Yahoo’s Domain Keys allows e-mail providers to validate an e-mail’s originating domain, making the use of blacklists and whitelists much more effective. Domain Keys also makes phishing attacks easier to detect by helping to identify abusive domains. The technology is so promising that in May 2007, the IETF adopted it as a proposed standard.

What do you get when Yahoo, eBay, and PayPal join forces against malware? A collaborative effort to help protect consumers against fraudulent e-mails and dangerous scams commonly called phishing attacks. A movement got underway on Thursday that gives eBay and PayPal customers who use Yahoo Mail an upper hand against fraudsters by blocking fake e-mails that claim to be coming from these popular online properties. NewsFactor Network | Can E-Mail Authentication Stop Phishing?

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