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Can SSL requests be proxied by issuing a second certificate?

Alice wants to login to her account at https://www.bobsbank.com/. However she clicks on a malicious link in an email and instead gets sent to the malicious site https://www.charliesbank.com/. The ...
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Is there a method to detect an active man-in-the-middle?

Suposing an attacker that has gained access to the router. Is there a way, for the victim, to notice that is being attacked? I think one of my friends is a victim of this kind of attack. How can I be ...
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HTTPS and cache injection

I understand the downside of this attack and what wrong can be done. But I dont understand how is it done ? Well, I need to educate myself, any pointers would be useful.
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MITM: tools for intercepting and modifying traffic?

I want to carry out a MITM attack to modify traffic, so I can strip out/modify things in the request. For example: When I receive a request on port 25, I want to be able to intercept all the ...
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Can I detect a MITM attack?

Based on this question here: Are "man in the middle" attacks extremely rare? Is it possible to detect man-in-the-middle attacks, and if so, how would one go about it? In addition, what if ...
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Are “man in the middle” attacks extremely rare?

In http://cdixon.org/2012/02/12/the-iphone-contact-list-controversy-and-app-security/ Chris Dixon makes a statement about web security Many commentators have suggested that a primary security ...