Plain DH key exchange (DHKE) protocol is vulnerable against man-inthe- middle (MITM) attacks. In the slides of the unit, we mention that this attack can be prevented by using certificates. Provide a variant of the DHKE protocol that uses certificates and prevents MITM attacks.

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