A(n)man-in-the-middle attack attempts to intercept a public key or even to insert a known key structure in place of the requested public key._________________________

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A man-in-the-middle attack refers to an attacker intercepting communication between two parties and potentially altering it. In the case of public key exchange, the attacker may attempt to intercept the public key being sent and either insert their own key or modify the public key to be a known key that they have access to. This allows the attacker to potentially decrypt and manipulate any future communication between the two parties.

A(n)man-In-The-Middle Attack Attempts to Intercept a Public Key or Even