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man-in-the-middle attack

man-in-the-middle attack noun: a security attack in which someone intercepts the communication between a device and the server it is connected to, simulating the device to the server and simulating the server to the device.

Noun

man-in-the-middle attack (plural man-in-the-middle attacks)

  1. A security attack in which someone intercepts the communication between a device and the server it is connected to, simulating the device to the server and simulating the server to the device.
    • Man-in-the-middle attacks clandestinely place something (such as a piece of software or a rouge router) between a server and the user about which neither the server's administrators nor the user is aware.2014, Emmett Dulaney, Security, page 324
    • In the general man-in-the-middle attack, the role of E in a tag access operation is to fake and forward data.2016, Ho-won Kim, Dooho Choi, Information Security Applications, page 70
    Synonyms:
    on-path attack

Synonyms of man-in-the-middle attack

Forms of man-in-the-middle attack

pluralman-in-the-middle attacks

Questions about man-in-the-middle attack

What does man-in-the-middle attack mean?
Man-in-the-middle attack means a security attack in which someone intercepts the communication between a device and the server it is connected to, simulating the device to the server and simulating the server to the device.
What part of speech is man-in-the-middle attack?
Man-in-the-middle attack is a noun.
What is the plural of man-in-the-middle attack?
The plural of man-in-the-middle attack is man-in-the-middle attacks.

Words near man-in-the-middle attack in the dictionary

  1. man-hole
  2. man-holes
  3. man-hour
  4. man-hours
  5. man-in-the-browser
  6. man-in-the-middle attack
  7. man-in-the-middle attacks
  8. man-killer
  9. man-killers
  10. man-machine
  11. man-made

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