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  FORM 3                                          OMB APPROVAL
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                                             OMB Number:3235-0104
                                             Expires:  September
                                                        30, 1998
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         UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C. 20549

  Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
       of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding
           Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the
                  Investment Company Act of 1940

(Print or Type Responses)
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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

     HOUTHOOFT           MARIO               R.
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     (Last)              (First)             (Middle)

     1901 SOUTH MEYERS ROAD, SUITE 210
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                         (Street)

     OAKBROOK TERRACE    IL                  60181
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     (City)              (State)             (Zip)
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2.   Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)

          JUNE 4, 1998

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3.   I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, is an
     entity (voluntary)

          N/A

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4.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

          VASCO DATA SECURITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.   (VDSI)

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5.   Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                    (Check all applicable)

          _X_  Director                 ___  10% Owner
          _X_  Officer (give title      ___  Other (specify
                         below)                        below)

     Managing Director, VASCO Data Security NV/SA
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6.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)



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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

          _X_  Form filed by One Reporting Person
          ___  Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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     TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1.   Title of Security (Instr.4)

          COMMON STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE

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2.   Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Inst.4)

          214,287

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3.   Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.5)

          Direct

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4.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

          N/A

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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities
          beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

*    If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
     Instruction 5(b)(v).

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FORM 3 (continued)
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   TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (e.g.,
     PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1.   Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)

     A.   Option to Purchase
     B.   Option to Purchase
     C.   Option to Purchase
     D.   Option to Purchase
     E.   Warrant to Purchase

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2.   Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

          Date Exercisable         Expiration Date
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     A.          *                      04/21/08
     B.   Fully vested                  06/16/07
     C.   Fully vested                  01/31/07
     D.   Fully vested                  06/30/06
     E.   Fully vested                  12/31/01

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3.   Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative
     Security (Instr. 4)

          Title                    Amount or Number of Shares
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     A.   Common Stock                   30,000
     B.   Common Stock                   45,000
     C.   Common Stock                   50,000
     D.   Common Stock                   50,000
     E.   Common Stock                  162,500

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4.   Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

     A.   $5.5625
     B.   $4.00
     C.   $4.375
     D.   $6.00
     E.   $7.00

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5.   Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct(D) or Indirect
     (I) (Instr. 5)

     A.   (D)
     B.   (D)
     C.   (D)
     D.   (D)
     E.   (D)

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6.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

     N/A

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Explanation of Responses:

*    Option vests 20% per year commencing with the first
anniversary of the date of grant.

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               /s/ MARIO R. HOUTHOOFT             June 3, 1998
               _______________________________    _______________
               **Signature of Reporting Person         Date

**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
     Federal Criminal Violations.  See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15
     U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:     File three copies of this Form, one of which must be
          manually signed.  If space is insufficient, See
          Instruction 6 for procedure.

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