10-Q/A

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 10-Q/A
                                 Amendment No. 1

             QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996

                         Commission File Number 0-27742

                               CYLINK CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               California                                95-3891600
        (State or other jurisdiction of               (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation or organization)             Identification Number)

                                910 Hermosa Court
                           Sunnyvale, California 94086
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (408) 735-5800
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                (1)     YES        X            NO
                                 -----                 -----
                (2)     YES        X            NO
                                 -----                 -----

     As of September 30, 1996, there were 25,448,132  shares of the Registrant's
common stock outstanding.



                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 14, 1996                        CYLINK CORPORATION
                                               (Registrant)


                                               By: /s/ John H. Daws
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                   John H. Daws
                                                   Vice President of Finance
                                                   and Administration and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
                                                   (Duly Authorized Officer
                                                   and Principal Financial
                                                   Officer)
                                                

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibits and Reports on Form 10Q/A



     Exhibit 27       Financial Data Schedule

EX-27

 


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