Peter D. Junger writes:
But in one way the case may be worse for you cryptographers if you actually carry source code--or machine code--around inside your head. ... So, unless you first erase that portion of your memory that contains the C code for implementing the RSA algorithm ...
No problem. I can drink myself into a stupor, kill the brain cells, and then be happily assured that I can just flip open the copy of Schneier I'll carry openly under my arm and recall the algorithms from there. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Nobody's going to listen to you if you just | Mike McNally (m5@tivoli.com) | | stand there and flap your arms like a fish. | Tivoli Systems, Austin TX | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~