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type: "term"
title: "MitM Position"
description: "A controlled point on a communication path that enables interception, observation, modification, injection, replay, or protocol downgrade/stripping."
resource: "tlctc:term:mitm-position"
tags:
  - "glossary"
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# MitM Position

A controlled point on a communication path that enables interception, observation, modification, injection, replay, or protocol downgrade/stripping. The attacker has achieved the ability to influence communication between two endpoints.

**Reference:** §4.2.2 (Global Definitions), R-MITM (§4.2.5)

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