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Change the status of DKIM (RFC 6376) to Internet Standard
status-change-dkim-to-internetstandard-03

Yes

(Barry Leiba)
(Spencer Dawkins)

No Objection

(Benoît Claise)
(Brian Haberman)
(Gonzalo Camarillo)
(Jari Arkko)
(Joel Jaeggli)
(Martin Stiemerling)
(Richard Barnes)
(Stewart Bryant)
(Ted Lemon)

Note: This ballot was opened for revision 02 and is now closed.

Ballot question: "Do we approve these RFC status changes?"

Barry Leiba Former IESG member
(was Discuss, Yes) Yes
Yes () Unknown

                            
Pete Resnick Former IESG member
Yes
Yes (2013-05-16) Unknown
I find neither of the two negative comments during IETF Last Call at all convincing:

- The claim that other technologies, specifically SPF, mean that DKIM will be replaced is to misunderstand that SPF and DKIM address two very different issues.

- I have thoroughly reviewed the draft enumerating DKIM's "harms". At core, this draft is a complaint that DKIM does not solve the problem that the authors of that draft want solved. For DKIM's designed purpose, there is no evidence presented in the draft (and I know of none that exists) to indicate that DKIM is causing the harms outlined.

I see no reason not to advance DKIM.
Sean Turner Former IESG member
Yes
Yes (2013-05-24) Unknown
This stuff is everywhere!
Spencer Dawkins Former IESG member
Yes
Yes () Unknown

                            
Stephen Farrell Former IESG member
Yes
Yes (2013-05-12) Unknown
As a former co-chair of the DKIM wg, but never having been a
real axe-grinder, I think this transition is entirely fine and is a good
plan if we believe in standards-track progression.

And BTW, DKIM deployment got as far as tcd.ie - that really does
mean that this signing mechanism has become near universal. I'm
not at all clear that the corresponding verification mechanism is
as widely deplloyed, but that's ok.
Benoît Claise Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection () Unknown

                            
Brian Haberman Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection () Unknown

                            
Gonzalo Camarillo Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection () Unknown

                            
Jari Arkko Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection () Unknown

                            
Joel Jaeggli Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection () Unknown

                            
Martin Stiemerling Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection () Unknown

                            
Richard Barnes Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection () Unknown

                            
Stewart Bryant Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection () Unknown

                            
Ted Lemon Former IESG member
No Objection
No Objection () Unknown