- From: Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net>
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:23:12 +0200
- To: dcrocker@bbiw.net
- Cc: ietf-http-wg@w3.org
Thanks, Dave. I can set aside some time in HTTPbis on Thursday for a HTTP-specific discussion as well, if you'd like Regards, On 26/03/2011, at 11:23 AM, Dave CROCKER wrote: > Folks, > > Dobrư den! > > I have gotten some queries about the possibility of applying DKIM to the task of validating web content, along the lines of: draft-burke-content-signature. > > In fact, I had already been pursuing specifications that are likely to satisfy your requirements. The basic specification is called DOSETA and the tailored use of it is called MIMEAUTH. > > DKIM itself has very specific semantics and is tied to email. On the other hand, DKIM has some underlying technical components that do seem amenable to re-use for other application services, such as this one. > > We've specified this as some generic protocol component, with an example use called MIMEAUTH that appears to provide the service you need. > > I'll be summarizing the details at the Monday morning IETF AppsArea session. A copy of the slides is attached. > > d/ > -- > > Dave Crocker > Brandenburg InternetWorking > bbiw.net -- Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/
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