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EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration
Statements of our report dated February 6, 2003, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of SafeNet, Inc. and subsidiaries included in
Amendment No. 2 to the Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December
31, 2002.

Registration Statements on Form S-8



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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  | Registration |            |            |  |                       
|Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  | Number       |            | Date Filed
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |              |            |           
|SafeNet,
          Inc. 2001 Omnibus Stock Plan (Formerly 2000 Nonqualified Stock Option
          Plan)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  |              | 333-107621 |            |  | August 4, 2003        
|Common
          Stock of SafeNet, Inc. issuable upon exercise of options assumed by
          SafeNet, Inc. in connection with the certain agreement and plan of reorganization
          by and among SafeNet, Inc., Sapphire Acquisition Corp. and Cylink Corporation
          date as of October 30, 2002 (the Merger Agreement),
          which were originally issued under the following stock option plans: |  |              |            |            |  |                        |  | 
|Cylink
          Corporation 2001 Non-Qualified Stock Incentive Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |              |            |            |  |                        |  | 
|Cylink/ARL
          1997 Stock Option Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |              |            |            |  |                        |  | 
|Cylink
          Corporation Amended and Restated 1994 Flexible Stock Incentive Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |              | 333-103063 |            |  | February 10, 2003     
|SafeNet,
          Inc. 2001 Omnibus Stock Plan, (Formerly 2000 Nonqualified Stock Option
          Plan)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |              |            |            |  |                        |  | 
|SafeNet,
          Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |              | 333-98029  |            |  | August 13, 2002       
|SafeNet,
          Inc. 2001 Omnibus Stock Plan, (Formerly 2000 Nonqualified Stock Option
          Plan)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |              | 333-62584  |            |  | June 8, 2001          
|SafeNet,
          Inc. 2000 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |              | 333-50772  |            |  | November 28, 2000     
|Information
          Resource Engineering, Inc. 2000 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |              | 333-43062  |            |  | August 4,
        2000
|Information
          Resource Engineering, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan, 1999 Stock
          Bonus Plan, 1999 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |              | 333-91877  |            |  | December 1, 1999      
|Information
          Resource Engineering, Inc. Stock Option Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |              | 333-08343  |            |  | July 18, 1996         

Registration Statements on Form S-3



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|------------ |  | ------------------------ |  |  |  | 
|Registration |  |                          |  |  |  | 
|Number       |  | Date Filed               |  |  |  | 
|             |  |                          |  |  |  | 
|333-109694   |  | October 15, 2003        
|333-106084   |  | July 9, 2003            
|333-106084   |  | June 25, 2003           
|333-106084   |  | June 24,
        2003   
|333-106084   |  | June 13, 2003           
|333-89282    |  | June 18,
        2002   
|333-89282    |  | June 12, 2002           
|333-89282    |  | May 29, 2002            
|333-93371    |  | December 22, 1999       
|333-90237    |  | November 3,
        1999
|333-04907    |  | May 31, 1996            
|033-94046    |  | August 18,
        1995 
|033-94046    |  | June 28, 1995           

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Young LLP



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February 10, 2004