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Exhibit 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of
our report dated March 19, 1999 (May 5, 2000 as to Note 15) relating to the
financial statements of ValiCert Inc. as of December 31, 1998 and for each of
the two years then ended, which appear in this Registration Statement. We also
consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
July 21, 2000
