A network administrator is attempting to troubleshoot an issue regarding certificates on a secure website. During the troubleshooting process, the network administrator notices that the web gateway proxy on the local network has signed all of the certificates on the local machine. Which of the following describes the type of attack the proxy has been legitimately programmed to perform?

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The web gateway proxy is performing a legitimate man-in-the-middle (MITM) function by intercepting and re-signing certificates to inspect secure traffic for security purposes.

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