EXHIBIT 99.2


        STATEMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER UNDER 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350


        I, Laureen DeBuono, the chief financial officer of Critical Path, Inc.
(the "Company"), certify for the purposes of section 1350 of chapter 63 of title
18 of the United States Code that, to my knowledge,

        (i) the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period
ending September 30, 2002 (the "Report"), and filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of
section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

        (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

                                               /s/ Laureen DeBuono
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                                     Laureen DeBuono
                                         Executive Vice President and Chief
                                         Financial Officer

                                     November 14, 2002