DKIM: dkim_verify_min_keysizes option

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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
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--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -10285,21 +10285,37 @@ ${readsocket{/socket/name}{request string}{3s}}
 .endd
 
 The third argument is a list of options, of which the first element is the timeout
-and must be present if the argument is given.
+and must be present if any options are given.
 Further elements are options of form &'name=value'&.
-Two option types is currently recognised: shutdown and tls.
-The first defines whether (the default)
-or not a shutdown is done on the connection after sending the request.
-Example, to not do so (preferred, eg. by some webservers):
+Example:
 .code
 ${readsocket{/socket/name}{request string}{3s:shutdown=no}}
 .endd
-The second, tls, controls the use of TLS on the connection.  Example:
-.code
-${readsocket{/socket/name}{request string}{3s:tls=yes}}
-.endd
-The default is to not use TLS.
+
+.new
+The following option names are recognised:
+.ilist
+&*cache*&
+Defines if the result data can be cached for use by a later identical
+request in the same process.
+Values are &"yes"& or &"no"& (the default).
+If not, all cached results for this connection specification
+will be invalidated.
+
+.next
+&*shutdown*&
+Defines whether or not a write-shutdown is done on the connection after
+sending the request. Values are &"yes"& (the default) or &"no"&
+(preferred, eg. by some webservers).
+
+.next
+&*tls*&
+Controls the use of TLS on the connection.
+Values are &"yes"& or &"no"& (the default).
 If it is enabled, a shutdown as descripbed above is never done.
+.endlist
+.wen
+
 
 A fourth argument allows you to change any newlines that are in the data
 that is read, in the same way as for &%readfile%& (see above). This example
@@ -14574,6 +14590,7 @@ See also the &'Policy controls'& section above.
 .table2
 .row &%dkim_verify_hashes%&          "DKIM hash methods accepted for signatures"
 .row &%dkim_verify_keytypes%&        "DKIM key types accepted for signatures"
+.row &%dkim_verify_min_keysizes%&    "DKIM key sizes accepted for signatures"
 .row &%dkim_verify_signers%&         "DKIM domains for which DKIM ACL is run"
 .row &%host_lookup%&                 "host name looked up for these hosts"
 .row &%host_lookup_order%&           "order of DNS and local name lookups"
@@ -15348,6 +15365,16 @@ This option gives a list of key types which are acceptable in signatures,
 and an order of processing.
 Signatures with algorithms not in the list will be ignored.
 
+
+.new
+.option dkim_verify_min_keysizes main "string list" "rsa=1024 ed25519=250"
+This option gives a list of key sizes which are acceptable in signatures.
+The list is keyed by the algorithm type for the key; the values are in bits.
+Signatures with keys smaller than given by this option will fail verification.
+
+The default enforces the RFC 8301 minimum key size for RSA signatures.
+.wen
+
 .option dkim_verify_minimal main boolean false
 If set to true, verification of signatures will terminate after the
 first success.
@@ -40717,6 +40744,10 @@ Notes from the key record (tag n=).
 
 .vitem &%$dkim_key_length%&
 Number of bits in the key.
+.new
+Valid only once the key is loaded, which is at the time the header signature
+is verified, which is after the body hash is.
+.wen
 
 Note that RFC 8301 says:
 .code
@@ -40724,9 +40755,8 @@ Verifiers MUST NOT consider signatures using RSA keys of
 less than 1024 bits as valid signatures.
 .endd
 
-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.
+This is enforced by the default setting for the &%dkim_verify_min_keysizes%&
+option.
 
 .endlist