Exhibit 23.3


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Forms S-8 of Aware, Inc. of our report dated January 26, 1999, appearing in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Aware, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2000.

/s/  Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
May 30, 2001