Form: S-3

Registration statement under Securities Act of 1933

June 8, 2001

EXHIBIT 23.1

Published on June 8, 2001



EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of SCM Microsystems, Inc. on Form S-3 of our reports dated Feburary
27, 2001 and March 30, 2001, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of SCM
Microsystems, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2000, and to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus which is part of this
registration statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Jose, California
June 8, 2001