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Applied Cryptography mentions the 'Interlock Protocol' [1]. Why is something like this not used in today's protocols to try and detect MITM attacks? 1 - http:/
by leef 13y ago
Applied Cryptography mentions the 'Interlock Protocol' [1]. Why is something like this not used in today's protocols to try and detect MITM attacks?
1 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlock_protocol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlock_protocol
- sillysaurus2 13y agoIt sounds like the interlock protocol only protects against MITMs that try to modify the conversation. It seems likely that most MITMing is for the purpose of merely reading a conversation, not modifying it. The wiki page also describes an attack against the protocol, so it might not be very effective.