Exhibit 23.3


                               Consent of KPMG LLP

The Board of Directors
Certicom Corp.:

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  registration  statement on
Form S-8 of Certicom Corp. of our report dated October 20, 2000, with respect to
the balance sheet of Digital  Resources  Group,  LLC as of July 31, 2000 and the
related  statements of operations,  members' capital and cash flows for the year
then ended, which report appears in the Form 8-K of Certicom Corp dated November
27, 2000.

KPMG LLP


San Francisco, California
December 21, 2000