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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
The Board of Directors
enCommerce, Inc.:
We consent to the inclusion of our report dated July 7, 2000, with respect
to the consolidated balance sheets of enCommerce, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
March 31, 2000 and June 30, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of
operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the
nine months ended March 31, 2000 and year ended June 30, 1999, which report
appears in the Form 8-K/A of Entrust Technologies Inc. dated August 9, 2000.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Mountain View, California
August 9, 2000
