EXHIBIT 32.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE 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 July 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:  September 12, 2003


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