Re: Alice and Bobs full name

Kevin Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
> my impression of the name choice was that they were alphabetic choices
> corresponding to a, b, c, the first three letters of the english
> language alphabet. (a=alice,b=bob,c=...).

The attacker is often known as Mallory, and I have always assumed it was
derived from M for malicious.

> As for a name used in a test
> system: I used to use names of people I knew
> or
> star trek characters
> or
> other random characters in a tv show.

Max Power and Chesty LaRue.
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