One of pass, fail, none + $arc_state_reason (if fail, why) + $arc_domains colon-sep list of ARC chain domains, in chain order. + problematic elements may have empty list elements + $arc_oldest_pass lowest passing instance number of chain + +Example: + logwrite = oldest-p-ams: <${reduce {$lh_ARC-Authentication-Results:} \ + {} \ + {${if = {$arc_oldest_pass} \ + {${extract {i}{${extract {1}{;}{$item}}}}} \ + {$item} {$value}}} \ + }> Receive log lines for an ARC pass will be tagged "ARC". Signing -- -arc_sign = : : +arc_sign = : : [ : ] An option on the smtp transport, which constructs and prepends to the message an ARC set of headers. The textually-first Authentication-Results: header 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 of the first three elements must be non-empty. + +The fourth element is optional, and if present consists of a comma-separated list +of options. The options implemented are + + timestamps Add a t= tag to the generated AMS and AS headers, with the + current time. + expire[=] Add an x= tag to the generated AMS header, with an expiry time. + If the value is an plain number it is used unchanged. + If it starts with a '+' then the following number is added + to the current time, as an offset in seconds. + If a value is not given it defaults to a one month offset. + +[As of writing, gmail insist that a t= tag on the AS is mandatory] + +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. + + Only one A-R header is taken account of. This is a limitation versus + the ARC spec (which says that all A-R headers from within the ADMD must + be used). + + * 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. + + + + +REQUIRETLS support +------------------ +Ref: https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-uta-smtp-require-tls-03 + +If compiled with EXPERIMENTAL_REQUIRETLS support is included for this +feature, where a REQUIRETLS option is added to the MAIL command. +The client may not retry in clear if the MAIL+REQUIRETLS fails (or was never +offered), and the server accepts an obligation that any onward transmission +by SMTP of the messages accepted will also use REQUIRETLS - or generate a +fail DSN. + +The Exim implementation includes +- a main-part option tls_advertise_requiretls; host list, default "*" +- an observability variable $requiretls returning yes/no +- an ACL "control = requiretls" modifier for setting the requirement +- Log lines and Received: headers capitalise the S in the protocol + element: "P=esmtpS" + +Differences from spec: +- we support upgrading the requirement for REQUIRETLS, including adding + it from cold, within an MTA. The spec only define the sourcing MUA + as being able to source the requirement, and makes no mention of upgrade. +- No support is coded for the RequireTLS header (which can be used + to annul DANE and/or STS policiy). [this can _almost_ be done in + transport option expansions, but not quite: it requires tha DANE-present + but STARTTLS-failing targets fallback to cleartext, which current DANE + coding specifically blocks] + +Note that REQUIRETLS is only advertised once a TLS connection is achieved +(in contrast to STARTTLS). If you want to check the advertising, do something +like "swaks -s 127.0.0.1 -tls -q HELO". + + + + +Early pipelining support +------------------------ +Ref: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-harris-early-pipe/ + +If compiled with EXPERIMENTAL_PIPE_CONNECT support is included for this feature. +The server advertises the feature in its EHLO response, currently using the name +"X_PIPE_CONNECT" (this will change, some time in the future). +A client may cache this information, along with the rest of the EHLO response, +and use it for later connections. Those later ones can send esmtp commands before +a banner is received. + +Up to 1.5 roundtrip times can be taken out of cleartext connections, 2.5 on +STARTTLS connections. + +In combination with the traditional PIPELINING feature the following example +sequences are possible (among others): + +(client) (server) + +EHLO,MAIL,RCPT,DATA -> + <- banner,EHLO-resp,MAIL-ack,RCPT-ack,DATA-goahead +message-data -> +------ + +EHLO,MAIL,RCPT,BDAT -> + <- banner,EHLO-resp,MAIL-ack,RCPT-ack +message-data -> +------ + +EHLO,STARTTLS -> + <- banner,EHLO-resp,TLS-goahead +TLS1.2-client-hello -> + <- TLS-server-hello,cert,hello-done +client-Kex,change-cipher,finished -> + <- change-cipher,finished +EHLO,MAIL,RCPT,DATA -> + <- EHLO-resp,MAIL-ack,RCPT-ack,DATA-goahead + +------ +(tls-on-connect) +TLS1.2-client-hello -> + <- TLS-server-hello,cert,hello-done +client-Kex,change-cipher,finished -> + <- change-cipher,finshed + <- banner +EHLO,MAIL,RCPT,DATA -> + <- EHLO-resp,MAIL-ack,RCPT-ack,DATA-goahead + +Where the initial client packet is SMTP, it can combine with the TCP Fast Open +feature and be sent in the TCP SYN. + + +A main-section option "pipelining_connect_advertise_hosts" (default: *) +and an smtp transport option "hosts_pipe_connect" (default: unset) +control the feature. + +If the "pipelining" log_selector is enabled, the "L" field in server <= +log lines has a period appended if the feature was advertised but not used; +or has an asterisk appended if the feature was used. In client => lines +the "L" field has an asterisk appended if the feature was used. + +The "retry_data_expire" option controls cache invalidation. +Entries are also rewritten (or cleared) if the adverised features +change. + + +NOTE: since the EHLO command must be constructed before the connection is +made it cannot depend on the interface IP address that will be used. +Transport configurations should be checked for this. An example avoidance: + + helo_data = ${if def:sending_ip_address \ + {${lookup dnsdb{>! ptr=$sending_ip_address} \ + {${sg{$value} {^([^!]*).*\$} {\$1}}} fail}} \ + {$primary_hostname}} +