EXHIBIT 99.2
                     CFO CERTIFICATION AS OF MARCH 28, 2003



               CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                    AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and in connection with
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of John H. Harland Company (the "Company") for
the period ended March 28, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, the Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certifies that:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)or
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.




/s/ Charles B. Carden                              05/12/2003
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Charles B. Carden                                 Date
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer