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~~WASHINGTON,~~UNITED ~~D.C.~~STATES SECURITIES ~~20549~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~FORM~~WASHINGTON, ~~8-K~~D.C. 20549

~~CURRENT~~FORM ~~REPORT~~8-K ~~PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF~~ ~~THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~

~~Date~~CURRENT ofREPORT PURSUANT ~~report~~TO ~~(Date~~SECTION of13 ~~earliest~~OR ~~event reported~~15(d): ~~August~~OF THE ~~15,~~SECURITIES ~~2003~~EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~RAINBOW~~Date ~~TECHNOLOGIES~~of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 9, ~~INC.~~2003

RAINBOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		0-16641		953745398
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization		(Commission File Number		(I.R.S.) Employer Identification No.)

50 Technology Drive, Irvine, California		~~92618~~	92618
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		~~(Zip Code)~~		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 450-7300

Not applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

~~(Former~~TABLE ~~Name~~OF ~~or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)~~ CONTENTS

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


	ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
	ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99

(a)Table Notof applicable (b) Not applicable (c) The following exhibit is filed herewith:Contents

~~Exhibit~~ITEM 997. ~~Press~~FINANCIAL ~~Release dated August 15, 2003~~STATEMENTS

~~ITEM~~(a) 9.Not ~~REGULATION~~applicable FD(b) ~~DISCLOSURE~~ Not applicable (c) The following exhibit is filed herewith:

~~On August 15,~~Exhibit ~~2003,~~99 ~~Rainbow~~Press ~~Technologies,~~Release ~~Inc.,~~dated ~~issued~~September ~~a press release announcing that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire~~9, for cash, Chrysalis-ITS Inc., a privately-held hardware security manufacturer based in Ottawa, Canada. A copy of the press release is attached to this Report as an exhibit and is incorporated herein by reference. The attached exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K. 2003

~~SIGNATURES~~ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

~~Pursuant~~On toSeptember 9, ~~the~~2003, ~~requirements~~Rainbow ofTechnologies, Inc. issued a press release announcing the ~~Securities~~completion ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~its acquisition of ~~1934,~~Chrysalis-ITS. A copy of the ~~Registrant~~press ~~has~~release ~~duly~~is ~~caused~~attached to this ~~report~~Report toas bean ~~signed~~exhibit onand ~~its~~is ~~behalf~~incorporated herein by ~~the Undersigned~~reference. ~~hereunto~~The ~~duly~~attached ~~authorized~~exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K.

	RAINBOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: August 15, 2003	By:	/s/ Walter W. Straub
		Walter W. Straub,
		President and Chief Executive Officer

~~EXHIBIT INDEX~~SIGNATURES

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 99		Press Release dated August 15, 2003

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the Undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		RAINBOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Date: September 9, 2003		By: /s/ Walter W. Straub

		Walter W. Straub, President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit		Description

99		Press Release dated September 9, 2003

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(a)Table Notof applicable (b) Not applicable (c) The following exhibit is filed herewith:Contents

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