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> active eavesdropping (e.g., monster-in-the-middle attacks) is this standard MitM, or is it some crucially distinct variation?
by DoctorOetker 4mo ago
> active eavesdropping (e.g., monster-in-the-middle attacks)
is this standard MitM, or is it some crucially distinct variation?
- thephyber 4mo agoMan in the Middle Wiki: > Also known as a monster-in-the-middle,[1][2] machine-in-the-middle,[3] meddler-in-the-middle,[4] manipulator-in-the-middle,[5][6] person-in-the-middle[7] (PITM), or adversary-in-the-middle[8] (AITM) attack.
- walletdrainer 4mo agoThose sources feel more than slightly contrived.
- walletdrainer 4mo ago[flagged]
- cassianoleal 4mo agoI kinda like this framing. It effectively classifies companies such as Zscaler and CloudFlare as monsters.
- walletdrainer 4mo agoIt's particularly funny because "monster-in-the-middle" appears to be a deliberately quirky marketing term invented by cloudflare.
- wofo 4mo agoFun fact: some older articles were originally written using the term man-in-the-middle, but at some point were updated... except that the diagrams still use man-in-the-middle because search-and-replace doesn't work on images.
- mmahd7456 4mo ago"concepts like "man" and "woman" are deeply sexist and offensive in their culture". Only to people who have a need to be offended.
- walletdrainer 4mo ago[flagged]