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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

Man in the middle

NIST SP 800-187

Man In The Middle

NIST SP 800-209

Man-in-the-Middle

NIST SP 800-121 Rev. 1, NIST SP 800-121 Rev. 2

Man-In-The-Middle

NISTIR 8369

Man-in-the-Middle Attack

CNSSI 4009-2015

Definition(s):

An attack where the adversary positions himself in between the user and the system so that he can intercept and alter data traveling between them.
Source(s):
NISTIR 7711 under Man-In-The-Middle

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