What is Alice and Bob?
'''Alice and Bob''' are placeholder names which are commonly used to talk about problems. It is used in [[cryptography]], [[game theory]] and [[physics]]. Instead of “A sends B a message” people say “Alice sends Bob a message”. [[Ron Rivest]] seems to have used these names first, in publications about the [[RSA]] [[algorithm]]. This was 1977 and 1978. ==Other names== The most used names are Alice and Bob. Eve, Mallory, and Trent are used often too, and they have pretty well-defined uses. [[Category:Cryptography]] [[Category:Game theory]] [[Category:Physics]] [[Category:Names]]