EXHIBIT 99.1



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


    I, Robert Schneider, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly
Report of SCM Microsystems, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial
condition and results of operations of SCM Microsystems, Inc.


                                        By:        /s/ ROBERT SCHNEIDER
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                                        Name:  Robert Schneider
                                        Title: Chief Executive Officer



    I, Andrew Warner, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly
Report of SCM Microsystems, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial
condition and results of operations of SCM Microsystems, Inc.


                                        By:        /s/ ANDREW WARNER
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                                        Name:  Andrew Warner
                                        Title: Vice President, Finance and Chief
                                               Financial Officer