Digital Fortress

I have finished reading this book recently.

The Plot:
When the NSA's most classified technological wonder--an invincible code-breaking machine--encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls in its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power.
The NSA is being held hostage... not by guns or bombs, but by a code so ingeniously complex that if released it will cripple U.S. intelligence.
Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Susan Fletcher battles to save the agency she believes in. Betrayed on all sides she finds herself fighting not only for her country, but for her life, and in the end, for the life of the man she loves.
With a startling twist that leaves the agency scrambling to avert the biggest intelligence disaster in U.S. history, Digital Fortress never lets up.

My Comments:
The book is really fast-paced and a nice techno thriller. I learnt few new techniques like 'Brutal Force' method and new terms like 'Without Wax' and 'Who will guard the guards'. However, there were few gaps in the novel which did not allow me to enjoy the most.

1. As the excerpts claim, Susan Fletcher did not uncover the truth. All the while, she was following instructions.
2. She did not make any attempt to save the man she loved. She just reacted to the news that 'he was alive' like any other herione in movies.
3. The databank became vulnerable to the 'Sharks' attack during the last 45 minutes. The digital fortress was executing for more than 18 hours, what was it doing all those times?
4. The source code was not available and that was the reason why the commander bypassed the Gauntlet [to get the source code to introduce the back door]. If that is the case, how did Soshi found the 'Orphans' in the source in the last minute.

Even though i am not a serious follower of history and religion, I liked 'The DaVinci Code' very much than this techno thriller.