What is a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack in the context of TLS and how does it compromise the security of web applications?
Saturday, 05 August 2023
by EITCA Academy
A Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack in the context of Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a malicious interception of communication between two parties, where an attacker secretly relays and possibly alters the information being exchanged. This type of attack compromises the security of web applications by exploiting the trust established through TLS encryption, allowing the attacker to
- Published in Cybersecurity, EITC/IS/WASF Web Applications Security Fundamentals, TLS attacks, Transport layer security, Examination review
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Cybersecurity, Encryption, MITM Attack, TLS, Transport Layer Security, Web Application Security