This interactive lesson explains how the Diffie-Hellman key exchange is used to create a secure communication method that can be established without a secure secondary communication network or trusted third-party authentication. The lesson also explains why the Diffie-Hellman key exchange protocol is vulnerable to man in the middle attacks.

This interactive lesson was made possible by funding from National Science Foundation Grant # DUE 1601612 at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey – PI Mike Qaissaunee, with contributions from Dr. John Sands & Susan Sands of Moraine Valley Community College and Jaime Mahoney of Bunker Hill Community College.

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