LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY - SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE
The undersigned, as an officer or director of SCM Microsystems,
Inc. (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Martin
Wimmer and Kamal Kant Gupta, and each of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents to complete and
execute such Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms as such attorney
shall in his or her discretion determine to be required or
advisable pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (as amended) and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, or any successor laws and regulations, as a
consequence of the undersigned's ownership, acquisition or
disposition of securities of the Company, and to do all acts
necessary in order to file such forms with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or national
association, the Company and such other person or agency as the
attorney shall deem appropriate. The undersigned hereby ratifies
and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
This Limited Power of Attorney is executed at Ismaning as of the
date set forth below.

/s/ Ayman S. Ashour
Signature

Ayman S. Ashour
Type or Print Name

Dated:  14 January, 2010
WITNESS

/s/ Fabien Nestmann
Signature

Fabien Nestmann
Type or Print Name

Dated:  14 January, 2010