Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

>There a few issues with DMARC, but the main one - adoption by senders is well below 100% so you just cannot block mail without DMARC.

I wonder if this could be fixed by email clients marking emails that fail DKIM as spam/attaching a large warning. Most users use email clients and they really don't do a great job of notify users of potential spoofing issues (with Gmail, you have to find "view original" to see that DKIM fails). I'm sure that spam filters would notice after a few hundred/thousand emails, but a successful spear-phishing attempt may not require that many emails. If customers complain about legitimate emails being marked as actually fraudulent, I'm sure adoption rates will increase.



My understanding is that most phishing attacks are launched from webmail accounts, which implement DMARC.




Consider applying for YC's Summer 2026 batch! Applications are open till May 4

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: