Код да Винчи

Chapter 43

           «I’mafraideverykeyiselectronicallypairedwithaten-digitaccountnumberthatfunctionsasapassword.Withoutthatnumber,yourkeyisworthless.»

           Tendigits.Sophiereluctantlycalculatedthecryptographicodds.Overtenbillionpossiblechoices.

           EvenifshecouldbringinDCPJ’smostpowerfulparallelprocessingcomputers,shestillwouldneedweekstobreakthecode.«Certainly,monsieur,consideringthecircumstances,youcanhelpus.»

           «I’msorry.Itrulycandonothing.Clientsselecttheirownaccountnumbersviaasecureterminal,meaningaccountnumbersareknownonlytotheclientandcomputer.Thisisonewayweensureanonymity.Andthesafetyofouremployees.»

           Sophieunderstood.Conveniencestoresdidthesamething.EMPLOYEESDONOTHAVEKEYSTOTHESAFE.Thisbankobviouslydidnotwanttorisksomeonestealingakeyandthenholdinganemployeehostagefortheaccountnumber.

           SophiesatdownbesideLangdon,glanceddownatthekeyandthenupatVernet.«Doyouhaveanyideawhatmygrandfatherisstoringinyourbank?»

           «Nonewhatsoever.ThatisthedefinitionofaGeldschrankbank.»

           «MonsieurVernet,»shepressed,»ourtimetonightisshort.IamgoingtobeverydirectifImay.»Shereachedouttothegoldkeyandflippeditover,watchingtheman’seyesassherevealedthePrioryofSionseal.«Doesthesymbolonthiskeymeananythingtoyou?»

           Vernetglanceddownatthefleur-de-lissealandmadenoreaction.«No,butmanyofourclientsembosscorporatelogosorinitialsontotheirkeys.»

           Sophiesighed,stillwatchinghimcarefully.

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