The cipher / Ford, John C

"Robert 'Smiles' Smylie and his friend Ben become embroiled in a high-stakes negotiation with a pair of suspicious Feds when Ben cracks a code with the power to unlock all the Internet's secrets"--Provided by publisher.

When his math genius neighbor Ben manages to uncover the key to modern data encryption systems, Robert "Smiles" Smylie comes up with an idea to protect Ben from government agents out to steal the key. But while carrying out his plan, Smiles discovers that his own past may prove the greatest danger to both himself and Ben.

Robert 'Smiles' Smylie and his friend Ben become embroiled in a high-stakes negotiation with a pair of suspicious Feds when Ben cracks a code with the power to unlock all the Internet's secrets.