
The Alice-Bob Paradigm
April 3, 2025About 1 min
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The Cryptography Handbook: Exploring RSA PKCSv1.5, OAEP, and PSS
The RSA algorithm was introduced in 1978 in the seminal paper, ”A Method for Obtaining Digital Signatures and Public-Key Cryptosystems”. Over the decades, as RSA became integral to secure communications, various vulnerabilities and attacks have emerg...
The Cryptography Handbook: Exploring RSA PKCSv1.5, OAEP, and PSS
The RSA algorithm was introduced in 1978 in the seminal paper, ”A Method for Obtaining Digital Signatures and Public-Key Cryptosystems”. Over the decades, as RSA became integral to secure communications, various vulnerabilities and attacks have emerg...
Throughout this handbook, you will come across numerous sequence diagrams and mathematical proofs that use the Alice-Bob Paradigm.
The Alice-Bob paradigm is a common convention in cryptography where two generic entities, often named Alice and Bob, are used to illustrate various scenarios, protocols, or cryptographic principles.

These characters represent two parties engaged in communication, with Alice typically representing the sender or initiator, and Bob representing the receiver or responder.
We often introduce Eve as a third party, symbolizing an eavesdropper or potential attacker, adding an element of security risk, and illustrating scenarios where external entities might attempt to intercept or manipulate the communication.