CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
Published on February 5, 1999
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
SCM Microsystems, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation herein by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 dated February 5, 1999, of SCM Microsystems, Inc. ("SCM")
of our report dated February 13, 1998, relating to the consolidated balance
sheets of SCM as of December 31, 1996 and 1997, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1997, and the
related schedule, which reports are incorporated by reference in the December
31, 1997, annual report on Form 10-K of SCM. We also consent to the inclusion
herein of our report dated January 11, 1999, relating to the supplemental
consolidated balance sheets of SCM as of December 31, 1996 and 1997, and the
related supplemental consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity
(deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1997. We also consent to the references to our firm under the
heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
KPMG LLP
Mountain View, California
February 5, 1999