Man in the Middle Attack
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Man in the Middle Attacks (sometimes MITM) are attacks where the attacker intercepts communication between two parties, forwarding the communication as if the attacker were not present. The name is derived from the popular game Man in the Middle. | Man in the Middle Attacks (sometimes MITM) are attacks where the attacker intercepts communication between two parties, forwarding the communication as if the attacker were not present. The name is derived from the popular game Man in the Middle. | ||
It is also referred to as a fire-brigade or bucket brigade attack based on the method for putting out a fire. | It is also referred to as a fire-brigade or bucket brigade attack based on the method for putting out a fire. | ||
Lastly it is referred to as a Janus attack in reference to the roman two-headed god of gates. | Lastly it is referred to as a Janus attack in reference to the roman two-headed god of gates. | ||
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| + | Many different attack types exist | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | Information Security Topics:<BR> | ||
| + | - [[Mitnick Attack]]<BR> | ||
| + | - [[IP Spoofing]]<BR> | ||
| + | - [[Piggybacking]]<BR> | ||
| + | - [[Phishing]]<BR> | ||
| + | - [[Operating Systems Security]]<BR> | ||
| + | - [[Information security awareness]]<BR> | ||
| + | - [[Network stack (dode) - attack patterns on each layer %26 how to defend it]] <BR> | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | * [http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/300.html CWE-300: Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint (aka 'Man-in-the-Middle')] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | --[[User:Heifetj|Heifetj]] 03:17, 6 April 2009 (EDT) | ||
Revision as of 07:17, 6 April 2009
Man in the Middle Attacks (sometimes MITM) are attacks where the attacker intercepts communication between two parties, forwarding the communication as if the attacker were not present. The name is derived from the popular game Man in the Middle. It is also referred to as a fire-brigade or bucket brigade attack based on the method for putting out a fire. Lastly it is referred to as a Janus attack in reference to the roman two-headed god of gates.
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Example Attacks
Many different attack types exist
See Also
Information Security Topics:
- Mitnick Attack
- IP Spoofing
- Piggybacking
- Phishing
- Operating Systems Security
- Information security awareness
- Network stack (dode) - attack patterns on each layer & how to defend it
External Links
References
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--Heifetj 03:17, 6 April 2009 (EDT)
