man-in-the-middle attack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

man-in-the-middle attack man-in-the-middle attacks

Synonyms

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