Exhibit 32(a)

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C.
Section 1350), each of the undersigned officers of Rainbow Technologies, Inc.
(the "Company"), does hereby certify with respect to the Quarterly Report of the
Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "10-Q Report") that to their knowledge:

         (1) the 10-Q Report fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) the information contained in the 10-Q Report fairly presents, in
all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

/s/ WALTER W. STRAUB
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Walter W. Straub
President and Chief Executive Officer
November 14, 2003

/s/ PATRICK E. FEVERY
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Patrick E. Fevery
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
November 14, 2003

This certification accompanies this 10-Q Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.