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Not sure if this was intentional but in security, Alice and Bob wre the names in hypotheticals for the attacker and unwitting victim since the RSA paper. https
by greenleafjacob 8y ago
Not sure if this was intentional but in security, Alice and Bob wre the names in hypotheticals for the attacker and unwitting victim since the RSA paper.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob
- googlemike 8y agoYour comment shows a clear lack of contextual insight into general software security. Alice (A) and Bob (B) are ubiquitous in discussions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob
- justwalt 8y agoNot sure his comment deserved a response like that.
- gammateam 8y agoITT: lack of social cues all around, classic Hackernews
- ShamelessC 8y agoGeez that was harsh...
- marnett 8y agoDon’t get me started about Eve...