







Big Internet Players Propose DMARC Anti-Phishing Protocol 92
judgecorp writes "Google, Microsoft, PayPal, Facebook and others have proposed DMARC, or Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance, an email authentication protocol to combat phishing attacks. Authentication has been proposed before; this group of big names might get it adopted." Adds reader Trailrunner7, "The specification is the product of a collaboration among the large email receivers such as AOL, Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail, and major email senders such as Facebook, Bank of America and others, all of whom have a vested interest in either knowing which emails are legitimate or being able to prove that their messages are authentic. The DMARC specification is meant to be a policy layer that works in conjunction with existing mail authentication systems such as DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) and SPF (Sender Policy Framework)."
Re:Why a new protocol? (Score:0, Funny)
Re:And the downside is? (Score:4, Funny)
Well, there is a certain minor downside...... [xkcd.com]
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Re:Where is that fixed font check box post? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Where is that fixed font check box post? (Score:4, Funny)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mUC-262Xr4 [youtube.com]