On-path Attack

Updated 31 Jul 2026

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def
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  an attacker positions themselves between two communicating parties on the network, redirecting traffic through themselves before passing it on — formerly known as a man-in-the-middle attack
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example mechanism
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  ARP poisoning — an on-path attack on the local IP subnet, exploiting the fact that ARP has no built-in security
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related
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  On-path Browser Attack
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  DNS Poisoning
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cards
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  What was an on-path attack formerly called?
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    A man-in-the-middle attack

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