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Digital Fortress is a techno-thriller by Dan Brown, first published in 1998. The novel centers on the National Security Agency, cryptography, and a computer algorithm presented as impossible for supercomputers to break. Its plot follows an NSA cryptographer and other characters as they work to identify the threat and prevent a security crisis.
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What is Digital Fortress by Dan Brown about?
Digital Fortress is a techno-thriller about the National Security Agency, cryptography, and a supposedly unbreakable computer algorithm. The story follows an NSA cryptographer and others caught in a security crisis.
When was Digital Fortress first published?
Dan Brown's Digital Fortress was first published in 1998. It predates his better-known Robert Langdon novels such as The Da Vinci Code.
What kind of technology drives Digital Fortress?
The central technology is an encryption algorithm presented as impossible for supercomputers to break. That premise puts cryptography and NSA code-breaking at the center of the plot.
Is Digital Fortress part of the Robert Langdon series?
No, Digital Fortress is a separate thriller rather than a Robert Langdon novel. Its main setting is the NSA and its central conflict concerns code-breaking.
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