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amelius
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The History of Alice and Bob
I'm curious what character is typically used for eavesdropper Charles.
stock_toaster
on July 19, 2017
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I thought Eve was the eavesdropper.
dullgiulio
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She is. Maybe the parent wonders why A, B is not followed by C. E could stand for eavesdropper or just evil.
Ar-Curunir
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I believe E stands for Eve stands for "Eves"dropper.
sillysaurus3
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Ha, I never made that connection.
amelius
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And who is the man in the middle?
CameronBanga
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Mallory, the malicious man in the middle.
m-watson
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Aw, you beat me to it. I had a meeting to run to and didn't respond. But adding to that there is a whole wiki (of course there is) about this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob
Mtinie
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Michael.
Oh wait, my apologies, he's the man in the mirror.
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