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Topic: Why do they call it man-in-the-middle attack? (Read 1045 times)

legendary
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September 15, 2011, 10:36:43 AM
#8
In English, it is acceptable to use "masculine" words when the gender of the person is unknown. This is often the best stylistic choice. For example, it is better to say "he" than "they" when talking about a single person with unknown gender.

IDK...more and more computer texts I read use the female type instead of the s/he absurdness.  But I'd really watch out cuz if Alice and Mallory every got their shit together they would totally kick the loving fuck out of Bob in a heartbeat. 

I lawled! Good analogy.... horrible thought just now.....
full member
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September 15, 2011, 02:45:16 AM
#7
In English, it is acceptable to use "masculine" words when the gender of the person is unknown. This is often the best stylistic choice. For example, it is better to say "he" than "they" when talking about a single person with unknown gender.

IDK...more and more computer texts I read use the female type instead of the s/he absurdness.  But I'd really watch out cuz if Alice and Mallory every got their shit together they would totally kick the loving fuck out of Bob in a heartbeat. 
administrator
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September 15, 2011, 01:34:57 AM
#6
In English, it is acceptable to use "masculine" words when the gender of the person is unknown. This is often the best stylistic choice. For example, it is better to say "he" than "they" when talking about a single person with unknown gender.
legendary
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September 15, 2011, 12:00:29 AM
#5
Hawt diggity dawg learn something new everyday.

WO-man in the middle.

Imma edit wikipedia right now
You are the man!!

WO-man that is.... wait are you man?

man in the middle is when somebody sits in the middle of a connection.

if it were not for "trusted authorities" when certs are initially exchanged, somebody could swap out the certs with their own, so the man in the middle could read the messages and re encrypt them with his keys that they also both had.

it may sound confusing, but thats why we have verisign and other idiots running around doing nothing but signing shit with their certs for large sums of capital, sometimes thousands for a single signature.
sr. member
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September 14, 2011, 10:27:16 PM
#4
WO-man in the middle.

Imma edit wikipedia right now
You are the man!!

WO-man that is.... wait are you man?

man in the middle is when somebody sits in the middle of a connection.

if it were not for "trusted authorities" when certs are initially exchanged, somebody could swap out the certs with their own, so the man in the middle could read the messages and re encrypt them with his keys that they also both had.

it may sound confusing, but thats why we have verisign and other idiots running around doing nothing but signing shit with their certs for large sums of capital, sometimes thousands for a single signature.
legendary
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September 14, 2011, 06:02:44 PM
#3
WO-man in the middle.

Imma edit wikipedia right now
You are the man!!

WO-man that is.... wait are you man?
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September 14, 2011, 05:14:13 PM
#2
WO-man in the middle.
legendary
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September 14, 2011, 05:07:13 PM
#1
When mallory is in the middle?
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