Man in the Middle Attack

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Man in the Middle Example

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

Historically, several different man in the middle attacks have been described. Perhaps the earliest reference is <ref>[A Weakness in the 4.2BSD Unix TCP/IP Software, Robert T. Morris, AT&T Bell Laboratories, February 1985]</ref>


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

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--Heifetj 03:17, 6 April 2009 (EDT)

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