EXHIBIT 99.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                           AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of Crossroads
Systems, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certify that:

(i) the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal
quarter ended January 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated:  March 17, 2003


/s/ Brian R. Smith
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Brian R. Smith
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
and President


/s/ Andrea Wenholz
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Andrea Wenholz
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer