The SSL Stripping attack on TLS is based on fooling a web browser to ____________.

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The question asks about the SSL Stripping attack on TLS and what it tricks a web browser into doing.
Option a: 'none of the above' would only be correct if all other statements were false, but at least one statement describes the SSL stripping goal, so this option is incorrect.
Option b: 'release its public key' suggests the browser would reveal its public key to the attacker. In SSL/TLS workflows, exposing a public key is not the mechanism of SSL stripping, so this is inaccurate.
Option c: 'accept a HTTP instead of a HTTPS connection' captures the essence of SSL Stripping: the attacker downgrades a secure HTTPS request to an insecure HTTP connection, making the user’s browser and the site establish an unencrypted session that the attacker can observe or tamper with. This aligns with how SSL stripping undermines the security guarantees of TLS by exploiting downgrade opportunities.
Option d: 'release its secret key' would imply leaking the private key, which is not how the SSL Stripping attack operates. The attack relies on downgrading connections, not on exfiltrating private keys from the browser or server.

In summary, option c describes the core behavior of an SSL Stripping attack—forcing the user into HTTP rather than HTTPS—while the other options describe actions or outcomes that do not reflect the attack’s mechanism. Therefore, option c is the correct depiction of the attack's objective.

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