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What is sniffing, and how does HTTPS stop it?
Sniffing means capturing network traffic. MITM (man-in-the-middle) means an attacker sits between you and the site. On shared Wi-Fi, others can read unencrypted traffic.
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Sniffing means capturing network traffic. MITM (man-in-the-middle) means an attacker sits between you and the site. On shared Wi-Fi, others can read unencrypted traffic.
Learn more in the lesson: 24.5 Why HTTP Leaks and HTTPS Protects