man in the middle
Broker between parties
A man in the middle is someone positioned between two parties, often intercepting or mediating their communication.
In cybersecurity, a man-in-the-middle attack involves secretly relaying and possibly altering messages between parties who believe they're communicating directly: The hacker executed a man-in-the-middle attack on the public WiFi network.
The phrase also describes intermediaries in negotiations or disputes.
Agent linking two parties
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- arbitratorOne who resolves disputes
proxy · relay · facilitator · liaison · middleman · third party · interlocutor · channel
Fraudulent imitation
- credential theftUnauthorized acquisition of authentication data
- evil twinMorally inverted lookalike
Seizing something in transit
- wiretapHidden listening device
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- traffic analysisMetadata pattern study
- sniffingInhaling through the nose
Converting data into code
- TLSNetwork encryption protocol
- SSLWeb encryption protocol
- VPNEncrypted network connection
- HTTPSEncrypted browsing standard
authentication · digital signature · end-to-end encryption · two-factor authentication · intrusion detection · firewall · security patch
intermediary
Agent linking two parties
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
arbitrator · proxy · relay · facilitator · liaison · middleman · third party · interlocutor · channel · conduit
spoofing
Fraudulent imitation
- credential theftUnauthorized acquisition of authentication data
- evil twinMorally inverted lookalike
interception
Seizing something in transit
- wiretapHidden listening device
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- traffic analysisMetadata pattern study
encryption
Converting data into code
HTTPS · authentication · digital signature · end-to-end encryption · two-factor authentication · intrusion detection · firewall · security patch
- Crypto Attacksbrute force, dictionary attack, signature forgery, cold boot, near collision
- cyber threatsmalware, phishing, hacking, virus, ransomware
- cyberattacksmalware, phishing, ransomware, hack, virus
- cybercrimeshacking, phishing, malware, ransomware, data breach
- hackinghacker, exploit, hacking, dictionary attack, backdoor
- hacking toolsexploit, keylogger, password cracker, rootkit, malware
man in the middleprincipal
Chief school administrator
counterparty · buyer · seller · originator · endpoint
man in the middleprincipal
Chief school administrator
partisan · stakeholder · disputant · adversary · advocate
man in the middleend-to-end encryption
Unreadable data between sender and recipient
middle, manhood, manly, manliness, unmanned, manned, manning, middling