This is not part of the SSL standard, but is highly recommended to prevent a man in the middle attack (MITM).

虽然这不是SSL标准的一部分，但是这个步骤却是高度建议的，它可以防止中间人攻击。

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Specifications: good spring, stable control, good hand feeling, strong closer and middle attack, all function are based on the world top quality standard.

产品特点：弹性极佳，控球稳定，手感清晰，近台攻球凌厉、中台鞭打有力，其各项性能指标均达到世界一流水准。

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The company finally realizes that their network is suffering a man-in-the-middle attack.

公司最后发现，他们的网络正在遭受中间人攻击。

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The danger would have been that they could then have staged a man-in-the middle attack.

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"Many of the systems we have built for authentication and session maintenance assume no man-in-the-middle attack, " he said.

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Also, client-side JavaScript encryption has its limitations since it would still be susceptible to a server-side code poisoning attack executed either through a man-in-the-middle attack or the service provider acting maliciously or subject to jurisdictional court order.

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