Exhibit 23.1

                          Independent Auditor's Consent

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report, dated
January 31, 2003, which appears in Item 7 of the annual report on Form 10-KSB of
Datakey, Inc. and Subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2002. We also
consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
aforementioned Registration Statement.


                                             /s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 1, 2003