Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, betrayed on all sides, Susan Fletcher finds herself fighting not only for her country but for her life, and in the end. Forever.įrom the underground hallways of power to the skyscrapers of Tokyo to the towering cathedrals of Spain, a desperate race unfolds. This man claims to have created an unbreakable code which could be downloaded to every computer in the world and once downloaded mainstream people would have a defense. What she uncovers sends shock waves throuugh the corridors of power.

And with him has died the secret to an impregnable code-writing formula that threatens to obliterate the post-cold war balance of power. Digital Fortress is a book about the NSA tapping into the personal lives of the public and one man's effort to stop this behavior that he feels is immoral and un-American. National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland: when the most powerful intelligence organization on earths invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, it calls for its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician. Seville, Spain: the creator of the code, Ensei Tankado, is found dead. The NSA is being held hostage.not by guns or bombs, but by a code so ingeniously complex that if released it would cripple US intelligence. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician. National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland: when the most powerful intelligence organization on earth's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, it calls for its head cryptographer.

Digital fortress rev e dan brown