What is a vulnerability of an unauthenticated Dime-Heliman exchange?
A.
A hacker can replace the public values exchanged by the legitimate peers and launch an MITM attack.
B.
A brute force attack can relatively quickly derive Diffie-Hellman private values if they are able to obtain public values
C.
Diffie-Hellman with elliptic curve values is no longer considered secure in modem networks, based on NIST recommendations.
D.
Participants must agree on a passphrase in advance, which can limit the usefulness of Diffie- Hell man in practical contexts.
The Answer Is:
A
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Explanation:
The vulnerability of an unauthenticated Diffie-Hellman exchange, particularly when it comes to the risk of a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack, is a significant concern. In this scenario, a hacker can intercept the public values exchanged between two legitimate parties and substitute them with their own. This allows the attacker to decrypt or manipulate the messages passing between the two original parties without them knowing. This answer is based on the fundamental principles of how Diffie-Hellman key exchange works and its vulnerabilities without authentication mechanisms. Reference materials from cryptographic textbooks and security protocols detail these vulnerabilities, such as those found in standards and publications by organizations like NIST.
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