[Resolved] Issue with DKIM record

Hello,
I seem to have an issue with the generated DKIM records.
In the example below there is text between quotes twice. Why is this? What can I do to resolve this or workaround the issue? The problem is that my service provider doesn't accept these quotes in the middle of the text string.
Example:

Code:

default._domainkey.whatever.net. 3600  IN  TXT   "v=DKIM1; t=s; p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQC8oJiztRNkgbPeNWg8lfCY1fPMFeY2QMlqbuO5Ijp7zI6x9pFbjwY6BP/wPZjEgv+D6fg6VvvpW/mliBb2ZZjcrjLEuS6wtbrIDot1gBlWfA8720z137mbyBVz/5k2CDE6e2SMxHkUJpZbBXaD""9OVMPdf3umMQ33nX/Bax0AFJfwIDAQAB"

Note: you will find the "" characters when you look at the line from right to left.

 

The record is accepted when I leave this part out:

Code:

""9OVMPdf3umMQ33nX/Bax0AFJfwIDAQAB

I don't understand why that last part is there? Is that part really required? I don't understand why it's there? When I look at example DKIM records, then there is one string between quotes - and there's no part at the end which is quoted separately.

 

Strange if it works with the tail end of string removed. Are you sure about this?
I would say, like @Jesse Norell, you need to remove the " " in the middle.

 

Thanks. I did remove the "" in the middle.
Still don't understand why those quotes are there?
Didn't not interpret Jesse's suggestion as explained by you. I read it like this:

Code:

v=DKIM1;t=s;p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQC8oJiztRNkgbPeNWg8lfCY1fPMFeY2QMlqbuO5Ijp7zI6x9pFbjwY6BP/wPZjEgv+D6fg6VvvpW/mliBb2ZZjcrjLEuS6wtbrIDot1gBlWfA8720z137mbyBVz/5k2CDE6e2SMxHkUJpZbBXaD""9OVMPdf3umMQ33nX/Bax0AFJfwIDAQAB

But I think you are right and it has to be this:

Code:

"v=DKIM1; t=s; p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDoqOIZBxeZ8mLVZicWQrUqWrzxHmAMlYKU/eGclucn5QytjRnqa1jeBHFoXaAdL1ipTGtFHL9EN6KAOH4c5gKmylTkMXpCfU5w1sknf+Rtr3vINKzJ2URBPVM6LIIsZqHAIPXGE/xAn/kEsUf/ljr9LEkIVEPuUZ8LqZkh/H3KOwIDAQAB"

The latter is being accepted by my service provider. Now I have to test it.

 

Solved: I did test DKIM by sending an e-mail to my GMail.com e-mail address. When I look into the source of the e-mail it shows a PASS for DKIM.
Conclusion: the "" in the middle have to be removed.
Do I have to file a bug report with regards to the quotes? Is it a problem with ISPConfig? Or is it some command that is used to generate the text string?
Thanks all.

 

Hello Jesse,
I think it's the DNS service provider...

The above situation was with regards to DNS-provider "A" (client's domain). The below is with regards to DNS-provider "B" (my own domain).

I did test DKIM for my own domain by sending an email to my GMail account - result: not passed (surprise...). I did test it again via https://dkimvalidator.com/ and it didn't pass either...

I did generate a new DKIM Private-Key and added the new DNS-record for my domain (removed the old one and added the new one). My own domain is registered with another provider. The form of this provider is different and it accepts the "extra" quotes. Summarising: the DNS provider for my own domain accepts the format as generated by ISPConfig.
Next I did re-test DKIM for my own domain again and it works fine now.

Thanks again @Jesse Norell and @Taleman for helping me.

For others struggling with DKIM: the test service at https://dkimvalidator.com/ is very helpful (at least to me).

 

I did just sign up to join the discussion. Maybe a toggle to remove the quotes would be helpful?
I did remove the quotes and added the record without. I did test DKIM by sending e-mails to my GMail account and via https://dkimvalidator.com/ and the records are known to work without the quotes.
Thank you.