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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.7

                        COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

     THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is dated as of
December 22, 2000, by and among Identix Incorporated, a Delaware corporation
with principal offices at 510 N. Pastoria Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (the
"Company"), and VeriSign Capital Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation having
its principal place of business at 300 Delaware Avenue, 9th Floor, Wilmington,
Delaware 19801 (the "Purchaser").

     WHEREAS:

     A.   The Company and the Purchaser are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded
by the provisions of Regulation D, as promulgated by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     B.   The Purchaser desires to purchase subject to the terms and conditions
stated in this Agreement, (i) the number of shares of the Company's common
stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock") determined in accordance
with Section 2(b) hereof.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:

1.   DEFINITIONS.

     For purposes of this Agreement:

     "Bloomberg" means Bloomberg Financial Markets, or a comparable financial
reporting service of national reputation selected by the Company if Bloomberg
Financial Markets is not, at any given time, reporting the Closing Price of the
Common Stock.

     "Business Day" means any day on which the principal United States
securities exchange or trading market on which the Common Stock is listed or
traded is open for trading.

     "Closing" means the closing of the sale and purchase of the Shares
contemplated by this Agreement.

     "Closing Date" means the date and time of the Closing.

     "Closing Price" means, as of any date, the closing price of the Common
Stock on the principal United States securities exchange or trading market on
which the Common Stock is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg.

     "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     "Investment Amount" means $2,000,000, the dollar amount to be invested in
the Company at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement by the Purchaser.
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     "itrust Business" means the itrust division within the Company (or any
other division, subsidiary, affiliate or other entity in which the itrust
business or assets are conveyed, transferred or assigned, whether through
reorganization, restructuring or otherwise), which division designs, develops,
markets and sells fully-integrated, secure-transactions management services for
the internet and wireless markets.   Such services include user authentication,
validation of content delivery, content control and transaction management, and
variations thereof.  As part of its integrated service solution, the itrust
Business uses, sells, licenses and distributes core biometric finger imaging
hardware, software and algorithmic solutions developed, independently from the
itrust division, by the IT Security division of the Company.

     "Market Price" means, with respect to any date of determination, the
average Closing Price during the 10 Trading Days immediately prior to such date,
in each case appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock dividend, stock split
or similar transaction during such period.

     "Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect on (i) the
ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder (including the
issuance of the Shares) or (ii) the business, operations, properties, or
financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

     "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     "Shares" means the shares of Common Stock to be issued and sold by the
Company and purchased by the Purchaser at the Closing.

     "Trading Day" shall mean a Business Day on which at least 10,000 shares of
Common Stock are traded on the principal United States securities exchange or
trading market on which such security is listed or traded as reported by
Bloomberg.

2.   PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES.

     a.   Generally.  Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2 and subject
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to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 6 and
Section 7 below, the Purchaser shall purchase the number of Shares determined as
provided in this Section 2, and the Company shall issue and sell such number of
Shares to the Purchaser for the Investment Amount as provided below.

     b.   Closing; Number of Shares; Form of Payment.
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          (i)  Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set
forth in Section 6 and Section 7, the Closing Date shall be 10:00 a.m. Pacific
Standard Time on January 2, 2001 or such other date or time as the parties may
mutually agree. The Closing shall occur at the offices of the Company, or at
such other place as the parties may mutually agree.

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          (ii)   On the Closing Date, the Company shall sell and the Purchaser
shall buy the number of Shares equal to the quotient of (A) the Investment
Amount divided by (B) the Market Price on the Closing Date.

          (iii)  On the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall pay the Company the
Investment Amount in immediately available funds by wire transfer to the
Company, in accordance with the Company's written wiring instructions against
delivery of certificates representing the number of Shares being purchased by
the Purchaser, and the Company shall deliver such Shares against delivery of the
Investment Amount by the Purchaser.

3.   THE PURCHASER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

     The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

     a.   Purchase for Own Account.  The Purchaser is purchasing the Shares for
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the Purchaser's own account and not with a present view towards the distribution
thereof.  The Purchaser understands that the Purchaser must bear the economic
risk of this investment indefinitely, unless the Shares are registered pursuant
to the Securities Act and any applicable state securities or blue sky laws or an
exemption from such registration is available.

     b.   Information.  The Purchaser has been furnished all materials relating
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to the business, finances and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries and
materials relating to the offer and sale of the Shares which have been requested
by the Purchaser.  The Purchaser has been afforded the opportunity to ask
questions of the Company and has received satisfactory answers to any such
inquiries.

     c.   Governmental Review.  The Purchaser understands that no United States
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federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has
passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares.

     d.   Authorization; Enforcement.  The Purchaser has the requisite power and
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authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to
purchase the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof.  This Agreement has
been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the
Purchaser and is a valid and binding agreement of the Purchaser enforceable
against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and
other laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally and to general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding at law or in equity).

     e.   Transfer or Resale.  The Purchaser understands that (i) except as
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provided in Section 8 hereof, the Shares have not been and are not being
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be
transferred unless and until (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) the
Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Company (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that
the Shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred under an
exemption from such registration, (C) sold under Rule 144 promulgated under the
Securities Act (or a successor rule), or (D) sold

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or transferred to an affiliate of the Purchaser pursuant to an exemption under
the Securities Act; and (ii) neither the Company nor any other person is under
any obligation to register such Shares under the Securities Act or any state
securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption
thereunder, in each case, other than pursuant to Section 8 hereof.

     f.   Legends.  The Purchaser understands that the certificates for the
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Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form:

     The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered
     under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any
     state of the United States. The securities represented hereby may not be
     offered or sold in the absence of an effective registration statement for
     the securities under applicable securities laws unless offered, sold or
     transferred under an available exemption from the registration requirements
     of those laws.

     At the request of a holder of the Shares, the legend set forth above shall
be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to such
holder if, (a) such Shares have been sold in a transaction registered under the
Securities Act, (b) such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel,
in form, substance and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Company and
customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that
a public sale or transfer of such Shares have been made in reliance upon an
exemption from registration under the Securities Act or (c) such holder provides
the Company with reasonable assurances that such Shares can be sold under Rule
144(k). The Purchaser agrees to sell all Shares pursuant to an effective
registration statement or under an exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act.

     g.   Accredited Investor Status.  The Purchaser is an "accredited investor"
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as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act.  The Purchaser is not registered as a broker or dealer under
Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act, or a member of the National Association of
Securities Dealers ("NASD").

     h.   Company Reliance.  The Purchaser understands that the Shares are being
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offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration
requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the
Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Purchaser's
compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments,
and understandings of the Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the
availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Purchaser to acquire
the Shares.

     i.   No Tax Advice Provided By Company.  Purchaser acknowledges and agrees
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that the Company and its advisors have not provided any advice to the Purchaser
regarding the federal, state, local or foreign tax implications of the
acquisition, ownership or disposition of the Securities and that it has been
advised to consult its own tax advisor with respect to such implications.

4.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.

     The Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows:

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     a.   Organization and Qualification.  The Company is a corporation duly
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organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is
incorporated, and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to
carry on its business as now being conducted.  The Company is duly qualified as
a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such
qualification necessary and where the failure to so qualify would have a
Material Adverse Effect.

     b.   Authorization; Enforcement.  (i) The Company has the requisite
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corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under
this Agreement, to issue and sell the Shares in accordance with the terms
hereof; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby (including, without limitation, the reservation for issuance and
issuance of the Shares) have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of
Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of
Directors or its stockholders is required; (iii) this Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Company; and (iv) this Agreement constitutes valid
and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other laws affecting
creditors' rights and remedies generally and to general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in
equity).

     c.   Capitalization.  The capitalization of the Company and each of its
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subsidiaries as of the date hereof is set forth on Schedule 4(c) of this
Agreement, including the authorized capital stock, the number of shares issued
and outstanding, the number of shares issuable and reserved for issuance
pursuant to the Company's stock option plans, the number of shares issuable and
reserved for issuance pursuant to securities exercisable for, or convertible
into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock. All of such outstanding
shares of the Company's capital stock have been validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 4(c), no shares of capital stock
of the Company (including the Shares) are subject to preemptive rights or any
other similar rights of the stockholders of the Company or any liens or
encumbrances. Except for the Shares and as disclosed in Schedule 4(c), as of the
date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip,
rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company, or arrangements by
which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital
stock of the Company, and (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under
which the Company is obligated to register the sale of any of its or their
securities under the Securities Act. Except as set forth on Schedule 4(c), there
are no securities or instruments containing antidilution or similar provisions
that may be triggered by the issuance of the Shares in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement, and the holders of the securities and instruments listed on
such Schedule 4(c) have waived any rights they may have under such antidilution
or similar provisions in connection with the issuance of the Shares in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company has made available to
each Purchaser true and correct copies of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof ("Certificate of Incorporation"),
the Company's By-laws as in effect on the date hereof (the "By-laws") and all
other instruments and agreements governing securities convertible into or
exercisable or

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exchangeable for capital stock of the Company, except for stock options granted
under any employee benefit plan or director stock option plan of the Company.

     d.   Issuance of Shares.  The Shares are duly authorized and when issued
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and paid for in accordance with the terms hereof, will be validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and
encumbrances, and will not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar
rights of stockholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability
upon the holder thereof.

     e.   No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and performance of this
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Agreement by the Company, and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the reservation
for issuance and issuance of the Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in
a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or (ii) conflict
with, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time
or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of any agreement, indenture
or instrument to which the Company is a party, or result in a violation of any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including United States
federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or
by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected (except, with
respect to clause (ii), for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments,
accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect).  The Company is not in violation of
its Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws and other organizational documents,
and the Company is not in default (and no event has occurred which, with notice
or lapse of time or both, would put the Company in default) under, nor has there
occurred any event giving others (with notice or lapse of time or both) any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any
agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party, except for
actual or possible violations, defaults or rights as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.  The business of the Company
is not being conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any
governmental entity, except for actual or possible violations, if any, the
sanctions for which either singly or in the aggregate would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.  Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as
required under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, the
Company is not required to obtain any consent, approval, authorization or order
of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency or
any regulatory or self regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or
perform any of its obligations under this Agreement (including, without
limitation, the issuance and sale of the Shares as provided hereby), in each
case in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof.  The Company is not in
violation of the listing requirements of the American Stock Exchange ("AMEX")
and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by
AMEX in the foreseeable future based on its rules (and interpretations thereof)
as currently in effect.

     f.   SEC Documents; Financial Statements.   Since June 30, 1999, the
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Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act,
and has filed all registration statements and other documents required to be
filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act (all of the foregoing
filed prior to the date hereof, and financial statements and schedules thereto
and documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to
herein as the "SEC

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Documents"). As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities
Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated
thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at
the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Any statements made in
any such SEC Documents that are or were required to be updated or amended under
applicable law have been so updated or amended. As of their respective dates,
the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied
in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the
published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable with respect thereto. Such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the
periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial
statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim
statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or
summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated
financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates thereof
and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end
audit adjustments). Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company has no
liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business subsequent to the date of such SEC Documents and
(ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course
of business and not required under generally accepted accounting principles to
be reflected in such SEC Documents, which liabilities and obligations referred
to in clauses (i) and (ii), individually or in the aggregate, would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.

     g.   Absence of Certain Changes.  Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents,
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since July 31, 2000, there has been no change or development that individually
or in the aggregate has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

     h.   Absence of Litigation.  Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents,
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there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any
court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body
pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened against or affecting the
Company or any of the Company's directors or officers in their capacities as
such which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or
which would materially adversely affect the validity, enforceability of, or the
authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.

     i.   Disclosure.  All information relating to or concerning the Company set
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forth in this Agreement and the schedules hereto is true and correct in all
material respects and the Company has not omitted to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  No event or
circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its
subsidiaries or their businesses, properties, operations, prospects or financial
conditions, which has not been publicly disclosed but, under applicable law,
rule or regulation, would be required to be disclosed by the Company in a
registration statement filed on the date hereof by the Company under the
Securities Act with respect to a primary issuance of the Company's

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securities. The Company has not provided, and without the Purchaser's consent
thereto, will not thereafter provide to the Purchaser, any information which,
according to applicable law, rule or regulation, should have been disclosed
publicly by the Company but which has not been disclosed.

     j.   No Brokers.  The Company has not engaged any person to which or to
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whom brokerage commissions, finder's fees, financial advisory fees or similar
payments are or will become due in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated.

     k.   No General Solicitation.  Neither the Company nor any person
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participating on the Company's behalf in the transactions contemplated hereby
has conducted any "general solicitation" or "general advertising" as such terms
are used in Regulation D, with respect to any of the Shares.

     l.   No Integrated Offering.  Neither the Company, nor any of its
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affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has, directly or
indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security under circumstances that would require registration of the
Shares under the Securities Act or cause this offering of Shares to be
integrated with any prior offering of securities of the Company for purposes of
the Securities Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions.

     m.   Form S-3 Eligibility.  The Company is currently eligible to register
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the resale of its Common Stock on a registration statement on Form S-3 under the
Securities Act. To the Company's knowledge, after reasonable investigation,
there exist no facts or circumstances (including without limitation any required
approvals or waivers of any circumstances that may delay or prevent the
obtaining of accountant's consents) that would prohibit or delay the preparation
and filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 with respect to the Shares.

5.   COVENANTS.

     a.   Reasonable Commercial Efforts.  The parties shall use their reasonable
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commercial efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions set forth in Section
6 and Section 7 of this Agreement.

     b.   Form D.  The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the
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Shares as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each
Purchaser promptly after such filing.  The Company shall, on or before the
Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is
necessary to qualify the Shares for sale to the Purchasers pursuant to this
Agreement under applicable securities or "blue sky" laws of the states of the
United States or obtain exemption therefrom, and shall provide evidence of any
such action so taken to each Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date.

     c.   Reporting Status.  So long as a Purchaser beneficially owns any
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Shares, the Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the
SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, and shall not terminate its status as an
issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act
or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination.  The
Company's obligation in this Section 5(c) will terminate in the event of a
merger,

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consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets,
wherein the Company is not the surviving or successor entity.

     d.   Use of Proceeds.   The Company shall use the net proceeds from the
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sale of the Shares solely for the research, design, development, marketing and
manufacture of product and service solutions designed, developed and
manufactured by the itrust Business.  The net proceeds from the sale of the
Shares shall not be used by the Company for any other purpose or to retire or
redeem outstanding debt or equity, make any payments to shareholders, directors,
officers, employees or affiliates (other than reasonable salaries and other
reasonable compensation related solely to the itrust Business in the ordinary
course of its business), or make any other distribution (by way of dividend or
otherwise).

     e.   Reservation of Shares.  The Company has and shall at all times have
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authorized and reserved for the purpose of issuance a sufficient number of
shares of Common Stock to provide for the issuance of the Shares as provided in
Section 2 hereof.  The Company shall not reduce the number of shares of Common
Stock reserved for issuance under this Agreement (except as a result of the
issuance of the Shares hereunder), without the consent of the Purchasers.

     f.   Listing.  Within 30 business days after the Closing Date, the Company
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shall have applied to list the Shares upon each national securities exchange or
automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then
listed or quoted (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain, so
long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all
Shares from time to time issuable hereunder.  The Company will use commercially
reasonable efforts to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on
the AMEX, the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") or the Nasdaq National Market
("NASDAQ") and will comply in all material respects with the Company's
reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the AMEX or
such other national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then
traded.

     g.   No Integrated Offering.  Neither the Company, nor any of its
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affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, shall, directly or
indirectly, make any offers or sales of any security or solicit any offers to
buy any security under circumstances that would require registration of the
Shares under the Securities Act or cause this offering of Shares to be
integrated with any prior or future offering of securities of the Company for
purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable stockholder approval
provisions.

6.   CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.

     The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell Shares  to the
Purchaser at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the
Closing Date, of each of the following conditions; provided, however, that these
conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company
at any time in its sole discretion.

     a.   The Purchaser shall have executed the signature page to this Agreement
and delivered the same to the Company.

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     b.   The Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company the Investment
Amount in accordance with Section 2(b) above.

     c.   The representations and warranties of the Purchaser shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing
Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that
speak as of a specific date, which representations and warranties shall be true
and correct as of such date), and the Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied
and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and
conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied
with by the Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Date.

     d.   No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or
injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any
court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory
organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which
prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.

7.   CONDITIONS TO PURCHASER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE SHARES.

     The obligation of the Purchaser hereunder to purchase Shares to be
purchased by it hereunder is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the
Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these
conditions are for the Purchaser's sole benefit and may be waived by the
Purchaser at any time in the Purchaser's sole discretion:

     a.   The Company shall have executed the signature pages to this Agreement
          and delivered the same to the Purchaser.

     b.   The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser certificates
representing the number of Shares as provided in Section 2(b) above.

     c.   Trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended or be under
threat of suspension by the SEC or AMEX or such other national securities
exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded.

     d.   The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing
Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that
speak as of a specific date, which representations and warranties shall be true
and correct as of such date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and
complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the
Company at or prior to the Closing Date.  The Purchaser shall have received a
certificate, executed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer,
dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and attaching true and
correct copies of the resolutions adopted by the Company's Board of Directors
authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of its
obligations under this Agreement.

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     e.   No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling,
injunction, action, proceeding or interpretation shall have been enacted,
entered, promulgated, endorsed or adopted by any court or governmental authority
of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization, or the staff of
any thereof, having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which
questions the validity of, or challenges or prohibits the consummation of, any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

     f.   The Purchaser shall have received an opinion of the Company's counsel,
dated as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached
hereto.

     g.   From the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, there shall
not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect.

8.   REGISTRATION OF THE SHARES; COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.

     a.   Registration Procedures and Expenses.  The Company is obligated to do
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the following:

          (i)    No later than 120 days following the Closing Date, the Company
shall prepare and file with the SEC one or more registration statements on Form
S-3 in order to register with the SEC the resale by the Purchaser, from time to
time, of the Shares through AMEX or the facilities of any national securities
exchange on which the Company's Common Stock is then traded, or in privately-
negotiated transactions (a "Registration Statement"). The Company shall use
reasonable commercial efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be
declared effective as soon thereafter as reasonably possible.

          (ii)   The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC (i) such
amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used
in connection therewith, (ii) such SEC Reports and (iii) such other filings
required by the SEC, in each case as may be necessary to keep the Registration
Statement continuously effective and not misleading until the earliest of (A)
the second anniversary date of the Closing, (B) such date as all of the Shares
have been resold or (C) such time as all of the Shares held by the Purchaser can
be sold within a given three-month period pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, following the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement, the Company may, at any time, suspend the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement for up to no longer than 30 days, as
appropriate (a "Suspension Period"), by giving notice to the Purchaser, if the
Company shall have determined that the Company may be required to disclose any
material corporate development. The Company will use reasonable commercial
efforts to minimize the length of any Suspension Period. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company may not suspend the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement more than twice in any 12 month period. The Purchaser agrees that,
upon receipt of any notice from the Company of a Suspension Period, the
Purchaser will not sell any Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement until
(i) the Purchaser is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the
applicable prospectus may be resumed, (ii) the Purchaser has received copies of
any additional or supplemental or amended prospectus, if applicable, and (iii)
the Purchaser has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings
which are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such
prospectus.

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          (iii)  In order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of
all or any of the Shares by the Purchaser, the Company shall furnish to each
Purchaser with respect to the Shares registered under the Registration Statement
such number of copies of prospectuses, prospectus supplements and preliminary
prospectuses as the Purchaser reasonably requests in conformity with the
requirements of the Securities Act.

          (iv)   The Company shall file any documents required of the Company
for normal blue sky clearance in states specified in writing by the Purchaser;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify to do
business or consent to service of process in any jurisdiction in which it is not
now so qualified or has not so consented.

          (v)    Other than fees and expenses, if any, of counsel or other
advisers to the Purchasers, which fees and expenses shall be borne by the
Purchasers, the Company shall bear all expenses (exclusive of any brokerage
fees, underwriting discounts and commissions) in connection with the procedures
in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this Section 8.

          (vi)   With a view to making available to the Purchasers the benefits
of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC
that may at any time permit a Purchaser to sell Shares to the public without
registration or pursuant to registration, the Company covenants and agrees to:
(i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood
and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) the second anniversary of the
Closing Date or (B) such date as all of the Shares shall have been resold; (ii)
file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of
the Company under the Exchange Act; and (iii) furnish to any Purchaser upon
request, as long as the Purchaser owns any Shares, (A) a written statement by
the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the Exchange
Act, (B) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company,
and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail
any Purchaser of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of
any such Shares without registration under the Securities Act.

     b.   Transfer of Securities After Registration.  The Purchaser will not
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effect any disposition of the Shares that would constitute a sale within the
meaning of the Securities Act, except:

          (i)    pursuant to the Registration Statement, in which case the
Purchaser shall submit the certificates evidencing the Shares to the Company's
transfer agent, accompanied by a separate "Purchaser's Certificate" to the
effect that (1) the Shares have been sold in accordance with the Registration
Statement and (2) the requirement of delivering a current prospectus has been
satisfied; or

          (ii)   in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities
Act, in which case the Purchaser shall, prior to effecting such disposition,
submit to the Company an opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the proposed transaction is in
compliance with the Securities Act.

     c.   Indemnification.  As used in this Section 8(c) the following terms
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shall have the following respective meanings:

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          (i)    "Selling Shareholder" shall mean the Purchaser and any
transferee of the Purchaser who is entitled to resell Shares pursuant to the
Registration Statement;

          (ii)   "Registration Statement" shall include any final prospectus,
exhibit, supplement or amendment included in or relating to the Registration
Statement referred to in Section 8(a)(i); and

          (iii)  "Untrue Statement" shall include any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement, or any omission or alleged omission to state in the
Registration Statement a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.

     The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Shareholder
(and each person, if any, who controls the Selling Shareholder within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, and each officer, director,
employee and representative of the Selling Shareholder) from and against any
losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which such Selling Shareholder (and
each person, if any, who controls the Selling Shareholder within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act, and each officer, director, employee and
representative of the Selling Shareholder) may become subject (under the
Securities Act or otherwise) insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of, or are
based upon, any Untrue Statement on or after the effective date of the
Registration Statement, or on or after the date of any prospectus or prospectus
supplement or the date of any sale by Purchaser thereunder, or arise out of any
failure by the Company to fulfill any undertaking included in the Registration
Statement and the Company will reimburse such Selling Shareholder for any legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, defending or preparing
to defend any such action, proceeding or claim; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be liable to such Selling Shareholder in any such case to the
extent that such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of, or is based
upon, an Untrue Statement made in such Registration Statement in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on
behalf of such Selling Shareholder specifically for use in preparation of the
Registration Statement, or the failure of such Selling Shareholder to comply
with the covenants and agreements of Selling Shareholder contained in Section 8
hereof respecting sale of the Shares.

     The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company (and each
person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act, and each officer and director of the Company) from and against
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company (or any such
officer, director or controlling person) may become subject (under the
Securities Act or otherwise), insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of, or are
based upon, any failure to comply with the Purchaser's covenants and agreements
contained in this Section 8 respecting sale of the Shares, or any Untrue
Statement contained in the Registration Statement on or after the effective date
thereof, or in any prospectus supplement as of its issue date or date of any
sale by Purchaser thereunder, if such Untrue Statement was made in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of the
Purchaser specifically for use in preparation of the Registration Statement, and
the Purchaser will reimburse the Company (or such officer, director or
controlling person), as the case may be, for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred in

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investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding or
claim; provided that in no event shall any indemnity by a Purchaser under this
Section 8(c) exceed the gross proceeds received by the Purchaser from the sale
of Shares covered by such Registration Statement.

     Promptly after receipt by any indemnified person of a notice of a claim or
the beginning of any action in respect of which indemnity is to be sought
against an indemnifying person pursuant to this Section 8(c) such indemnified
person shall notify the indemnifying person in writing of such claim or of the
commencement of such action, and, subject to the provisions hereinafter stated,
in case any such action shall be brought against an indemnified person and such
indemnifying person shall have been notified thereof, such indemnifying person
shall be entitled to participate therein, and, to the extent it shall wish, to
assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
indemnified person.  After notice from the indemnifying person to such
indemnified person of its election to assume the defense thereof, such
indemnifying person shall not be liable to such indemnified person for any legal
expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified person in connection with the
defense thereof; provided, however, that if there exists or shall exist a
conflict of interest that would make it inappropriate, in the opinion of counsel
to the indemnified person, for the same counsel to represent both the
indemnified person and such indemnifying person or any affiliate or associate
thereof, the indemnified person shall be entitled to retain its own counsel at
the expense of such indemnifying person; provided, however, that no indemnifying
person shall be responsible for the fees and expenses of more than one separate
counsel for all indemnified parties.

     d.   Termination of Conditions and Obligations.  The conditions precedent
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imposed by Section 3 or this Section 8 upon the transferability of the Shares
shall cease and terminate as to any particular number of the Shares when such
Shares shall have been sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the
intended method of disposition set forth in the Registration Statement covering
such Shares or at such time as an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company
shall have been rendered to the effect that such conditions are not necessary in
order to comply with the Securities Act.

     e.   Information Available.  So long as the Registration Statement is
          ---------------------
effective covering the resale of Shares owned by the Purchasers, the Company
will furnish to the Purchaser:

          (i)    upon the request of any Purchaser, as soon as practicable after
available (but in the case of the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders,
within 150 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company), one copy of
(i) its Annual Report to Shareholders (which Annual Report shall contain
financial statements audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards certified by a national firm of certified public accountants); (ii)
its Annual Report on Form 10-K; (iii) its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (the
foregoing, in each case, excluding exhibits); (iv) its Proxy Statement; and (v)
its current reports on Form 8-K, if any;

          (ii)   upon the reasonable request of any Purchaser, a reasonable
number of copies of the prospectuses and supplements to supply to any other
party requiring such prospectuses.

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9.   GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS.

     a.   Governing Law; Jurisdiction.  This Agreement shall be governed by and
          ---------------------------
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to
contracts made and to be performed in the State of California.  All parties
hereto irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the United States federal
courts and the state courts located in San Francisco, California in any suit or
proceeding based on or arising under this Agreement and irrevocably agree that
all claims in respect of such suit or proceeding shall be determined in such
courts.  All parties hereto irrevocably waives the defense of an inconvenient
forum to the maintenance of such suit or proceeding.  All parties hereto agree
that a final non-appealable judgment in any such suit or proceeding shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on such judgment
or in any other lawful manner.

     b.   Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more
          ------------
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and
delivered to the other party.  This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be
delivered to the other parties hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of
this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
In the event any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, the party
using such means of delivery shall cause the manually executed execution page(s)
hereof to be physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the
execution hereof.

     c.   Headings.  The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of
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reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement.

     d.   Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or
          ------------
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement or the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

     e.   Entire Agreement; Amendments; Waiver.  This Agreement and the
          ------------------------------------
instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as
specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Purchaser
makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such
matters.  No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by
an instrument in writing signed by the Company and by the Purchaser.  Any waiver
by the Purchaser, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, of a
breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed
to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision of or any breach of any
other provision of this Agreement.  The failure of the Purchaser, on the one
hand, or the Company, on the other hand to insist upon strict adherence to any
term of this Agreement on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver
or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to
that term or any other term of this Agreement.

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     f.   Notices.  Any notices required or permitted to be given under the
          -------
terms of this Agreement shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return
receipt requested) or delivered personally or by courier or by confirmed
telecopy, and shall be effective five days after being placed in the mail, if
mailed, or upon receipt, if delivered personally or by courier or confirmed
telecopy (such confirmation being conclusive proof of receipt or delivery), in
each case addressed to a party.  The addresses for such communications shall be:

          If to the Company:

                    Identix Incorporated
                    510 N. Pastoria Avenue
                    Sunnyvale, CA 94086
                    Telephone: (408) 731-2000
                    Facsimile: (408) 739-0178
                    Attention: Mark Molina, Vice President, General Counsel
                               & Secretary
          With a copy to:

                    Richard A. Peers
                    Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP
                    525 University Avenue, Suite 1100
                    Palo Alto, CA  94301-1900
                    Telephone No.: (650) 324-7000
                    Facsimile No.: (650) 324-0638

           If to the Purchaser:

                    VeriSign Capital Management, Inc.
                    1350 Charleston Road
                    Mountain View, California 94043
                    Telephone: (650)429-3410
                    Facsimile: (650) 961-8853
                    Attention: Dana Evan, Vice President

     Each party shall provide notice to the other parties of any change in
address.

     g.   Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and
          ----------------------
inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.
The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the Purchasers, unless such
assignment is made in connection with an asset sale, stock sale, merger,
consolidation or other transaction in which the stockholders of the Company
immediately prior to such asset sale, stock sale, merger, consolidation or other
transaction own less than 50% of the voting stock of the surviving or acquiring
entity. The Purchaser may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser may
assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of

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the Company, if such assignment is made in connection with an asset sale, stock
sale, merger, consolidation or other transaction in which the stockholders of
the Purchaser immediately prior to such asset sale, stock sale, merger,
consolidation or other transaction own less than 50% of the voting stock of the
surviving or acquiring entity.

     h.   Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement is intended for the benefit
          -------------------------
of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and
is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by any other
person.

     i.   Survival.  The representations and warranties of the Purchaser set
          --------
forth in Section 3 and of the Company set forth in Section 4 shall survive for
one year following the Closing Date, notwithstanding any due diligence
investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Company or the Purchaser,
respectively.  Moreover, none of the representations and warranties made by the
Company herein shall act as a waiver of any rights or remedies the Purchaser may
have under applicable federal or state securities laws.

     j.   Publicity.  The Company and the Purchaser shall have the right to
          ---------
review and approve the issuance of any press releases, or review and comment
upon the filing of any SEC or AMEX filings, or any other public statements with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

     k.   Further Assurances.  Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be
          ------------------
done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and
deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as
the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.

     l.   Termination.  In the event that the Closing Date shall not have
          -----------
occurred on or before January 5, 2001, unless the parties agree otherwise, this
Agreement shall terminate at the close of business on such date.
Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, any party not in breach of
this Agreement shall preserve all rights and remedies it may have against
another party hereto for a breach of this Agreement prior to or relating to the
termination hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Purchaser and the Company have caused
this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

IDENTIX INCORPORATED                    VERISIGN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

  By /s/  Robert McCashin               By /s/ Dana Evan
  Name:  Robert McCashin                Name: Dana Evan
  Title:  Chief Executive Officer       Title: Vice President

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.33

                             IDENTIX INCORPORATED

                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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          THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into
as of October 19, 2000, by and between Identix Incorporated, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") and Robert McCashin (the "Employee").

                                  BACKGROUND

          A.   The Company desires to retain the services of the Employee as
Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company beginning October 19, 2000.
The Company also desires to provide employment security to the Employee, thereby
inducing the Employee to continue employment with the Company and enhancing the
Employee's ability to perform effectively.

          B.   The Employee is willing to be employed by the Company on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

          THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

          1.   Employment and Services.

               1.1  Employment.

                    (a)  Chief Executive Officer. The Company hereby engages
Employee in the capacity of Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Employee
shall perform such duties and functions consistent with Employee's positions as
shall be specified from time to time by the Company's Board of Directors,
including, without limitation, those specified in the Company's Bylaws. Employee
hereby accepts such employment and agrees to perform such duties.

                    (b)  Director. Employee shall also be appointed as a member
of the Board of Directors of the Company. Following such appointment, Employee
agrees to serve as a director of the Company without additional compensation.

                    (c)  Term. Employee's term as Chief Executive Officer of the
Company shall hereinafter be referred to as "Term" or "Employee's Term".

               1.2  Extent of Services. The Employee shall devote all of his or
her business time, energy and skill to the performance of his duties hereunder
and to the affairs of the Company; provided, however, that reasonable time for
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personal business, charitable or professional activities shall be permitted, so
long as such activities do not materially interfere with the Employee's
performance of services under this Agreement.
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As Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Employee shall report to the
Company's Board of Directors. Employee's principal place of employment shall be
at the Company's headquarters in the San Francisco Bay area.

     2.   Terms of Employment.

          2.1  Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:

               (a)  "Accrued Compensation" shall mean any accrued Total Cash
Compensation, any accrued benefits under any plan of the Company in which the
Employee is a participant to the full extent of Employee's rights under such
plans, any accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred
by the Employee in connection with the performance of Employee's duties
hereunder, all to the extent unpaid on the date employment with the Company
ceases.

               (b)  "Base Salary" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.1 hereof.

               (c)  "Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2
hereof.

               (d)  "Start Date" means October 19, 2000.

               (e)  "Termination For Cause" means termination by the Company of
the Employee's employment as a result of the Employee, prior to any such
termination, having committed: (i) an act of fraud, embezzlement, theft or any
other act constituting a felony or involving moral turpitude, causing material
harm, financial or otherwise, to the Company; (ii) a demonstrably intentional
and deliberate act or failure to act (other than as a result of incapacity due
to physical or mental illness) which is committed in bad faith by the Employee,
which causes or can be expected to cause material financial injury to the
Company; or (iii) an intentional and material breach of this Agreement that is
not cured by the Employee within thirty (30) days after written notice from the
Board of Directors specifying the breach and requesting a cure. For purposes of
this Agreement, no act, or failure to act, on the part of the Employee shall be
deemed "intentional" if it was due primarily to an error in judgment or
negligence, but shall be deemed "intentional" only if done, or omitted to be
done, by the Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his
action or omission was in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been
terminated for "Cause" hereunder unless and until there shall have been
delivered to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative
vote of not less than three-quarters of the Board then in office at a meeting of
the Board of Directors called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice
to the
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Employee and an opportunity for the Employee, together with his counsel, to be
heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board,
the Employee had committed an act set forth above and specifying the particulars
thereof in detail. Nothing herein shall limit the right of the Employee or his
beneficiaries to contest the validity or propriety of any such determination.

          (f)  "Termination Other Than For Cause" means termination of the
Employee's employment for any reason other than as specified in Sections 2.1(e)
or (h), including without limitation a termination resulting from Employee's
complete or partial incapacity due to death or to physical or mental illness or
impairment that results in his inability to perform his duties and
responsibilities hereunder in the ordinary and usual manner required of a person
in Employee's position for ninety (90) consecutive days.

          (g)  "Total Cash Compensation" shall mean the Employee's Base Salary
(as defined in Section 3.1) plus any cash bonuses accrued during any single
calendar year.

          (h)  "Voluntary Termination" means termination of the Employee's
employment by the voluntary action of the Employee other than by reason of a
Resignation for Good Reason as defined below or death or disability as described
in Section 2.1(f) above.

          (i)  "Resignation for Good Reason" is defined as Employee's
resignation as a result of any of the following events: (i) a material
diminution in Employee's duties as Chief Executive Officer of the Company; or
(ii) any material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement,
which breach is not cured within thirty (30) days following written notice from
Employee.

     2.2  Employee at Will. The Employee is an "at will" employee of the
Company, and the Employee's employment may be terminated by the Company at any
time upon a Termination For Cause or a Termination Other Than For Cause by the
giving of written notice thereof to the Employee.

     2.3  Termination For Cause. Upon Termination For Cause, the Company shall
pay the Employee Accrued Compensation, if any.

     2.4  Termination Other Than For Cause and Resignation for Good Reason.

          (a)  Upon Termination Other Than For Cause or Resignation for Good
Reason within the first twelve (12) months of employment: (i) the Company shall
pay the Employee all Accrued Compensation, if any; (ii) the Company shall
continue to pay Base Salary, less all applicable payroll deductions and required
withholdings, payable

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according to the Company's customary payroll schedule, for a period of six (6)
months after the date of termination; provided, that at the election of
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Employee, the aggregate amount payable under this clause (ii) shall be paid by
the Company in one lump sum within thirty (30) days after such termination; and
(iii) the Company will pay the cost of continuing coverage for Employee under
the Company's medical, dental and vision benefit plans for six (6) months after
termination.

          (b)  Upon Termination Other Than For Cause or Resignation for Good
Reason after twelve (12) months of employment: (i) the Company shall pay the
Employee all Accrued Compensation, if any; (ii) the Company shall continue to
pay Base Salary, less all applicable payroll deductions and required
withholdings, payable according to the Company's customary payroll schedule, for
a period of twelve (12) months after the date of termination; provided, that at
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the election of Employee, the aggregate amount payable under this clause (ii)
shall be paid by the Company in one lump sum within thirty (30) days after such
termination; and (iii) the Company will pay the cost of continuing coverage for
Employee under the Company's medical, dental and vision benefit plans for twelve
(12) months after termination.

          (c)  Upon Termination Other Than For Cause or Resignation for Good
Reason after twenty-four (24) months of employment, in addition to the benefits
payable under Section 2.4(b) above, the Company will pay the cost of continuing
coverage for Employee under the Company's medical, dental and vision benefit
plans until the earlier of (i) Employee reaching the age of 65 or (ii) Employee
accepting employment with another company, firm or other entity.

     2.5  Voluntary Termination. The Employee shall have the right to effect a
Voluntary Termination by giving at least thirty (30) days advance written notice
to the Company. During such period, the Employee shall continue to receive
regularly scheduled Base Salary payments and benefits. Following the effective
date of a Voluntary Termination, the Company shall pay the Employee Accrued
Compensation, if any.

     2.6  Exercise of Stock Options. Upon any termination of employment,
pursuant to the Company's 2000 New Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"),
stock options granted pursuant to Section 3.2 which are then vested shall be
exercisable, and the Company shall be entitled to exercise any applicable right
of repurchase, for ninety (90) days following termination. If Employee has
exercised any such options pursuant to Section 3.2(b) through use of a
promissory note, such note shall be due and payable in full within ninety (90)
days following termination.

     2.7  Timing of Termination Payments. Unless expressly provided otherwise,
the foregoing termination payments shall be made at the usual and agreed times
provided for in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

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     3.   Compensation, Benefits, Bonus, Stock Options and Offset Options.

          3.1  Cash Compensation.

               (a)  Base Salary. As payment for the services to be rendered by
the Employee as provided in Section 1 and subject to the provisions of Section 2
of this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Employee a "Base Salary" of
$400,000 per year, payable at the rate of $33,333 per month, less all applicable
payroll deductions and required withholdings, according to the Company's
customary payroll schedule. Base Salary shall be subject to annual review by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and as approved by the
Company's Board of Directors; provided, that Employee's Base Salary shall not be
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less than $400,000 per year. The next annual review of such Base Salary shall be
in July 2001.

               (b)  Incentive Bonus. Employee shall be entitled to receive a
cash incentive bonus of $400,000, paid in quarterly increments, less all
applicable payroll deductions and required withholdings, based on the Company
meeting revenue and net earning targets in the Company's Operating Plan to be
approved annually by the Company's Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, payment to the Employee of the first four (4) quarterly bonus
increments of $100,000 per quarter, beginning with the quarter ended December
31, 2000, shall be guaranteed and shall be paid whether or not the Company meets
the revenue and net earnings targets for such quarters.

          3.2  Equity Compensation.

               (a)  Stock Options. Employee shall be granted the following stock
options (the "Stock Options") to purchase shares of Company Common Stock (the
"Shares") under the Plan at a purchase price of 85% of the market price of the
Shares on October 18, 2000, subject to the terms hereof and of the Plan and the
Stock Option Agreements between the Company and Employee covering such Stock
Options:

                    (i)   100,000 Shares that shall be fully vested upon grant;

                    (ii)  500,000 Shares that shall vest monthly over four (4)
years from the Start Date, with 1/48th of the options vesting each month
(subject to the acceleration for a change in control of the Company as provided
in such option); and

                    (iii) 150,000 Shares ("Offset Options"), subject to
cancellation in accordance with Section 3.5(d); provided, that, if the Offset
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Options are not cancelled, they shall be deemed to have vested monthly over four
(4) years from the Start Date, with 1/48th of the options vesting each month
(subject to acceleration for a change in control of the Company as provided in
such option).

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               (b)  Finance of Purchase. At the election of Employee, Company
shall finance the purchase of the Shares issuable on exercise of the Stock
Options with a promissory note or notes, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Company, bearing interest at the lowest applicable federal rate at which no
interest will be imputed to the Company and providing for personal recourse
against Employee solely to the extent of twenty-five percent (25%) of the
original principal amount thereof. All Stock Options shall be fully exercisable
immediately upon grant; provided, however, that with respect to the purchase of
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the Shares identified in Section 3.2(a)(ii) and (iii), the Shares underlying
such options shall be subject to a right of repurchase in favor of the Company
which shall lapse in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in Section
3.2(a)(ii) and (iii). While subject to a right of repurchase, or cancellation in
accordance with Section 3.4(d), as the case may be, Shares issued on exercise of
such Stock Options may not be sold or otherwise transferred by Employee. In
addition, any Shares purchased with promissory notes pursuant to this Section
3.2(b) shall be pledged to secure the obligations of Employee under such
promissory notes and shall be held by the Company in accordance with the terms
of such promissory notes pending payment thereof.

          3.3  Fringe Benefits.

               (a)  Fringe Benefits. The Employee shall be eligible to
participate in such of the Company's benefit plans as are now generally
available or later made generally available to senior officers of the Company,
including, without limitation, medical, dental and vision insurance plans. The
Employee shall also be eligible for the Company 401(k) plan. The Company shall
pay the cost of a life insurance policy insuring Employee for $1,000,000 while
he is employed by the Company; provided, that upon Termination Other Than For
                               --------
Cause or Resignation for Good Reason after twenty-four (24) months of
employment, the Company will pay the cost of continuing coverage for Employee
under such life insurance policy until the earlier of (i) Employee reaching the
age of 65 or (ii) Employee accepting employment with another company, firm or
other entity.

               (b)  Expense Reimbursement. The Company agrees to reimburse the
Employee for all reasonable, ordinary and necessary expenses incurred by the
Employee in conjunction with his services to the Company consistent with the
Company's standard reimbursement policies. In addition, the Company shall
reimburse reasonable out-of-pocket air fare (coach class) and reasonable car
rental expenses incurred by the Employee related to his employment by the
Company.

               (c)  Vacation. The Employee shall be entitled to four (4) weeks
of vacation per calendar year, prorated for any partial year. Unused vacation
may be accrued by the Employee up to a maximum of six (6) weeks, when it will
cease accruing.

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               (d)  Housing Allowance. The Company shall provide Employee with a
housing allowance of $2,800 per month for the first year of the Term, and $3,100
per month for the second year of the Term, to cover the cost of housing in the
San Francisco Bay Area; such housing allowance shall, after the second year of
the Term, be adjusted to an amount that is mutually agreed to by Employee and
the Company.

          3.4  Reimbursement for Electronic Data Systems Corp. Common Stock.

               (a)  Representations by Employee. Employee represents that (i) he
is eligible to receive a total of 91,350 currently unvested shares of Electronic
Data Systems Corp ("EDS") common stock ("Restricted Stock") at a zero exercise
price; (ii) such shares of Restricted Stock vest through March 2007 in
accordance with the schedule set forth in Attachment A hereto; provided, that
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the parties agree and acknowledge that following vesting in accordance with
Attachment A, 50% of the vested shares of Restricted Stock ("Fully Vested
Shares") may be sold or otherwise disposed of by Employee, but the remaining 50%
of such vested Restricted Stock ("Retained Shares") will continue to be held by
EDS and remain subject to possible forfeiture for a period of two additional
years following vesting. Promptly after each of the following: (i) shares of
Restricted Stock vest pursuant to Attachment A and become Fully Vested Shares
that may be disposed of by Employee; and (ii) expiration of the additional two-
year period as to the 50% of the Restricted Stock which vested but remained
Retained Shares, Employee shall arrange to transfer such Fully Vested Shares and
such Retained Shares which are no longer subject to forfeiture from EDS to the
control of Employee.

               (b)  Reimbursement for EDS Restricted Stock. If, pursuant to the
terms of Employee's Senior Management Retention Plan Award Agreement with EDS
effective as of August 6, 1998 ("EDS Agreement") in the form previously provided
to the Company, EDS withholds from or fails to deliver to Employee any shares of
the currently unvested Restricted Stock because of Employee's employment by
Company, Company agrees to reimburse Employee for the full value of such stock
that EDS withholds. This agreement to reimburse shall also apply to the 50% of
the shares of Restricted Stock which vest, but which are held by EDS for an
additional two years to the extent that EDS withholds from or fails to deliver
to Employee such shares because of Employee's employment by the Company. The
full value of the shares of Restricted Stock shall be based on the closing price
of the EDS stock on the New York Stock Exchange on October 18, 2000 ($47.3125
per share).

               (c)  Form of Reimbursement. Reimbursement shall be solely in the
form of Company Shares ("Reimbursement Shares") and shall be paid to Employee on
the respective dates that Restricted Stock was scheduled to (i) vest and become
Fully Vested Shares or (ii) be released from the additional two-year period as
described in Section 3.4(a), and solely for the value of that number of shares
of such Restricted Stock which EDS withholds or fails to deliver. The number of
Reimbursement Shares to be

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issued to Employee shall be based on the value of the Restricted Stock for which
the Company is providing reimbursement hereunder divided by the average closing
price of the Company Common Stock over the twenty (20) trading days immediately
prior to the date on which the Reimbursement Shares are issuable to Employee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to reimburse
Employee (i) for any shares of Restricted Stock that are (x) Fully Vested Shares
or (y) Retained Shares which, due to the passage of the additional two year
period, are no longer subject to a possible forfeiture; and (ii) with respect to
any shares of Restricted Stock after termination of Employee's employment with
the Company by reason of a Voluntary Termination or a Termination For Cause;
provided, that the Company's obligation to reimburse Employee shall continue if
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Employee's employment with the Company ceases by reason of death, disability or
expiration of the Term of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.3 and any such
obligation shall, in accordance with Section 5.7 hereof, inure to the benefit of
Employee's executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns in the event
of Employee's death or disability. Prior to the date any such Reimbursement
Shares are to be issued, Company shall file with and have declared effective by
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a registration statement covering
the issuance of such Reimbursement Shares; provided, however, that if the volume
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limitations of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 will not permit the
sale by Employee, over the twelve (12) month period following the issuance of
any Reimbursement Shares, of a sufficient number of such Reimbursement Shares
for Employee to pay from the proceeds of such sale the federal and State of
California income taxes owing with respect to the issuance of such Reimbursement
Shares, then the Company shall file with and have declared effective by the SEC
a registration statement covering the resale by Employee of such Reimbursement
Shares.

          (d)  Cancellation of Offset Options or Shares. If the Company
reimburses Employee pursuant to Sections 3.4(b) and (c) above, Company shall
have the right to cancel, on the date of any reimbursement, that number of
Offset Options (or Shares issued on exercise of such Offset Options) which
equals the number of Reimbursement Shares paid to Employee under this Section
3.4. If the Shares which are cancelled were purchased by Employee with a
promissory note pursuant to Section 3.2(b), then that portion of the promissory
note which is applicable to such cancelled Shares shall also be cancelled.

          (e)  Relationship Between Company and EDS. Employee and the Company
shall jointly develop a mutually acceptable plan for an enhanced business
relationship between the Company and EDS. Employee and the Company shall also
jointly seek to obtain the agreement of EDS that his employment with the Company
does not constitute competition under the EDS Agreement. Upon such agreement by
EDS, the Company's obligation to reimburse Employee with respect to the
Restricted Stock shall immediately terminate. In the event that EDS does not so
agree, Employee and the

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Company shall together develop a mutually acceptable plan and strategy with
respect to a possible challenge of any such withholding of Restricted Stock by
legal action or otherwise, the form and manner of any such challenge to be
mutually acceptable to both Company and Employee and to be at the expense of the
Company. This agreement to mutually cooperate shall specifically survive any
termination of Employee's employment with the Company.

     4.   Proprietary Information. The Employee shall as of the date of this
Agreement execute and deliver to the Company its standard form Employee
Confidential Information and Inventions Agreement.

     5.   Miscellaneous.

          5.1  Waiver. The waiver of the breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach
of the same or other provision hereof.

          5.2  Notices. All notices and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by personal or courier
delivery, facsimile or first class mail, certified or registered with return
receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt if
personally delivered or delivered by courier, on the date of transmission if
transmitted by facsimile, or three (3) days after mailing if mailed, to the
addresses of the Company and the Employee contained in the records of the
Company at the time of such notice. Any party may Change such party's address
for notices by notice duly given pursuant to this Section 5.2.

          5.3  Expiration of Agreement. Unless waived in writing by the parties
hereto and as specifically provided herein (including, without limitation, in
Section 3.4 hereof), this Agreement shall expire on December 31, 2005.
Expiration of this Agreement shall not be treated as a Termination Other Than
For Cause.

          5.4  Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement are
intended for convenience of reference and shall not by themselves determine the
construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

          5.5  Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts
entered into and wholly to be performed within the State of California by
California residents.

          5.6  Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of, or relating
to, this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement will be settled by
arbitration by, and in accordance with the applicable National Rules for the
Resolution of Employment

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Disputes of the American Arbitration Association and judgment upon the award
rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
The arbitrator(s) will have the right to assess, against a party or among the
parties, as the arbitrator(s) deem reasonable, (a) administrative fees of the
American Arbitration Association, (b) compensation, if any, to the arbitrator(s)
and (c) attorneys' fees incurred by a party. Arbitration hearings will be held
in Santa Clara County, California. The provisions of California Code of Civil
Procedure Section 1283.05 will apply to any arbitration.

          5.7  Survival of Obligations. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and
assigns of the parties; provided, however, that except as herein expressly
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provided, this Agreement shall not be assignable either by the Company (except
to an affiliate or successor of the Company) or by the Employee without the
prior written consent of the other party.

          5.8  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
Agreement.

          5.9  Withholding. All sums payable to the Employee hereunder shall be
reduced by all federal, state, local and other withholdings and similar taxes
and payments required by applicable law.

          5.10 Enforcement. If any portion of this Agreement is determined to be
invalid or unenforceable, such portion shall be adjusted, rather than voided, to
achieve the intent of the parties to the extent possible, and the remainder
shall be enforced to the maximum extent possible.

          5.11 Entire Agreement; Modifications. Except as otherwise provided
herein or in the exhibits hereto, this Agreement represents the entire
understanding among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement, and this Agreement supersedes any and all prior and contemporaneous
understandings, agreements, plans and negotiations, whether written or oral,
with respect to the subject matter hereof, including, without limitation, any
understandings, agreements or obligations respecting any past or future
compensation, bonuses, reimbursements or other payments to the Employee from the
Company. All modifications to the Agreement must be in writing and signed by
each of the parties hereto.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Employment
Agreement as of the date set forth in the first paragraph.

                                     Identix Incorporated

                                     /s/  Larry J Wells
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Larry Wells, Member, Board of Directors

                                     /s/  Robert McCashin

                                     Robert McCashin

                                  ATTACHMENT A

   Dates                1991            1994         1997
     of               Agreement      Agreement     Agreement        Total
  Vesting              Shares          Shares       Shares         Shares
  -------              ------          ------       ------         ------

Restricted Stock                                     6,950          6,950

March 2001              2,400           5,500        3,000         10,900

March 2002                              5,500        3,000          8,500

March 2003                              5,500        3,000          8,500

March 2004                             50,500        3,000         53,500

March 2005                                           3,000          3,000

March 2006

March 2007
                        -----          ------       ------         ------

        TOTALS:         2,400          67,000       21,900         91,350

                             Identix Incorporated
                       NON-EMPLOYEE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                      NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

        (A)  Name of Optionee:  Robert McCashin
                                ---------------
        (B)  Grant Date:        October 19, 2000
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        (C)  Number of Shares:    100,000
                                  --------------------
        (D)  Exercise Price:      $10.20
                                  --------------------
        (E)  Vesting Base Date:   October 19, 2000
                                  --------------------
        (F)  Effective Date:      October 19, 2000
                                  --------------------

        THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), is made and
entered into as of the date set forth in Item F above (the "Effective Date")
between Identix Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and Robert
McCashin ("Optionee").

        THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

        6.   Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to Optionee pursuant to
the Company's Non-Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), a copy of which is
attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 1, a nonqualified stock option (the "NQO")
to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of the number of shares (the "NQO
Shares") of the Company's Common Stock listed in Item C above on the terms and
conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the terms and conditions of the
Plan being hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

        7.   Exercise Price. The exercise price for purchase of each share of
Common Stock covered by this NQO shall be the price set forth in Item D above.

        8.   Term.  This NQO shall expire ten (10) years after the Grant Date.

        9.   Adjustment of NQOs. The Company shall adjust the number and kind of
shares and the exercise price thereof in certain circumstances in accordance
with the provisions of Section 3(b) of the Plan.

        10.  Exercise of Options.

             10.1   Vesting; Time of Exercise. This NQO shall be immediately
exercisable as of the date set forth in Item (E) above (the "Vesting Base
Date").

             10.2   Exercise After Termination of Status as an Employee,
Director or Consultant. In the event of termination of Optionee's continuous
status as an employee or consultant, this NQO may be exercised in whole or in
part at any time within ninety (90) days after the date of such termination (but
in no event after the expiration date of this NQO pursuant to Section 3);
provided, however, that in the event of termination of Optionee's status as an
employee or consultant because death or disability, this NQO may be exercised in
accordance with the provisions of Section 10(d) of the Plan.

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          10.3  Manner of Exercise. Optionee may exercise this NQO, or any
portion of this NQO, by giving written notice to the Company at its principal
executive office, to the attention of the officer of the Company designated by
the Plan Administrator, accompanied by payment of the exercise price and payment
of any applicable withholding or employment taxes. The date the Company receives
written notice of an exercise hereunder accompanied by payment will be
considered as the date this NQO was exercised.

          10.4  Payment. Except as provided in Exhibit 5.4 attached hereto, if
any (the absence of such exhibit indicating that no exhibit was intended),
payment may be made for NQO Shares purchased at the time written notice of
exercise of the NQO is given to the Company, by delivery of cash, check or, in
the exercise of the absolute discretion of the Administrator, previously owned
shares of Common Stock (including constructive delivery) or a full recourse
promissory note equal to up to 100% of the exercise price (less the amount of
the par value of the NQO Shares being purchased) and payable over no more than
[five] years. Any applicable taxes must be paid in cash. The proceeds of any
payment shall constitute general funds of the Company.

          10.5  Delivery of Certificate. Promptly after receipt of written
notice of exercise of the NQO, the Company shall, without stock issue or
transfer taxes to the Optionee or other person entitled to exercise, deliver to
the Optionee or other person a certificate or certificates for the requisite
number of NQO Shares or shall register the Optionee as a shareholder on the
books of the Company. An Optionee or transferee of an Optionee shall not have
any privileges as a shareholder with respect to any NQO Shares covered by the
option until the date of issuance of a stock certificate or, if applicable, such
registration.

     11.  Nonassignability of NQO. This NQO is not assignable or transferable by
Optionee except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the
life of Optionee, the NQO is exercisable only by the Optionee. Any attempt to
assign, pledge, transfer, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this NQO in a
manner not herein permitted, and any levy of execution, attachment, or similar
process on this NQO, shall be null and void.

     12.  Company's Right of Repurchase Upon Termination of Employment. The NQO
Shares arising from exercise of this NQO shall not be subject to a right of
repurchase in favor of the Company.

     13.  Restriction on Transfer. Regardless whether the sale of the NQO Shares
has been registered under the Securities Act or has been registered or qualified
under the securities laws of any state, the Company may impose restrictions upon
the sale, pledge, or other transfer of NQO Shares (including the placement of
appropriate legends on stock certificates) if, in the judgment of the Company
and the Company's counsel, such

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restrictions are necessary or desirable in order to achieve compliance with the
provisions of the Securities Act, the securities laws of any state or any other
law. Stock certificates evidencing NQO Shares may bear such restrictive legends
as the Company and the Company's counsel deem necessary or advisable under
applicable law or pursuant to this Agreement.

     14.  Tax Advice. Optionee agrees that the Company has made no warranties or
representations to Purchaser with respect to the income tax consequences of the
transactions pursuant to which the NQO Shares will be purchased and Purchaser is
in no manner relying on the Company or its representatives for an assessment of
such tax consequences.

     15.  Assignment; Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations set forth in
this Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the executors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives, and successors of
the parties hereto; provided, however, that Optionee may not assign any of
Optionee's rights under this Agreement.

     16.  Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of California excluding those laws that
direct the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

     17.  Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement
shall be in writing. Unless and until the Optionee is notified in writing to the
contrary, all notices, communications, and documents directed to the Company and
related to the Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed, addressed
as follows:

                             Identix Incorporated
                            510 N. Pastoria Avenue
                              Sunnyvale, CA 94086
                          Attention: General Counsel

Unless and until the Company is notified in writing to the contrary, all
notices, communications, and documents intended for the Optionee and related to
this Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed to Optionee's last
known address as shown on the Company's books. Notices and communications shall
be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid; documents shall be mailed by
registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All mailings and
deliveries related to this Agreement shall be deemed received when actually
received, if by hand delivery, and two business days after mailing, if by mail.

     18.  Arbitration. Any and all disputes or controversies arising out of this
Agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration conducted in California in
accordance

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with the then existing rules of the American Arbitration Association, and
judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court
having jurisdiction thereof; provided, that nothing in this Section 13 shall
prevent a party from applying to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain
temporary relief pending resolution of the dispute through arbitration. The
parties hereby agree that service of any notices in the course of such
arbitration at their respective addresses as provided for in Section 12 shall be
valid and sufficient.

     19.  Entire Agreement. Company and Optionee agree that this Agreement
(including its attached Exhibits) is the complete and exclusive statement
between Company and Optionee regarding its subject matter and supersedes all
prior proposals, communications, and agreements of the parties, whether oral or
written, regarding the grant of stock options or issuances of shares to
Optionee.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Nonqualified Stock
Option Agreement as of the Effective Date.

                                 Identix Incorporated

                                 By:    /s/ Larry J Wells
                                        -----------------

                                 Title: Chairman of Compensation Committee
                                        of Board of Directors

     The Optionee hereby accepts and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

                                        /s/ Robert McCashin
                                        -------------------
                                        Robert McCashin, Optionee

     Optionee's spouse indicates by the execution of this Nonqualified Stock
Option Agreement his or her consent to be bound by the terms thereof as to his
or her interests, whether as community property or otherwise, if any, in the
option granted hereunder, and in any NQO Shares purchased pursuant to this
Agreement.

/s/  Lorraine McCashin
----------------------

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                             Identix Incorporated
                       NON-EMPLOYEE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                      NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

        (A)   Name of Optionee:    Robert McCashin
                                   -------------------------
        (B)   Grant Date:          October 19, 2000
                                   -------------------------
        (C)   Number of Shares:    150,000
                                   -------------------------
        (D)   Exercise Price:      $10.20
                                   -------------------------
        (E)   Vesting Base Date:   October 19, 2000
                                   -------------------------
        (F)   Effective Date:      October 19, 2000
                                   -------------------------

        THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), is made and
entered into as of the date set forth in Item F above (the "Effective Date")
between Identix Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and Robert
McCashin ("Optionee").

        THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

        20.  Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to Optionee pursuant to
the Company's Non-Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), a copy of which is
attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 1, a nonqualified stock option (the "NQO")
to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of the number of shares (the "NQO
Shares") of the Company's Common Stock listed in Item C above on the terms and
conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the terms and conditions of the
Plan being hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

        21.  Exercise Price. The exercise price for purchase of each share of
Common Stock covered by this NQO shall be the price set forth in Item D above.

        22.  Term. This NQO shall expire ten (10) years after the Grant Date.

        23.  Adjustment of NQOs. The Company shall adjust the number and kind of
shares and the exercise price thereof in certain circumstances in accordance
with the provisions of Section 3(b) of the Plan.

        24.  Exercise of Options.

             24.1  Vesting; Time of Exercise. This NQO shall be immediately
exercisable as of the date set forth in Item (E) above (the "Vesting Base
Date").

             24.2  Exercise After Termination of Status as an Employee, Director
or Consultant. In the event of termination of Optionee's status as an employee
or consultant, this NQO may be exercised in whole or in part at any time within
ninety (90)

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days after the date of such termination (but in no event after the
expiration date of this NQO pursuant to Section 3); provided, however, that in
the event of termination of Optionee's status as an employee or consultant
because death or disability, this NQO may be exercised in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10(d) of the Plan.

          24.3   Manner of Exercise. Optionee may exercise this NQO, or any
portion of this NQO, by giving written notice to the Company at its principal
executive office, to the attention of the officer of the Company designated by
the Plan Administrator, accompanied by payment of the exercise price and payment
of any applicable withholding or employment taxes. The date the Company receives
written notice of an exercise hereunder accompanied by payment will be
considered as the date this NQO was exercised.

          24.4   Payment. Except as provided in Exhibit 5.4 attached hereto, if
any (the absence of such exhibit indicating that no exhibit was intended),
payment may be made for NQO Shares purchased at the time written notice of
exercise of the NQO is given to the Company, by delivery of cash, check or, in
the exercise of the absolute discretion of the Administrator, previously owned
shares of Common Stock (including constructive delivery) or a full recourse
promissory note equal to up to 100% of the exercise price (less the amount of
the par value of the NQO Shares being purchased) and payable over no more than
five years. Any applicable taxes must be paid in cash. The proceeds of any
payment shall constitute general funds of the Company.

          24.5   Delivery of Certificate. Promptly after receipt of written
notice of exercise of the NQO, the Company shall, without stock issue or
transfer taxes to the Optionee or other person entitled to exercise, deliver to
the Optionee or other person a certificate or certificates for the requisite
number of NQO Shares or shall register the Optionee as a shareholder on the
books of the Company. An Optionee or transferee of an Optionee shall not have
any privileges as a shareholder with respect to any NQO Shares covered by the
option until the date of issuance of a stock certificate or, if applicable, such
registration.

     25.  Nonassignability of NQO. This NQO is not assignable or transferable by
Optionee except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the
life of Optionee, the NQO is exercisable only by the Optionee. Any attempt to
assign, pledge, transfer, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this NQO in a
manner not herein permitted, and any levy of execution, attachment, or similar
process on this NQO, shall be null and void.

     26.  Company's Right of Repurchase Upon Termination of Employment.
Company's Right of Repurchase Upon Termination of Employment. The NQO Shares
arising from exercise of this NQO shall be subject to a right of repurchase in
favor of the Company (the "Right of Repurchase") to the extent set forth on
Exhibit 7 attached

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hereto, provided that, in the event of a Change in Control, as defined below,
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the NQO Shares arising from the exercise of this NQO shall no longer be subject
to the Right of Repurchase; provided, further, that if with respect to the
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lapsing of its right of repurchase generally under its stock option plans, the
Company shall adopt a definition of change in control which is more favorable to
optionees under such plans than the definition of Change in Control provided
below, Optionee automatically shall be entitled to the benefit of such more
favorable definition notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7. If the
Optionee ceases to be an employee of or a consultant to the Company before the
Right of Repurchase lapses in accordance with either Exhibit 7 or a Change in
Control, the Company may repurchase NQO Shares subject to the Right of
Repurchase (either by payment of cash or by cancellation of purchase money
indebtedness) for an amount equal to the price the Optionee paid for such NQO
Shares (exclusive of any taxes paid upon acquisition of the stock) by giving
notice, at any time within the later of (a) 30 days after the acquisition of the
NQO Shares upon option exercise or (b) 90 days after such termination of
employment, that the Company is exercising its right of repurchase. The Company
shall include with such notice payment in full in cash or by evidence of
cancellation of purchase money indebtedness. The Optionee may not dispose of or
transfer NQO Shares while such shares are subject to the Right of Repurchase and
any such attempted transfer shall be null and void. For purposes of this Section
7, "Change in Control" means the occurrence of any one of the following: (i) any
"person", as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (other than the Company, a
subsidiary, an affiliate, or a Company employee benefit plan, including any
trustee of such plan acting as a trustee) is or becomes the "beneficial owner"
(as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power
of the Company's then outstanding securities; (ii) the election to a majority of
the seats of the Board of Directors of candidates who were not proposed by a
majority of the Board in office prior to the time of such election; or (iii) the
dissolution or liquidation (partial or total) of the Company or a sale of assets
involving 50% or more of the assets of the Company (other than the disposition
of a subsidiary) or other transaction or series of related transactions pursuant
to which the holders, as a group, of all of the shares of the Company
outstanding prior to the merger, reorganization or other transaction hold, as a
group, less than 50% of the shares of the Company outstanding after the merger,
reorganization or other transaction.

     27.  Cancellation of the NQO Shares. This NQO prior to its exercise and the
NQO Shares may to subject to cancellation (the "Right of Cancellation") pursuant
to Section 3.4 of Optionee's Employment Agreement with the Company (the
"Employment Agreement"), a copy of which is attached to this Agreement as
Exhibit 8, the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement being hereby
incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

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     28.  Restriction on Transfer. Regardless whether the sale of the NQO Shares
has been registered under the Securities Act or has been registered or qualified
under the securities laws of any state, the Company may impose restrictions upon
the sale, pledge, or other transfer of NQO Shares (including the placement of
appropriate legends on stock certificates) if, in the judgment of the Company
and the Company's counsel, such restrictions are necessary or desirable in order
to achieve compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act, the securities
laws of any state, or any other law, or if the Company does not desire to have a
trading market develop for its securities. Stock certificates evidencing NQO
Shares may bear such restrictive legends as the Company and the Company's
counsel deem necessary or advisable under applicable law or pursuant to this
Agreement.

     29.  Tax Advice. Optionee hereby agrees that the Company has made no
warranties or representations to Purchaser with respect to the income tax
consequences of the transactions contemplated by the agreement pursuant to which
the NQO Shares will be purchased and Purchaser is in no manner relying on the
Company or its representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences. On
exercise of this NQO, Optionee shall complete and submit to the Company the
Acknowledgment and Statement of Decision Regarding Election Pursuant to Section
83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code in the form attached hereto.

     30.  Assignment; Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations set forth in
this Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the executors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives, and successors of
the parties hereto; provided, however, that Optionee may not assign any of
Optionee's rights under this Agreement.

     31.  Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of California excluding those laws that
direct the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

     32.  Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement
shall be in writing. Unless and until the Optionee is notified in writing to the
contrary, all notices, communications, and documents directed to the Company and
related to the Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed, addressed
as follows:

                             Identix Incorporated
                            510 N. Pastoria Avenue
                            Sunnyvale, CA 94086
                          Attention: General Counsel

Unless and until the Company is notified in writing to the contrary, all
notices, communications, and documents intended for the Optionee and related to
this Agreement,

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if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed to Optionee's last known address as
shown on the Company's books. Notices and communications shall be mailed by
first class mail, postage prepaid; documents shall be mailed by registered mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All mailings and deliveries related
to this Agreement shall be deemed received when actually received, if by hand
delivery, and two business days after mailing, if by mail.

          33.  Arbitration. Any and all disputes or controversies arising out of
this Agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration conducted in California
in accordance with the then existing rules of the American Arbitration
Association, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof; provided, that nothing in this
Section 14 shall prevent a party from applying to a court of competent
jurisdiction to obtain temporary relief pending resolution of the dispute
through arbitration. The parties hereby agree that service of any notices in the
course of such arbitration at their respective addresses as provided for in
Section 13 shall be valid and sufficient.

          34.  Entire Agreement. Company and Optionee agree that this Agreement
(including its attached Exhibits) is the complete and exclusive statement
between Company and Optionee regarding its subject matter and supersedes all
prior proposals, communications, and agreements of the parties, whether oral or
written, regarding the grant of stock options or issuances of shares to
Optionee.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Nonqualified Stock
Option Agreement as of the Effective Date.

                                  Identix Incorporated

                                  By:    /s/ Larry Wells
                                         ---------------

                                  Title: Chairman of Compensation Committee
                                         of Board of Directors

          The Optionee hereby accepts and agrees to be bound by all of the terms
and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

                                  /s/ Robert McCashin
                                  -------------------
                                  Robert McCashin, Optionee

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          Optionee's spouse indicates by the execution of this Nonqualified
Stock Option Agreement his or her consent to be bound by the terms thereof as to
his or her interests, whether as community property or otherwise, if any, in the
option granted hereunder, and in any NQO Shares purchased pursuant to this
Agreement.

                                    /s/   Lorraine McCashin
                                    -----------------------
                                    Optionee's Spouse

                         EXHIBIT 7 OF THE NONQUALIFIED
                            STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

          In addition to the right of cancellation provided for in Section 8
hereof, all of the NQO Shares are subject to the Right of Repurchase as provided
in Section 7 hereof. The Right of Repurchase shall expire with respect to 1/48
of the total number of NQO Shares on each monthly anniversary of the Vesting
Base Date, so that the Right of Repurchase shall have expired with respect to
all of the NQO Shares on and after four years after the Vesting Base Date.

Executed by:                        Identix Incorporated

                                    By:    /s/ Larry J Wells

                                    Title: Chairman of Compensation Committee
                                           of Board of Directors

                                    /s/  Robert McCashin
                                    --------------------
                                    Optionee

                         ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND STATEMENT
                        OF DECISION REGARDING ELECTION
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 83(b) OF
                           THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

          The undersigned (which term includes the undersigned's spouse), a
purchaser of ______________ shares of Common Stock of Identix Incorporated (the
"Company") pursuant to an option granted under the Company's Non-Employee Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), hereby states as follows:

          1.   The undersigned acknowledges receipt of a copy of a Stock Option
Agreement by and between the undersigned and the Company (the "Agreement")
providing for the purchase of shares, which the undersigned has carefully
reviewed.

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          2.   The undersigned either [check as applicable]:

               ___ (a) has consulted, and has been fully advised by, the
undersigned's own tax advisor, _______________________________, whose business
address is ____________________________________, regarding the income tax
consequences of purchasing shares under the Agreement, and particularly
regarding the advisability of making an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and pursuant to the
corresponding provisions, if any, of applicable state laws (including without
limitation Section 17122.7(b) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, as
amended (the "Rev. & Tax. Code") if applicable); or

               ___ (b) has knowingly chosen not to consult a tax advisor.

          3.   The undersigned hereby avers that, with respect to the purchase
of shares, the undersigned [check as applicable]:

               ___ (a) will make an election under Section 83(b) solely for
purposes of Section 56(b)(3) of the Code (and analogous state law, if any)
relating to the Alternative Minimum Tax, and a "protective" election under
Section 83(b) (and analogous state law, if any) for all other income tax
purposes;

               ___ (b) will not make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code
(and analogous state law, if any) for any purpose.

          4.   With respect to any election under Section 83(b) of the Code,
"protective" or otherwise, indicated in paragraph (3), above, the undersigned
herewith submits an executed copy of the appropriate form of election and
acknowledges that copies thereof have been duly and timely filed with the
appropriate offices of the Internal Revenue Service and applicable state taxing
authorities and that the undersigned will attach a copy of the form of election
to the undersigned's federal income tax return for the year of the purchase and,
if required, to the undersigned's state income tax return(s) for the same
period.

          5.   Neither the Company nor any subsidiary or representative of the
Company has made any warranty or representation to the undersigned with respect
to the tax consequences of the undersigned's purchase of shares under the
Agreement or of the making or failure to make an election pursuant to Section
83(b) of the Code or the corresponding provisions, if any, of applicable state
law.

Date:  ____________                _____________________________________
                                   (Optionee)

Date:  ____________                _____________________________________
                                   (Spouse)

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                   ELECTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 83(B) OF THE
                INTERNAL REVENUE CODE WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY
                      TRANSFERRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE
                            PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES

          The undersigned hereby makes the election authorized by Section 83(b)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and the
regulations thereunder, with respect to shares of Common Stock of Identix
Incorporated (the "Company") described below acquired by the undersigned on the
date shown below. To the extent permitted, this election shall also serve as an
election under analogous state law. As required by the Treasury Regulations
under Section 83(b), the undersigned supplies herewith the following
information:

          1.   The undersigned's name and address are:
               Name:     ___________________________________
               Address:  ___________________________________
          2.   The undersigned has taxpayer identification number
          3.   The property with respect to which this protective election is
               made consists of ____________ shares of Common Stock, no par
               value, of the Company.
          4.   The date on which the above-described property was transferred to
               the undersigned was ______________, 2000.
          5.   As of the date of transfer, the property was subject to the
               following substantial risk of forfeiture:

               Right of repurchase in the event the employment of the
               undersigned with the Company is terminated.

               Right of Cancellation under certain circumstances.
          6.   The fair market value of the property at the time of transfer
               (determined without regard to any restrictions other than
               restrictions which by their terms will never lapse) was $___ per
               share.
          7.   The amount paid for the property by the undersigned was $___ per
               share.
          8.   A copy of this election has been furnished to the Company, and a
               copy of this election will be attached to the undersigned's
               federal income tax return for the year to which this election
               relates.

Date:  ____________                _____________________________________
                                   (Optionee)
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                             IDENTIX INCORPORATED
                       NON-EMPLOYEE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                      NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

        (A)   Name of Optionee:      Robert McCashin
                                     -------------------------
        (B)   Grant Date:            October 19, 2000
                                     -------------------------
        (C)   Number of Shares:      500,000
                                     -------------------------
        (D)   Exercise Price:        $10.20
                                     -------------------------
        (E)   Vesting Base Date:     October 19, 2000
                                     -------------------------
        (F)   Effective Date:        October 19, 2000
                                     -------------------------

        THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), is made and
entered into as of the date set forth in Item F above (the "Effective Date")
between Identix Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and Robert
McCashin ("Optionee").

        THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

        35. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to Optionee pursuant to
the Company's Non-Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), a copy of which is
attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 1, a nonqualified stock option (the "NQO")
to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of the number of shares (the "NQO
Shares") of the Company's Common Stock listed in Item C above on the terms and
conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the terms and conditions of the
Plan being hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

        36. Exercise Price. The exercise price for purchase of each share of
Common Stock covered by this NQO shall be the price set forth in Item D above.

        37. Term. This NQO shall expire ten (10) years after the Grant Date.

        38. Adjustment of NQOs. The Company shall adjust the number and kind of
shares and the exercise price thereof in certain circumstances in accordance
with the provisions of Section 3(b) of the Plan.

        39. Exercise of Options.

            39.1  Vesting; Time of Exercise. This NQO shall be immediately
exercisable as of the date set forth in Item (E) above (the "Vesting Base
Date").

            39.2  Exercise After Termination of Status as an Employee, Director
or Consultant. In the event of termination of Optionee's status as an employee
or consultant, this NQO may be exercised in whole or in part at any time within
ninety (90)

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days after the date of such termination (but in no event after the expiration
date of this NQO pursuant to Section 3); provided, however, that in the event of
termination of Optionee's status as an employee or consultant because death or
disability, this NQO may be exercised in accordance with the provisions of
Section 10(d) of the Plan.

          39.3   Manner of Exercise. Optionee may exercise this NQO, or any
portion of this NQO, by giving written notice to the Company at its principal
executive office, to the attention of the officer of the Company designated by
the Plan Administrator, accompanied by payment of the exercise price and payment
of any applicable withholding or employment taxes. The date the Company receives
written notice of an exercise hereunder accompanied by payment will be
considered as the date this NQO was exercised.

          39.4   Payment. Except as provided in Exhibit 5.4 attached hereto, if
any (the absence of such exhibit indicating that no exhibit was intended),
payment may be made for NQO Shares purchased at the time written notice of
exercise of the NQO is given to the Company, by delivery of cash, check or, in
the exercise of the absolute discretion of the Administrator, previously owned
shares of Common Stock (including constructive delivery) or a full recourse
promissory note equal to up to 100% of the exercise price (less the amount of
the par value of the NQO Shares being purchased) and payable over no more than
five years. Any applicable taxes must be paid in cash. The proceeds of any
payment shall constitute general funds of the Company.

          39.5   Delivery of Certificate. Promptly after receipt of written
notice of exercise of the NQO, the Company shall, without stock issue or
transfer taxes to the Optionee or other person entitled to exercise, deliver to
the Optionee or other person a certificate or certificates for the requisite
number of NQO Shares or shall register the Optionee as a shareholder on the
books of the Company. An Optionee or transferee of an Optionee shall not have
any privileges as a shareholder with respect to any NQO Shares covered by the
option until the date of issuance of a stock certificate or, if applicable, such
registration.

     40.  Nonassignability of NQO. This NQO is not assignable or transferable by
Optionee except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the
life of Optionee, the NQO is exercisable only by the Optionee. Any attempt to
assign, pledge, transfer, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this NQO in a
manner not herein permitted, and any levy of execution, attachment, or similar
process on this NQO, shall be null and void.

     41.  Company's Right of Repurchase Upon Termination of Employment. The NQO
Shares arising from exercise of this NQO shall be subject to a right of
repurchase in favor of the Company (the "Right of Repurchase") to the extent set
forth on Exhibit 7 attached hereto, provided that, in the event of a Change in
                                    -------------
Control, as defined below, the

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NQO Shares arising from the exercise of this NQO shall no longer be subject to
the Right of Repurchase; provided, further, that if with respect to the lapsing
                         --------  -------
of its right of repurchase generally under its stock option plans, the Company
shall adopt a definition of change in control which is more favorable to
optionees under such plans than the definition of Change in Control provided
below, Optionee automatically shall be entitled to the benefit of such more
favorable definition notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7. If the
Optionee ceases to be an employee of or a consultant to the Company before the
Right of Repurchase lapses in accordance with either Exhibit 7 or a Change in
Control, the Company may repurchase NQO Shares subject to the Right of
Repurchase (either by payment of cash or by cancellation of purchase money
indebtedness) for an amount equal to the price the Optionee paid for such NQO
Shares (exclusive of any taxes paid upon acquisition of the stock) by giving
notice, at any time within the later of (a) 30 days after the acquisition of the
NQO Shares upon option exercise or (b) 90 days after such termination of
employment, that the Company is exercising its right of repurchase. The Company
shall include with such notice payment in full in cash or by evidence of
cancellation of purchase money indebtedness. The Optionee may not dispose of or
transfer NQO Shares while such shares are subject to the Right of Repurchase and
any such attempted transfer shall be null and void. For purposes of this Section
7, "Change in Control" means the occurrence of any one of the following: (i) any
"person", as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (other than the Company, a
subsidiary, an affiliate, or a Company employee benefit plan, including any
trustee of such plan acting as a trustee) is or becomes the "beneficial owner"
(as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power
of the Company's then outstanding securities; (ii) the election to a majority of
the seats of the Board of Directors of candidates who were not proposed by a
majority of the Board in office prior to the time of such election; or (iii) the
dissolution or liquidation (partial or total) of the Company or a sale of assets
involving 50% or more of the assets of the Company (other than the disposition
of a subsidiary) or other transaction or series of related transactions pursuant
to which the holders, as a group, of all of the shares of the Company
outstanding prior to the merger, reorganization or other transaction hold, as a
group, less than 50% of the shares of the Company outstanding after the merger,
reorganization or other transaction.

          42. Restriction on Transfer. Regardless whether the sale of the NQO
Shares has been registered under the Securities Act or has been registered or
qualified under the securities laws of any state, the Company may impose
restrictions upon the sale, pledge, or other transfer of NQO Shares (including
the placement of appropriate legends on stock certificates) if, in the judgment
of the Company and the Company's counsel, such restrictions are necessary or
desirable in order to achieve compliance with the provisions of the Securities
Act, the securities laws of any state, or any other law, or if the Company does
not desire to have a trading market develop for its securities. Stock
certificates

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evidencing NQO Shares may bear such restrictive legends as the Company and the
Company's counsel deem necessary or advisable under applicable law or pursuant
to this Agreement.

          43.  Tax Advice. Optionee hereby agrees that the Company has made no
warranties or representations to Purchaser with respect to the income tax
consequences of the transactions contemplated by the agreement pursuant to which
the NQO Shares will be purchased and Purchaser is in no manner relying on the
Company or its representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences. On
exercise of this NQO, Optionee shall complete and submit to the Company the
Acknowledgment and Statement of Decision Regarding Election Pursuant to Section
83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code in the form attached hereto.

          44.  Assignment; Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations set forth
in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the executors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives, and successors
of the parties hereto; provided, however, that Optionee may not assign any of
Optionee's rights under this Agreement.

          45.  Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of California excluding those laws
that direct the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

          46.  Notices. All notices and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing. Unless and until the Optionee is notified in
writing to the contrary, all notices, communications, and documents directed to
the Company and related to the Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be
mailed, addressed as follows:

                             Identix Incorporated
                            510 N. Pastoria Avenue
                              Sunnyvale, CA 94086
                          Attention: General Counsel

Unless and until the Company is notified in writing to the contrary, all
notices, communications, and documents intended for the Optionee and related to
this Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed to Optionee's last
known address as shown on the Company's books. Notices and communications shall
be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid; documents shall be mailed by
registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All mailings and
deliveries related to this Agreement shall be deemed received when actually
received, if by hand delivery, and two business days after mailing, if by mail.

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     47.  Arbitration. Any and all disputes or controversies arising out of this
Agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration conducted in California in
accordance with the then existing rules of the American Arbitration Association,
and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any
court having jurisdiction thereof; provided, that nothing in this Section 13
shall prevent a party from applying to a court of competent jurisdiction to
obtain temporary relief pending resolution of the dispute through arbitration.
The parties hereby agree that service of any notices in the course of such
arbitration at their respective addresses as provided for in Section 12 shall be
valid and sufficient.

     48.  Entire Agreement. Company and Optionee agree that this Agreement
(including its attached Exhibits) is the complete and exclusive statement
between Company and Optionee regarding its subject matter and supersedes all
prior proposals, communications, and agreements of the parties, whether oral or
written, regarding the grant of stock options or issuances of shares to
Optionee.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Nonqualified Stock
Option Agreement as of the Effective Date.

                                      IDENTIX INCORPORATED

                                      By:    /s/ Larry J Wells

                                      Title: Chairman of Compensation Committee
                                             of Board of Directors

     The Optionee hereby accepts and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

                                             /s/ Robert McCashin
                                             Robert McCashin, Optionee

     Optionee's spouse indicates by the execution of this Nonqualified Stock
Option Agreement his or her consent to be bound by the terms thereof as to his
or her interests, whether as community property or otherwise, if any, in the
option granted hereunder, and in any NQO Shares purchased pursuant to this
Agreement.

                                             /s/  Lorraine McCashin
                                             ----------------------
                                             Optionee's Spouse

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                         EXHIBIT 7 OF THE NONQUALIFIED
                            STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

          All of the NQO Shares are subject to the Right of Repurchase as
provided in Section 7 hereof. The Right of Repurchase shall expire with respect
to 1/48 of the total number of NQO Shares on each monthly anniversary of the
Vesting Base Date, so that the Right of Repurchase shall have expired with
respect to all of the NQO Shares on and after four years after the Vesting Base
Date.

Executed by:                        IDENTIX INCORPORATED

                                    By:    /s/ Larry J Wells
                                           -----------------

                                    Title: Chairman of Compensation Committee
                                           of Board of Directors

                                    /s/ Robert McCashin
                                    -------------------
                                    Robert McCashin, Optionee

                         ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND STATEMENT
                        OF DECISION REGARDING ELECTION
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 83(b) OF
                           THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

          The undersigned (which term includes the undersigned's spouse), a
purchaser of ______________ shares of Common Stock of Identix Incorporated (the
"Company") pursuant to an option granted under the Company's Non-Employee Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), hereby states as follows:

          1.   The undersigned acknowledges receipt of a copy of a Stock Option
Agreement by and between the undersigned and the Company (the "Agreement")
providing for the purchase of shares, which the undersigned has carefully
reviewed.

          2.   The undersigned either [check as applicable]:

               ___ (a) has consulted, and has been fully advised by, the
undersigned's own tax advisor, _______________________________, whose business
address is ____________________________________, regarding the income tax
consequences of purchasing shares under the Agreement, and particularly
regarding the advisability of making an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and pursuant to the
corresponding provisions, if any, of applicable state laws (including without
limitation Section 17122.7(b) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, as
amended (the "Rev. & Tax. Code") if applicable); or

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               ___ (b)  has knowingly chosen not to consult a tax advisor.

          3.   The undersigned hereby avers that, with respect to the purchase
of shares, the undersigned [check as applicable]:

               ___ (a)  will make an election under Section 83(b) solely for
purposes of Section 56(b)(3) of the Code (and analogous state law, if any)
relating to the Alternative Minimum Tax, and a "protective" election under
Section 83(b) (and analogous state law, if any) for all other income tax
purposes;

               ___ (b)  will not make an election under Section 83(b) of the
Code (and analogous state law, if any) for any purpose.

          4.   With respect to any election under Section 83(b) of the Code,
"protective" or otherwise, indicated in paragraph (3), above, the undersigned
herewith submits an executed copy of the appropriate form of election and
acknowledges that copies thereof have been duly and timely filed with the
appropriate offices of the Internal Revenue Service and applicable state taxing
authorities and that the undersigned will attach a copy of the form of election
to the undersigned's federal income tax return for the year of the purchase and,
if required, to the undersigned's state income tax return(s) for the same
period.

          5.   Neither the Company nor any subsidiary or representative of the
Company has made any warranty or representation to the undersigned with respect
to the tax consequences of the undersigned's purchase of shares under the
Agreement or of the making or failure to make an election pursuant to Section
83(b) of the Code or the corresponding provisions, if any, of applicable state
law.

Date:  ____________                _____________________________________
                                   (Optionee)

Date:  ____________                _____________________________________
                                   (Spouse)

                   ELECTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 83(B) OF THE
                INTERNAL REVENUE CODE WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY
                      TRANSFERRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE
                            PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES

          The undersigned hereby makes the election authorized by Section 83(b)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and the
regulations thereunder, with respect to shares of Common Stock of Identix
Incorporated (the "Company") described below acquired by the undersigned on the
date shown below. To the extent permitted, this election shall also serve as an
election under analogous state law. As required by the Treasury Regulations
under Section 83(b), the undersigned supplies herewith the following
information:

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         1.       The undersigned's name and address are:

                  Name:    ___________________________________
                  Address: ___________________________________
                           ___________________________________

         2.       The undersigned has taxpayer identification number
                  ____-__-____.

         3.       The property with respect to which this protective election is
                  made consists of ____________ shares of Common Stock, no par
                  value, of the Company.

         4.       The date on which the above-described property was transferred
                  to the undersigned was ______________, 2000.

         5.       As of the date of transfer, the property was subject to the
                  following substantial risk of forfeiture:

                  Right of repurchase in the event the employment of the
                  undersigned with the Company is terminated.

         6.       The fair market value of the property at the time of transfer
                  (determined without regard to any restrictions other than
                  restrictions which by their terms will never lapse) was $___
                  per share.

         7.       The amount paid for the property by the undersigned was $___
                  per share.

         8.       A copy of this election has been furnished to the Company, and
                  a copy of this election will be attached to the undersigned's
                  federal income tax return for the year to which this election
                  relates.

Date:  ____________                _____________________________________
                                   (Optionee)

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