Take the 2-minute tour ×  The question I have is simply how do I
prevent a MiTM attack on a certificate once the server side
creates a new one and tries to send it to a client? Does the
certificate get encrypted by rsa and sent or...  share|improve
this question You first need to get your basics right.I would
recommend you to read 'cryptography and network security' by
William Stallings –  Shurmajee Apr 8 '13 at 12:39 Which chapter?
Please don't tell me start at chapter one. –  lost_with_coding
Apr 8 '13 at 12:43 I can't believe you asked that.if you have
not read the initial chapters start from the very first page. If
you know the concepts you will get through them quickly.don't be
lazy –  Shurmajee Apr 8 '13 at 12:46 Well yeah the first 3
chapters are ridiculously easy as I can see now. – 
lost_with_coding Apr 8 '13 at 12:53 add comment  2 Answers  up
vote 2 down vote accepted  You have two potential attacks:    1.
The attacker poses as a fake server, and talks to the genuine
client, feeding him a wrong cer