*Alice* and *Bob* are the default names given to parties in [[Algorithm|algorithms]] in computer science. They are just standing for two parties names $A$ (Alice) and $B$ (Bob). This convention makes it easier to read algorithms and protocols, without worrying about the naming convention every time. There are a couple of other typical names associated with certain roles - Charlie (third person participating in the protocol) - Eve (eavesdropper, malicious player, trying to obtain information) - Trent (trusted entity if needed in the algorithm) ![[alice_and_bob.excalidraw.light.svg]] >[!read]- Further Reading > - [[Algorithm]] > - [[Encryption]] > - [[Quantum Key Distribution]] >[!ref]- References