Inclusive Naming Initiative

Word List: Tier 3

Term: man-in-the-middle

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Usage Context

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Consider replacement

Recommended Replacements

Adversary-in-the-middle attack

Interceptor attack

Intermediary attack

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Rationale

When an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communications between two systems or people who believe that they are communicating directly with each other. Gendered language that can perpetuate bias and stereotypes. Implies that women do not have the skills to perpetrate this type of hacking.

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