Table 1: Notation used in BAN Logic.
| Notations | Description |
| P believes X. | |
| P sees X. | |
| P once said X. | |
| P has jurisdiction over X. | |
| The formula X is fresh. | |
| P and Q may communicate with each other using the shared key K, which is a good key. | |
| The secret formula X is only known to P and Q. | |
| The formula X is encrypted with key K. | |
| The formula X is combined with secret Y. |