1 EXHIBIT 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ---------------------------------- We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 17, 1997 appearing on page F-1 of Datum Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996. PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP Costa Mesa, California February 6, 1998