diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df7393b..af8e5b7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ replacement for [`pull-box-stream`](https://github.com/dominictarr/pull-box-stre
 ```js
 const { randomBytes } = require('crypto')
 const pull = require('pull-stream')
-const { KEYBYTES, createBoxStream, createUnboxStream } = require('pull-secretstream')
+const { KEYBYTES, createEncryptStream, createDecryptStream } = require('pull-secretstream')
 
 // generate a random secret, `KEYBYTES` bytes long.
 const key = randomBytes(KEYBYTES)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pull(
   pull.values([plaintext1]),
 
   // encrypt every byte
-  createBoxStream(key),
+  createEncryptStream(key),
 
   // the encrypted stream
   pull.through((ciphertext) => {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pull(
   }),
 
   //decrypt every byte
-  createUnboxStream(key),
+  createDecryptStream(key),
 
   pull.concat((err, plaintext2) => {
     if (err) throw err
diff --git a/examples/readme.js b/examples/readme.js
index f02ab63..76447d3 100644
--- a/examples/readme.js
+++ b/examples/readme.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { randomBytes } = require('crypto')
 const pull = require('pull-stream')
-const { KEYBYTES, createBoxStream, createUnboxStream } = require('../')
+const { KEYBYTES, createEncryptStream, createDecryptStream } = require('../')
 
 // generate a random secret, `KEYBYTES` bytes long.
 const key = randomBytes(KEYBYTES)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pull(
   pull.values([plaintext1]),
 
   // encrypt every byte
-  createBoxStream(key),
+  createEncryptStream(key),
 
   // the encrypted stream
   pull.through((ciphertext) => {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pull(
   }),
 
   //decrypt every byte
-  createUnboxStream(key),
+  createDecryptStream(key),
 
   pull.concat((err, plaintext2) => {
     if (err) throw err
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index fd35536..6dc45e5 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -7,41 +7,41 @@ const pullHeader = require('pull-header')
 
 module.exports = {
   KEYBYTES,
-  createBoxStream,
-  createUnboxStream,
+  createEncryptStream,
+  createDecryptStream,
 }
 
-function createBoxStream(key) {
-  const boxer = new Push(key)
+function createEncryptStream(key) {
+  const encrypter = new Push(key)
 
-  const sendHeader = pull.values([boxer.header])
+  const sendHeader = pull.values([encrypter.header])
 
-  const boxMap = pullMapLast(
+  const encryptMap = pullMapLast(
     (plaintext) => {
-      return boxer.next(plaintext)
+      return encrypter.next(plaintext)
     },
     () => {
-      return boxer.final()
+      return encrypter.final()
     },
   )
 
   return (stream) => {
-    return pullCat([sendHeader, pull(stream, boxMap)])
+    return pullCat([sendHeader, pull(stream, encryptMap)])
   }
 }
 
-function createUnboxStream(key) {
-  const unboxer = new Pull(key)
+function createDecryptStream(key) {
+  const decrypter = new Pull(key)
 
   const receiveHeader = pullHeader(HEADERBYTES, (header) => {
-    unboxer.init(header)
+    decrypter.init(header)
   })
 
-  const unboxMap = pullMap((ciphertext) => {
-    return unboxer.next(ciphertext)
+  const decryptMap = pullMap((ciphertext) => {
+    return decrypter.next(ciphertext)
   })
 
   return (stream) => {
-    return pull(stream, receiveHeader, unboxMap)
+    return pull(stream, receiveHeader, decryptMap)
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/basics.test.js b/test/basics.test.js
index 8fc2231..0f89b01 100644
--- a/test/basics.test.js
+++ b/test/basics.test.js
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ const test = require('node:test')
 const assert = require('node:assert')
 const pull = require('pull-stream')
 const { randomBytes } = require('crypto')
-const { KEYBYTES, createBoxStream, createUnboxStream } = require('../')
+const { KEYBYTES, createEncryptStream, createDecryptStream } = require('../')
 
-test('test basic boxStream and unboxStream', async (t) => {
+test('test basic encryptStream and decryptStream', async (t) => {
   // generate a random secret, `KEYBYTES` bytes long.
   const key = randomBytes(KEYBYTES)
 
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ test('test basic boxStream and unboxStream', async (t) => {
   await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     pull(
       pull.values([plaintext1]),
-      createBoxStream(key),
+      createEncryptStream(key),
       pull.through((ciphertext) => {
         console.log('Encrypted: ', ciphertext)
       }),
-      createUnboxStream(key),
+      createDecryptStream(key),
       pull.concat((err, plaintext2) => {
         if (err) return reject(err)
         assert.equal(plaintext2.toString('ascii'), plaintext1.toString('ascii'))