Online Attack

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Definitions:

An attack against an authentication protocol in which the attacker either assumes the role of a claimant with a genuine verifier or actively alters the authentication channel.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-63-4 [

] under online attack
NIST SP 800-63A-4 [

] under online attack

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