DKIM_Signed and T_DKIM_INVALID

Hello Support,

let me first tell you that i really love your software. I am using it for my personal usage and i love it. I see also throughout the years massive improvements. Great job!

Now to my problem:

  • running on a VPS with Centos 8.x
  • Axigen version: 10.3.2.12

I have a problem reaching and not able to reach maximum spam score. This is leading for some providers (Exchange) to a delayes delivery (my emails are delivered constantly 50 minutes later) up to not being delivered at all. This is only with company Exchanges. Sending emails to gmx, gmail is delivered instant. The problem appeared since i configured DKIM.

Heres my config:

  • in /var/opt/axigen i have 2 files (dkim.privkey.4elges_de.pem and dkim.pubkey.4elges_de.pem)
  • in my DNS (hosted at contabo) i created this entry
    se._domainkey.4elges.de 86400 TXT 0 v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAoPeTdFi2fQ7a7ZnmQ8yP0qnx5P/+YOSqgaHOjDKRBJDkIYcfDlINUZ7tsYLHi1SVsAlg2NxrC4K5v+mLGiPjHlQecydUlDoKarhpPfSvkYfCuA8+9eSgjpb00Ts2wkUZDq9OC06C8/UQGBmkwC1iOXTeBVcI4IoPocqy+OGk44cR7cP/q/CcSjQg8NG0wZggm7FxPhaAYnwfn2Rhvoco7j7pET1jUhGoz//07e1NCeUapXTjm6heOM3AZspaAdQsSM+xhZxc/S1k7CYdWAcc3UQNQAc0filOA3fSOzXYAIN/L8aouWRYLpSVH4oGqqGT1gtyBQzMMxnJ9Cs+Aqra4wIDAQAB
    (tried with ending “;” and without - no difference)
  • testing emails got this result
  • Webadmin settings are Advanced Acceptance / Routing Rules
  • Rule “DomainSign-4elges_de” (ALL incoming, sender domain is “4elges.de” with authenticated checked, DK Selecter se, DKIM Selector se, DK Key Path dkim.privkey.4elges_de.pem, DKIM Key Path dkim.privkey.4elges_de.pem, Sign Domain Key, Sign DKIM

What is wrong in my config and why i am getting the DKIM_SIGNED shown as invalid?

Appreciate your help!

Best
Swen

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a simple check of various sender authentication mechanisms.  It is provided
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The Port25 Solutions, Inc. team

==========================================================
Summary of Results
==========================================================
SPF check:          pass
"iprev" check:      pass
DKIM check:         pass
SpamAssassin check: ham

==========================================================
Details:
==========================================================

HELO hostname:  box.4elges.de
Source IP:      161.97.97.137
mail-from:      swen@4elges.de

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SPF check details:
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Result:         pass
ID(s) verified: smtp.mailfrom=swen@4elges.de

DNS record(s):
    4elges.de. 300 IN TXT "v=spf1 a mx ip4:161.97.97.137 ~all"
    4elges.de. 300 IN A 161.97.97.137


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"iprev" check details:
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Result:         pass (matches box.4elges.de)
ID(s) verified: policy.iprev=161.97.97.137

DNS record(s):
    137.97.97.161.in-addr.arpa. 300 IN PTR box.4elges.de.
    box.4elges.de. 300 IN A 161.97.97.137


----------------------------------------------------------
DKIM check details:
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Result:         pass (matches From: swen@4elges.de)
ID(s) verified: header.d=4elges.de

Canonicalized Headers:
    from:Swen'20'Elges'20'<swen@4elges.de>'0D''0A'
    date:Wed,'20'16'20'Sep'20'2020'20'22:26:41'20'+0200'0D''0A'
    to:check-auth@verifier.port25.com'0D''0A'
    message-id:<1600288001249049209@4elges.de>'0D''0A'
    subject:ein'20'test'0D''0A'
    dkim-signature:v=1;'20'a=rsa-sha256;'20'd=4elges.de;'20's=se;'20'c=relaxed/relaxed;'20'q=dns/txt;'20'h=from:date:to:cc:message-id:subject;'20'bh=gXnW0zOLpvsy/4GEjzqjO9VLhenvY6sZs/ow4Gj314s=;'20'b=;

Canonicalized Body:
    This'20'is'20'a'20'MIME'20'message.'20'You'20'may'20'need'20'a'20'MIME'20'compliant'20'mail'20'user'20'agent.'0D''0A'
    --===axigen=7252792051304167898145226003579104658743=axigen==='0D''0A'
    Content-Type:'20'text/plain;'0D''0A'
    '20'charset="utf-8"'0D''0A'
    Content-Transfer-Encoding:'20'quoted-printable'0D''0A'
    Content-Disposition:'20'inline'0D''0A'
    '0D''0A'
    richtiger'20'Test'0D''0A'
    VG'0D''0A'
    S=E2=80=8B'0D''0A'
    Email'20'sent'20'using'20'Axigen'20'Free'20'Mail'20'Server:'0D''0A'
    http://www.axigen.com/mail-server/free'0D''0A'
    --===axigen=7252792051304167898145226003579104658743=axigen==='0D''0A'
    Content-Type:'20'text/html;'0D''0A'
    '20'charset="utf-8"'0D''0A'
    Content-Transfer-Encoding:'20'quoted-printable'0D''0A'
    Content-Disposition:'20'inline'0D''0A'
    '0D''0A'
    <html><head><style'20'id=3D"axi-htmleditor-style"'20'type=3D"text/css">p'20'{'20'margin='0D''0A'
    :'20'0px;'20'}</style></head><body'20'dir=3D""'20'style=3D"font-size:'20'10pt;'20'font-family='0D''0A'
    :'20'&quot;Source'20'Sans'20'Pro&quot;,'20'sans-serif;'20'background-image:'20'none;'20'backgrou='0D''0A'
    nd-repeat:'20'repeat;'20'background-attachment:'20'fixed;">richtiger'20'Test<div>VG</di='0D''0A'
    v><div>S=E2=80=8B</div>'0D''0A'
    <br>'0D''0A'
    Email'20'sent'20'using'20'Axigen'20'Free'20'Mail'20'Server:<br>http://www.axigen.com/mail-ser='0D''0A'
    ver/free</body></html>'0D''0A'
    --===axigen=7252792051304167898145226003579104658743=axigen===--'0D''0A'
    

DNS record(s):
    se._domainkey.4elges.de. 300 IN TXT "v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAoPeTdFi2fQ7a7ZnmQ8yP0qnx5P/+YOSqgaHOjDKRBJDkIYcfDlINUZ7tsYLHi1SVsAlg2NxrC4K5v+mLGiPjHlQecydUlDoKarhpPfSvkYfCuA8+9eSgjpb00Ts2wkUZDq9OC06C8/UQGBmkwC1iOXTeBVcI4IoPocqy+OGk44cR7cP/q/CcSjQg8NG0wZggm7FxPhaAYnwfn2Rhvoco7j7pET1jUhGoz//07e1NCeUapXTjm6heOM3AZspaAdQsSM+xhZxc/S1k7CYdWAcc3UQNQAc0filOA3fSOzXYAIN/L8aouWRYLpSVH4oGqqGT1gtyBQzMMxnJ9Cs+Aqra4wIDAQAB;"

Public key used for verification: se._domainkey.4elges.de (2048 bits)

NOTE: DKIM checking has been performed based on the latest DKIM specs
(RFC 4871 or draft-ietf-dkim-base-10) and verification may fail for
older versions.  If you are using Port25's PowerMTA, you need to use
version 3.2r11 or later to get a compatible version of DKIM.

----------------------------------------------------------
SpamAssassin check details:
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SpamAssassin v3.4.0 (2014-02-07)

Result:         ham (-2.0 points, 5.0 required)

 pts rule name              description
---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------
-1.9 BAYES_00               BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1%
                            [score: 0.0000]
 0.0 URIBL_BLOCKED          ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to URIBL was blocked.
                            See
                            http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/DnsBlocklists#dnsbl-block
                             for more information.
                            [URIs: axigen.com]
-0.0 SPF_HELO_PASS          SPF: HELO matches SPF record
-0.0 SPF_PASS               SPF: sender matches SPF record
 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE           BODY: HTML included in message
-0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU          Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's
                            domain
-0.1 DKIM_VALID             Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature
 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED            Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid



==============================================================
Explanation of the possible results (based on RFCs 7601, 7208)
==============================================================


DKIM Results
============

none:  The message was not signed.

pass:  The message was signed, the signature or signatures were
    acceptable to the ADMD, and the signature(s) passed verification
    tests.

fail:  The message was signed and the signature or signatures were
    acceptable to the ADMD, but they failed the verification test(s).

policy:  The message was signed, but some aspect of the signature or
    signatures was not acceptable to the ADMD.

neutral:  The message was signed, but the signature or signatures
    contained syntax errors or were not otherwise able to be
    processed.  This result is also used for other failures not
    covered elsewhere in this list.

temperror:  The message could not be verified due to some error that
    is likely transient in nature, such as a temporary inability to
    retrieve a public key.  A later attempt may produce a final
    result.

permerror:  The message could not be verified due to some error that
    is unrecoverable, such as a required header field being absent.  A
    later attempt is unlikely to produce a final result.


SPF Results
===========

none:  Either (a) no syntactically valid DNS domain name was extracted from
    the SMTP session that could be used as the one to be authorized, or
    (b) no SPF records were retrieved from the DNS.

neutral:  The ADMD has explicitly stated that it is not asserting whether
    the IP address is authorized.

pass:  An explicit statement that the client is authorized to inject mail
    with the given identity.

fail:  An explicit statement that the client is not authorized to use the
    domain in the given identity.

softfail:  A weak statement by the publishing ADMD that the host is probably
    not authorized.  It has not published a stronger, more definitive policy
    that results in a "fail".

temperror:  The SPF verifier encountered a transient (generally DNS) error
    while performing the check.  A later retry may succeed without further
    DNS operator action.

permerror: The domain's published records could not be correctly interpreted.
    This signals an error condition that definitely requires DNS operator
    intervention to be resolved.


"iprev" Results
===============

pass:  The DNS evaluation succeeded, i.e., the "reverse" and
    "forward" lookup results were returned and were in agreement.

fail:  The DNS evaluation failed.  In particular, the "reverse" and
    "forward" lookups each produced results, but they were not in
    agreement, or the "forward" query completed but produced no
    result, e.g., a DNS RCODE of 3, commonly known as NXDOMAIN, or an
    RCODE of 0 (NOERROR) in a reply containing no answers, was
    returned.

temperror:  The DNS evaluation could not be completed due to some
    error that is likely transient in nature, such as a temporary DNS
    error, e.g., a DNS RCODE of 2, commonly known as SERVFAIL, or
    other error condition resulted.  A later attempt may produce a
    final result.

permerror:  The DNS evaluation could not be completed because no PTR
    data are published for the connecting IP address, e.g., a DNS
    RCODE of 3, commonly known as NXDOMAIN, or an RCODE of 0 (NOERROR)
    in a reply containing no answers, was returned.  This prevented
    completion of the evaluation.  A later attempt is unlikely to
    produce a final result.




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Original Email
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Return-Path: <swen@4elges.de>
Received: from box.4elges.de (161.97.97.137) by verifier.port25.com id hc9qg82e8s4a for <check-auth@verifier.port25.com>; Wed, 16 Sep 2020 20:26:44 +0000 (envelope-from <swen@4elges.de>)
Authentication-Results: verifier.port25.com; spf=pass  smtp.mailfrom=swen@4elges.de;
 iprev=pass (matches box.4elges.de)  policy.iprev=161.97.97.137;
 dkim=pass (matches From: swen@4elges.de)  header.d=4elges.de
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=4elges.de; s=se; c=relaxed/relaxed;
 q=dns/txt; h=from:date:to:cc:message-id:subject;
 bh=gXnW0zOLpvsy/4GEjzqjO9VLhenvY6sZs/ow4Gj314s=;
 b=Y9DgH4fDTP7LjdVoREeslqoRucJhHF3UPYdbubWlG2qWRoYD+HcnPf7TEDiNn1tkRGLrLT/XVjvHWzQhUu0613pfhe9JnKp9DAXSmFSHSa5Hv7WZhhp7d0X3lOApn58qxWnfmjPbVpEYhlPJbu7R0v66lrMET3ZQ2cs1dGnJgjJp1zC7PBHQ+7tt7fPnAsoTyQbqGC3j4LlK6jMJ6zPlq7ST+DZub/rU8/rnzDWzuXk6fF0OYz4GXBEWDE1Eo76YCZhDdEA7g7yad5joAxVsGCwyu8OD0k3Q7h0n8r+uw8rnrXtfxsf+E/3W9HKBjJbXHpTqeUpEaJr5ychyhGtGng==;
DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1;
 b=Zu42XeckZiaW6OWPiLI6TWB3DNwteNC59ik/CzJNJb+9BuWAeGZEPnU5Euu/iIDDizZsNSZQDU7j1HIUh3lJ4MQm1uNIpUUxVtvh06/FuRePoJsytZDo9r8UKcOkfmUxOlgq4ILxmdrOeqO0ivoiBVha7OC/SJv19XTbClM5bcEuFERqEYUkO7hndhbDP5mezKoMnhvWFouRcOlXd32mMMkU7N3xHLVW4N7rymoL+ernLfIvAwsq7DNtVkfeXGl5O77fsNC7OqJaMPnVxWYGxF/JDJU3FZiErw6dajh0/ZbDJ8rNsewFTlK/J8yShaLN15j62omM21F5YfbnuPpKqw==;
 c=nofws; q=dns; d=4elges.de; s=se; h=from:date:to:message-id:subject:cc;
Received: from [94.31.99.233] by 4elges.de with HTTP;
 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 22:26:41 +0200
From: Swen Elges <swen@4elges.de>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 22:26:41 +0200
X-Mailer: Axigen WebMail
To: check-auth@verifier.port25.com
Reply-To: Swen Elges <swen@4elges.de>
Message-ID: <1600288001249049209@4elges.de>
Subject: ein test 
Importance: Normal
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
	boundary="===axigen=7252792051304167898145226003579104658743=axigen==="
Received-SPF: 
X-AXIGEN-SPF-Result: Ok
X-AXIGEN-DK-Result: Ok
DomainKey-Status: good
X-AXIGEN-DKIM-Result: Ok
DKIM-Status: good
X-AxigenSpam-Level: 4
X-Axi-Text-Appender: EqszDo8sN6AWzFdnGDPh4210PMKBVGF6MO7pxEAYF/kL16QiwCbhLhkLGEt+Pas3Y8XMGlF8T7ZbjEjheVR/W6Pmxg7VKIgrBnB2CIQsBT8iKZM6fQ0vNoSb3sIOX8ABloD10eyckWT6XScKm9iWMr4TiAf+YHgSlGTf1aaQcU+xuTvvZ8LFOur3dGyhdFVoY966b3/R1fd6/bcLHCyFsg==

This is a MIME message. You may need a MIME compliant mail user agent.
--===axigen=7252792051304167898145226003579104658743=axigen===
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Disposition: inline

richtiger Test
VG
S=E2=80=8B
Email sent using Axigen Free Mail Server:
http://www.axigen.com/mail-server/free
--===axigen=7252792051304167898145226003579104658743=axigen===
Content-Type: text/html;
	charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Disposition: inline

<html><head><style id=3D"axi-htmleditor-style" type=3D"text/css">p { margin=
: 0px; }</style></head><body dir=3D"" style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family=
: &quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, sans-serif; background-image: none; backgrou=
nd-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: fixed;">richtiger Test<div>VG</di=
v><div>S=E2=80=8B</div>
<br>
Email sent using Axigen Free Mail Server:<br>http://www.axigen.com/mail-ser=
ver/free</body></html>
--===axigen=7252792051304167898145226003579104658743=axigen===--

and on mail tester i got this:

Der bekannte Spamfilter SpamAssassin. Ergebnis: -0.1.
Ein Ergebnis unter -5 wird als Spam eingestuft.

-0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid
This rule is automatically applied if your email contains a DKIM signature but other positive rules will also be added if your DKIM signature is valid. See immediately below.
0.001 SPF_HELO_PASS SPF: HELO matches SPF record
0.001 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record
Wunderbar! Ihr SPF-Eintrag ist gültig.
-0.01 T_DKIM_INVALID Your DKIM signature is not valid

Seems like my DKIM is still not correct.