Mail::DKIM::Signature - represents a DKIM-Signature header


Mail-DKIM documentation Contained in the Mail-DKIM distribution.

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Mail::DKIM::Signature - represents a DKIM-Signature header

CONSTRUCTORS

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new() - create a new signature from parameters

  my $signature = Mail::DKIM::Signature->new(
                      [ Algorithm => "rsa-sha1", ]
                      [ Signature => $base64, ]
                      [ Method => "relaxed", ]
                      [ Domain => "example.org", ]
                      [ Identity => 'user@example.org', ]
                      [ Headers => "from:subject:date:message-id", ]
                      [ Query => "dns", ]
                      [ Selector => "alpha", ]
                      [ Timestamp => time(), ]
                      [ Expiration => time() + 86400, ]
                  );

parse() - create a new signature from a DKIM-Signature header

  my $sig = Mail::DKIM::Signature->parse(
                  "DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; b=yluiJ7+0=; c=relaxed"
            );

Constructs a signature by parsing the provided DKIM-Signature header content. You do not have to include the header name (i.e. "DKIM-Signature:") but it is recommended, so the header name can be preserved and returned the same way in as_string().

Note: The input to this constructor is in the same format as the output of the as_string method.

METHODS

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algorithm() - get or set the algorithm (a=) field

The algorithm used to generate the signature. Should be either "rsa-sha1", an RSA-signed SHA-1 digest, or "rsa-sha256", an RSA-signed SHA-256 digest.

See also hash_algorithm().

as_string() - the signature header as a string

  print $signature->as_string . "\n";

outputs

  DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; b=yluiJ7+0=; c=relaxed

As shown in the example, the as_string method can be used to generate the DKIM-Signature that gets prepended to a signed message.

as_string_without_data() - signature without the signature data

  print $signature->as_string_without_data . "\n";

outputs

  DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; b=; c=relaxed

This is similar to the as_string() method, but it always excludes the "data" part. This is used by the DKIM canonicalization methods, which require incorporating this part of the signature into the signed message.

body_count() - get or set the body count (l=) field

  my $i = $signature->body_count;

Informs the verifier of the number of bytes in the body of the email included in the cryptographic hash, starting from 0 immediately following the CRLF preceding the body. Also known as the l= tag.

When creating a signature, this tag may be either omitted, or set after the selected canonicalization system has received the entire message body (but before it canonicalizes the DKIM-Signature).

body_hash() - get or set the body hash (bh=) field

  my $bh = $signature->body_hash;

The hash of the body part of the message. Whitespace is ignored in this value. This tag is required.

When accessing this value, whitespace is stripped from the tag for you.

canonicalization() - get or set the canonicalization (c=) field

  $signature->canonicalization("relaxed", "simple");

  ($header, $body) = $signature->canonicalization;

Message canonicalization (default is "simple/simple"). This informs the verifier of the type of canonicalization used to prepare the message for signing.

In scalar context, this returns header/body canonicalization as a single string separated by /. In list context, it returns a two element array, containing first the header canonicalization, then the body.

data() - get or set the signature data (b=) field

  my $base64 = $signature->data;
  $signature->data($base64);

The signature data. Whitespace is automatically stripped from the returned value. The data is Base64-encoded.

domain() - get or set the domain (d=) field

  my $d = $signature->domain;          # gets the domain value
  $signature->domain("example.org");   # sets the domain value

The domain of the signing entity, as specified in the signature. This is the domain that will be queried for the public key.

If using an "internationalized domain name", the domain name must be converted to ASCII (following section 4.1 of RFC 3490) before passing it to this method.

expiration() - get or set the signature expiration (x=) field

Signature expiration (default is undef, meaning no expiration). The signature expiration, if defined, is an unsigned integer identifying the standard Unix seconds-since-1970 time when the signature will expire.

get_public_key() - fetches the public key referenced by this signature

  my $pubkey = $signature->get_public_key;

Public key to fetch is determined by the protocol, selector, and domain fields.

This method caches the result of the fetch, so subsequent calls will not require additional DNS queries.

This method will die if an error occurs.

get_tag() - access the raw value of a tag in this signature

  my $raw_identity = $signature->get_tag("i");

Use this method to access a tag not already supported by Mail::DKIM, or if you want to bypass decoding of the value by Mail::DKIM.

For example, the raw i= (identity) tag is encoded in quoted-printable form. If you use the identity() method, Mail::DKIM will decode from quoted-printable before returning the value. But if you use get_tag("i"), you can access the encoded quoted-printable form of the value.

hash_algorithm() - access the hash algorithm specified in this signature

  my $hash = $signature->hash_algorithm;

Determines what hashing algorithm is used as part of the signature's specified algorithm.

For algorithm "rsa-sha1", the hash algorithm is "sha1". Likewise, for algorithm "rsa-sha256", the hash algorithm is "sha256". If the algorithm is not recognized, undef is returned.

headerlist() - get or set the signed header fields (h=) field

  $signature->headerlist("a:b:c");

  my $headerlist = $signature->headerlist;

  my @headers = $signature->headerlist;

Signed header fields. A colon-separated list of header field names that identify the header fields presented to the signing algorithm.

In scalar context, the list of header field names will be returned as a single string, with the names joined together with colons. In list context, the header field names will be returned as a list.

identity() - get or set the signing identity (i=) field

  my $i = $signature->identity;

Identity of the user or agent on behalf of which this message is signed. The identity has an optional local part, followed by "@", then a domain name. The domain name should be the same as or a subdomain of the domain returned by the domain method.

Ideally, the identity should match the identity listed in the From: header, or the Sender: header, but this is not required to have a valid signature. Whether the identity used is "authorized" to sign for the given message is not determined here.

If using an "internationalized domain name", the domain name must be converted to ASCII (following section 4.1 of RFC 3490) before passing it to this method.

Identity values are encoded in the signature in quoted-printable format. Using this method will translate to/from quoted-printable as necessary. If you want the raw quoted-printable version of the identity, use $signature->get_tag("i").

key() - get or set the private key object

  my $key = $signature->key;

  $signature->key(Mail::DKIM::PrivateKey->load(File => "private.key"));

The private key is used for signing messages. It is not used for verifying messages.

The key object can be any object that implements the sign_digest() method. (Providing your own object can be useful if your actual keys are stored out-of-process.)

method() - get or set the canonicalization (c=) field

Message canonicalization (default is "simple"). This informs the verifier of the type of canonicalization used to prepare the message for signing.

protocol() - get or set the query methods (q=) field

A colon-separated list of query methods used to retrieve the public key (default is "dns"). Each query method is of the form "type[/options]", where the syntax and semantics of the options depends on the type.

result() - get or set the verification result

  my $result = $signature->result;

  $signature->result("pass");

  # to set the result with details
  $signature->result("invalid", "no public key");

result_detail() - access the result, plus details if available

  my $detail = $signature->result_detail;

An explanation of possible detail messages can be found in the documentation for result_detail() in Mail::DKIM::Verifier.

selector() - get or set the selector (s=) field

The selector subdivides the namespace for the "d=" (domain) tag.

prettify() - alters the signature to look "nicer" as an email header

  $signature->prettify;

This method may alter the signature in a way that breaks signatures, so it should be done ONLY when the signature is being generated, BEFORE being fed to the canonicalization algorithm.

See also prettify_safe(), which will not break signatures.

prettify_safe() - same as prettify() but only touches the b= part

  $signature->prettify_safe;

This method will not break the signature, but it only affects the b= part of the signature.

timestamp() - get or set the signature timestamp (t=) field

Signature timestamp (default is undef, meaning unknown creation time). This is the time that the signature was created. The value is an unsigned integer identifying the number of standard Unix seconds-since-1970.

version() - get or set the DKIM specification version (v=) field

This is the version of the DKIM specification that applies to this signature record.

SEE ALSO

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Mail::DKIM::DkSignature for DomainKey-Signature headers

AUTHOR

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Jason Long, <jlong@messiah.edu>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

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Mail-DKIM documentation Contained in the Mail-DKIM distribution.
#!/usr/bin/perl

# Copyright 2005-2007 Messiah College. All rights reserved.
# Jason Long <jlong@messiah.edu>

# Copyright (c) 2004 Anthony D. Urso. All rights reserved.
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

use strict;
use warnings;

use Mail::DKIM::PublicKey;
use Mail::DKIM::Algorithm::rsa_sha1;
use Mail::DKIM::Algorithm::rsa_sha256;

package Mail::DKIM::Signature;
use base "Mail::DKIM::KeyValueList";
use Carp;

sub new
{
	my $class = shift;
	my %prms = @_;
	my $self = {};
	bless $self, $class;

	$self->version("1");
	$self->algorithm($prms{'Algorithm'} || "rsa-sha1");
	$self->signature($prms{'Signature'});
	$self->canonicalization($prms{'Method'}) if exists $prms{'Method'};
	$self->domain($prms{'Domain'});
	$self->headerlist($prms{'Headers'});
	$self->protocol($prms{'Query'}) if exists $prms{'Query'};
	$self->selector($prms{'Selector'});
	$self->identity($prms{'Identity'}) if exists $prms{'Identity'};
	$self->timestamp($prms{'Timestamp'}) if defined $prms{'Timestamp'};
	$self->expiration($prms{'Expiration'}) if defined $prms{'Expiration'};
	$self->key($prms{'Key'}) if defined $prms{'Key'};

	return $self;
}

sub parse
{
	my $class = shift;
	croak "wrong number of arguments" unless (@_ == 1);
	my ($string) = @_;

	# remove line terminator, if present
	$string =~ s/\015\012\z//;

	# remove field name, if present
	my $prefix;
	if ($string =~ /^(dkim-signature:)(.*)/si)
	{
		# save the field name (capitalization), so that it can be
		# restored later
		$prefix = $1;
		$string = $2;
	}

	my $self = $class->SUPER::parse($string);
	$self->{prefix} = $prefix;

	return $self;
}


# deprecated
sub wantheader {
	my $self = shift;
	my $attr = shift;

	$self->headerlist or
		return 1;
	
	foreach my $key ($self->headerlist) {
		lc $attr eq lc $key and
			return 1;
	}

	return;
}

sub algorithm
{
	my $self = shift;

	if (@_)
	{
		$self->set_tag("a", shift);
	}

	my $a = $self->get_tag("a");
	return defined $a ? lc $a : undef;
}	

sub as_string
{
	my $self = shift;

	my $prefix = $self->{prefix} || $self->DEFAULT_PREFIX;

	return $prefix . $self->SUPER::as_string;
}

# undocumented method
sub as_string_debug
{
	my $self = shift;

	my $prefix = $self->{prefix} || $self->DEFAULT_PREFIX;

	return $prefix . join(";", map { ">" . $_->{raw} . "<" } @{$self->{tags}});
}

sub as_string_without_data
{
	my $self = shift;
	croak "wrong number of arguments" unless (@_ == 0);

	my $alt = $self->clone;
	$alt->signature("");

	return $alt->as_string;
}

sub body_count
{
	my $self = shift;

	# set new body count if provided
	(@_) and
		$self->set_tag("l", shift);

	return $self->get_tag("l");
}

sub body_hash
{
	my $self = shift;

	# set new body hash if provided
	(@_) and
		$self->set_tag("bh", shift);

	my $result = $self->get_tag("bh");
	if (defined $result)
	{
		$result =~ s/\s+//gs;
	}
	return $result;
}

sub canonicalization
{
	my $self = shift;

	if (@_)
	{
		$self->set_tag("c", join("/", @_));
	}

	my $c = $self->get_tag("c");
	$c = lc $c  if defined $c;
	if (not $c)
	{
		$c = "simple/simple";
	}
	my ($c1, $c2) = split(/\//, $c, 2);
	if (not defined $c2)
	{
		# default body canonicalization is "simple"
		$c2 = "simple";
	}

	if (wantarray)
	{
		return ($c1, $c2);
	}
	else
	{
		return "$c1/$c2";
	}
}	

use MIME::Base64;

# checks whether this signature specifies a legal canonicalization method
# returns true if the canonicalization is acceptable, false otherwise
#
sub check_canonicalization
{
	my $self = shift;

	my ($c1, $c2) = $self->canonicalization;

	my @known = ("nowsp", "simple", "relaxed");
	return undef unless (grep { $_ eq $c1 } @known);
	return undef unless (grep { $_ eq $c2 } @known);
	return 1;
}

# checks whether the expiration time on this signature is acceptable
# returns a true value if acceptable, false otherwise
#
sub check_expiration
{
	my $self = shift;
	my $x = $self->expiration;
	return 1 if not defined $x;

	$self->{_verify_time} ||= time();
	return ($self->{_verify_time} <= $x);
}

# checks whether the protocol found on this signature is valid for
# fetching the public key
# returns a true value if protocol is "dns/txt", false otherwise
#
sub check_protocol
{
	my $self = shift;

	my ($type, $options) = split(/\//, $self->protocol, 2);
	return unless ($type eq "dns");
	return if ($options && $options ne "txt");

	my $v = $self->version;
	if ($v)
	{
		# in v=1 signatures, the /txt option is REQUIRED
		return unless ($options && $options eq "txt");
	}
	return 1;
}

# checks whether the version tag has an acceptable value
# returns true if so, otherwise false
#
sub check_version
{
	my $self = shift;

	# check version
	if (my $version = $self->version)
	{
		my @ALLOWED_VERSIONS = ("0.5", "1");
		return (grep {$_ eq $version} @ALLOWED_VERSIONS);
	}

	# we still consider a missing v= tag acceptable,
	# for backwards-compatibility
	return 1;
}

sub data
{
	my $self = shift;

	if (@_)
	{
		$self->set_tag("b", shift);
	}

	my $b = $self->get_tag("b");
	$b =~ tr/\015\012 \t//d  if defined $b;
	return $b;
}	

*signature = \*data;

#undocumented, private function
#derived from MIME::Base64::Perl (allowed, thanks to the Perl license)
#
sub decode_qp
{
	my $res = shift;

	#TODO- should I worry about non-ASCII systems here?
	$res =~ s/=([\da-fA-F]{2})/pack("C", hex($1))/ge
		if defined $res;
	return $res;
}

#undocumented, private function
#derived from MIME::Base64::Perl (allowed, thanks to the Perl license)
#
sub encode_qp
{
	my $res = shift;

	# note- unlike MIME quoted-printable, we don't allow whitespace chars
	my $DISALLOWED = qr/[^!"#\$%&'()*+,\-.\/0-9:;<>?\@A-Z[\\\]^_`a-z{|}~]/;

	#TODO- should I worry about non-ASCII systems here?
	$res =~ s/($DISALLOWED)/sprintf('=%02X', ord($1))/eg
		if defined $res;
	return $res;
}

sub DEFAULT_PREFIX
{
	return "DKIM-Signature:";
}

sub domain
{
	my $self = shift;

	if (@_)
	{
		$self->set_tag("d", shift);
	}

	my $d = $self->get_tag("d");
	return defined $d ? lc $d : undef;
}	

sub expiration
{
	my $self = shift;

	(@_) and
		$self->set_tag("x", shift);
	
	return $self->get_tag("x");
}

# allows the type of signature to determine what "algorithm" gets used
sub get_algorithm_class
{
	my $self = shift;
	croak "wrong number of arguments" unless (@_ == 1);
	my ($algorithm) = @_;

	my $class =
		$algorithm eq "rsa-sha1" ? "Mail::DKIM::Algorithm::rsa_sha1" :
		$algorithm eq "rsa-sha256" ? "Mail::DKIM::Algorithm::rsa_sha256" :
		undef;
	return $class;
}

# [private method]
# fetch_public_key() - initiate a DNS query for fetching the key
#
# This method does NOT return the public key.
# Use get_public_key() for that.
#
sub fetch_public_key
{
	my $self = shift;
	return if exists $self->{public_key_query};

	my $on_success = sub {
			if ($_[0]) {
				$self->{public} = $_[0];
			} else {
				$self->{public_error} = "not available\n";
			}
		};

	$self->{public_key_query} =
		Mail::DKIM::PublicKey->fetch_async(
			Protocol => $self->protocol,
			Selector => $self->selector,
			Domain => $self->domain,
			Callbacks => {
			Success => $on_success,
			Error => sub { $self->{public_error} = shift },
			},
			);
	return;
}

#EXPERIMENTAL
sub _refetch_public_key
{
	my $self = shift;
	if ($self->{public_key_query})
	{
		# clear the existing query by waiting for it to complete
		$self->{public_key_query}->();
	}
	delete $self->{public_key_query};
	delete $self->{public};
	delete $self->{public_error};
	$self->fetch_public_key;
}

sub get_public_key
{
	my $self = shift;

	# this ensures we only try fetching once, even if an error occurs
	if (not exists $self->{public_key_query})
	{
		$self->fetch_public_key;
	}

	if ($self->{public_key_query})
	{
		# wait for public key query to finish
		$self->{public_key_query}->();
		$self->{public_key_query} = 0;
	}

	if (exists $self->{public})
	{
		return $self->{public};
	}
	else
	{
		die $self->{public_error};
	}
}

sub hash_algorithm
{
	my $self = shift;
	my $algorithm = $self->algorithm;

	return $algorithm eq "rsa-sha1" ? "sha1" :
		$algorithm eq "rsa-sha256" ? "sha256" : undef;
}

sub headerlist
{
	my $self = shift;

	(@_) and
		$self->set_tag("h", shift);

	my $h = $self->get_tag("h") || "";

	# remove whitespace next to colons
	$h =~ s/\s+:/:/g;
	$h =~ s/:\s+/:/g;
	$h = lc $h;

	if (wantarray and $h)
	{
		my @list = split /:/, $h;
		@list = map { s/^\s+|\s+$//g; $_ } @list;
		return @list;
	}
	elsif (wantarray)
	{
		return ();
	}

	return $h;
}	

sub identity
{
	my $self = shift;

	# set new identity if provided
	(@_) and
		$self->set_tag("i", encode_qp(shift));

	my $i = $self->get_tag("i");
	if (defined $i)
	{
		return decode_qp($i);
	}
	else
	{
		return '@' . $self->domain;
	}
}

sub identity_matches
{
	my $self = shift;
	my ($addr) = @_;

	my $id = $self->identity;
	if ($id =~ /^\@/)
	{
		# the identity is a domain-name only, so it only needs to match
		# the domain part of the sender address
		return (lc(substr($addr, -length($id))) eq lc($id));

		# TODO - compare the parent domains?
	}
	return lc($addr) eq lc($id);
}

sub key
{
	my $self = shift;
	if (@_)
	{
		$self->{Key} = shift;
		$self->{KeyFile} = undef;
	}
	return $self->{Key};
}

sub method
{
	my $self = shift;

	if (@_)
	{
		$self->set_tag("c", shift);
	}

	return (lc $self->get_tag("c")) || "simple";
}	

sub protocol {
	my $self = shift;

	(@_) and
		$self->set_tag("q", shift);

	my $q = $self->get_tag("q");
	if (not defined $q)
	{
		return "dns/txt";
	}
	elsif ($q =~ m#/#)
	{
		return $q;
	}
	else
	{
		return "$q/";
	}
}	

sub result
{
	my $self = shift;
	@_ and $self->{verify_result} = shift;
	@_ and $self->{verify_details} = shift;
	return $self->{verify_result};
}

sub result_detail
{
	my $self = shift;
	croak "wrong number of arguments" unless (@_ == 0);

	if ($self->{verify_result} && $self->{verify_details})
	{
		return $self->{verify_result} . " (" . $self->{verify_details} . ")";
	}
	return $self->{verify_result};
}

sub selector {
	my $self = shift;

	(@_) and
		$self->set_tag("s", shift);

	return $self->get_tag("s");
}	

sub prettify
{
	my $self = shift;
	$self->wrap(
		Start => length($self->{prefix} || $self->DEFAULT_PREFIX),
		Tags => {
			b => "b64",
			bh => "b64",
			h => "list",
			},
		);
}

sub prettify_safe
{
	my $self = shift;
	$self->wrap(
		Start => length($self->{prefix} || $self->DEFAULT_PREFIX),
		Tags => {
			b => "b64",
			},
		PreserveNames => 1,
		Default => "preserve", #preserves unknown tags
		);
}

sub timestamp
{
	my $self = shift;

	(@_) and
		$self->set_tag("t", shift);
	
	return $self->get_tag("t");
}

sub version
{
	my $self = shift;

	(@_) and
		$self->set_tag("v", shift);

	return $self->get_tag("v");
}

1;