Threats & AttacksCâu 19 / 100
Which attack intercepts and possibly alters communication between two parties who believe they are talking directly?
a.Denial-of-service
b.On-path (man-in-the-middle)
c.Brute force
d.Cross-site request forgery
Giải thích
An on-path attack, historically called man-in-the-middle, positions the attacker between two endpoints to eavesdrop or tamper with traffic. Unencrypted channels are especially vulnerable. Strong encryption and certificate validation mitigate it.
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