EXHIBIT 23.1
Published on December 14, 2000
            
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
SCM Microsystems, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated February 17, 2000,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of SCM Microsystems, Inc. for the
year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP
San Jose, California
December 13, 2000