Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the 1997 French Stock Option Plan, the 1998 Stock Option
Plan, the Stock Option Plan 1999 and the Stock Option Plan 2000 of ActivCard
S.A. of our report dated February 10, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of ActivCard S.A. included in its Amended Registration
Statement (Form F-1/A) filed on March 14, 2000 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Ernst & Young Audit
/s/ John Mackey
represented by
John Mackey
Paris, France
November 16, 2000
