EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

          We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this Registration
Statement of CYLINK  Corporation  on Form S-8 of our report  dated  February 10,
2000,  appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cylink Corporation for the
year ended December 31, 1999.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE

San Jose, California

July 11, 2000