Alt-N Technologies' DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) API Library Open Sourced; Stand-Alone API Available On SourceForge.ARLINGTON, Texas -- Alt-N Technologies (http://www.altn.com/), a global leader in secure e-mail, collaboration, and fax servers for the Windows platform, today announced the open sourcing of the DKIM See DomainKeys. (DomainKeys Identified Mail DomainKeys Identified Mail is a method for E-mail authentication. It offers almost end-to-end integrity from a signing to a verifying Mail transfer agent (MTA). ) stand-alone API library written in C++, which can be used to incorporate DKIM capability into an existing MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. or other application. Available on SourceForge at http://sourceforge.net/projects/libdkim/, the API library includes full support for signing and verifying using DKIM. DKIM is a signature-based e-mail authentication proposal which is based on Yahoo!'s DomainKeys e-mail authentication technology and Cisco's Identified Internet Mail. It provides e-mail users with an additional level of protection against e-mail forgery, a tactic often used in phishing attacks. DKIM was developed so that businesses and consumers will have a stronger, more accurate means for identifying legitimate e-mail messages. Read more about DKIM at http://www.altn.com/press/press_release.asp?ReleaseID=141. MDaemon 8.10, a DKIM capable version of Alt-N's popular e-mail server, is a secure, turn-key mail server solution. It can also serve as a secure "front-door" to an existing e-mail system such as Microsoft Exchange, thereby bringing SPF (1) (Stateful Packet Firewall) See stateful inspection. (2) (Sender Policy Framework) An e-mail authentication system that verifies that the message came from an authorized mail server. , DomainKeys, and DKIM capability where it didn't exist before. About Alt-N Technologies Alt-N Technologies specializes in developing communications software for Internet, Intranet, WAN and LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. applications. Alt-N software includes MDaemon e-mail server, Outlook Connector for enabling Outlook sharing through MDaemon, AntiVirus for MDaemon and RelayFax facsimile server, all separately licensed. LDaemon is a free LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. server designed to work with Alt-N products. WebAdmin is a free product for configuring MDaemon through a web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . All products come with professional features and beginner-level ease of use. Products are sold and supported internationally through a network of exclusive distributors and resellers. Alt-N Technologies is a privately held Arlington, Texas, USA enterprise. More information on Alt-N Technologies is available at http://www.altn.com/. MDaemon and RelayFax are registered trademarks of Alt-N Technologies, Ltd. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other marks are property of their respective owners. |
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