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Glossary

ENMan-in-the-Middle Attack 
1. An attack on the authentication protocol run in which the attacker positions himself in between the claimant and verifier so that he can intercept and alter data travelling between them.

(Source: NIST SP 800-63)

2. A form of active wiretapping attack in which the attacker intercepts and selectively modifies communicated data in order to masquerade as one or more of the entities involved in a communication association.

(Source: RFC 2828)


TC/SC:57Terms     Info     Publications
Published in:IEC 62351-2, ed. 1.0 (2008-08) Terms     Info
Reference number:2.2.129
Source:NIST SP 800-63, RFC 2828

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