noun
man-in-the-middle attack
Technical term in computer security for an attack where the attacker secretly intercepts and possibly alters communications between two parties.
中間者攻撃を防ぐために、通信は暗号化されている。
Communications are encrypted to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.
Compound of 中間者 (intermediary) and 攻撃 (attack), a direct translation of the English term 'man-in-the-middle attack'.