ProTip: When you're arguing that "man in the middle" is more accurate than "monster in the middle" when it comes to TLS traffic interception, boy do I have some facts that are going to blow your little mind.
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Tavis, you're the only exception I can think of to my assertion that "people" do not directly observe and manipulate bytes in realtime. "MonstersOrTavis-in-the-middle" gives us the ungainly MoTiTM.
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This is why I prefer "Meddler in the Middle". * Keeps the acronym * Genderless * Descriptive * Doesn't even really have to be human
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So there is Code in the Middle?
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As an experienced network engineer as well as software developer, the assertion I'm most comfortable with is that there is duct tape in the middle.
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Government-in-the-middle
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What about EiTM? Element In The Middle? Benign or malicious, whether software, hardware, or some combination, we can think of the active interceptor as a network element.
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Machine in the middle? :)
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Could also go with IiTP, Interception/Interceptor in The Path.
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I think I also prefer person, fwiw. I can't articulate it, but monster just doesn't sound right to me.