Man-in-the-middle Attack - Need For Additional Transfer Over A Secure Channel

Need For Additional Transfer Over A Secure Channel

With the exception of Interlock Protocol, all cryptographic systems that are secure against MITM attacks require an additional exchange or transmission of information over some kind of secure channel. Many key agreement methods have been developed, with different security requirements for the secure channel.

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