GK Question

technology hard mcq

Which attack exploits trust in SSL/TLS certificates to intercept encrypted communications?

  1. Man-in-the-Middle
  2. SSL Stripping
  3. Certificate Pinning Bypass
  4. All of these

Answer: All of these

MITM attacks intercept communications; SSL stripping downgrades HTTPS to HTTP; certificate pinning bypass tricks apps into accepting fake certs. Defenses: HSTS, certificate transparency, pinning. Critical for understanding web security threats in banking/UPSC exams.

Topic Ethical Hacking
Exam Relevance Banking, UPSC, SSC