Form: S-3

Registration statement under Securities Act of 1933

June 20, 2002

EXHIBIT 23.1

Published on June 20, 2002


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 report dated February 22,
2002 (March 14, 2002 as to Note 17), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
of SCM Microsystems, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2001. We also consent
to the inclusion in this Registration Statement of SCM Microsystems, Inc. on
Form S-3 of our report dated February 22, 2002 (March 14, 2002 as to Note 17 and
June 17, 2002 as to Notes 7 and 13) 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 17, 2002