Michael F. Cronin, CPA
                              687 Lee Road, Ste 210
                               Rochester, NY 14606
                                  407-448-2407
                             email mikeccpa@aol.com




                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
Document Security Systems, Inc.                           June 4, 2004

        We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
on Form S-3 of Document Security Systems, Inc. of our report dated February 21,
2003 and September 15, 2003, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of
Document Security Systems, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash
flows for the year ended December 31, 2002, which report appears in the Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB of Document Security Systems, Inc. and to the reference to
our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.