Verifier Impersonation Attack

nounid 4606·updated May 9, 2026

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A scenario where the Attacker impersonates the Verifier in an authentication protocol, usually to capture information that can be used to masquerade as a Claimant to the real Verifier.

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Regulated78%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Verifier Impersonation Attacks
possessive: Verifier Impersonation Attack's
pluralpossessive: Verifier Impersonation Attacks'

Framework definitions

2 senses across 2 frameworks

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: A scenario where the Attacker impersonates the Verifier in an authentication protocol, usually to capture information that can be used to masquerade as a Claimant to the real Verifier.

NIST SP 800-631 senseview framework →

§1: A scenario where the Attacker impersonates the Verifier in an authentication protocol, usually to capture information that can be used to masquerade as a Claimant to the real Verifier.

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