Why Trust Matters

Because the Internet can be impersonal and anonymous.

Your Identity, Your Security

The more we share and do online, the more personal the Internet and our presence on it becomes. Every transaction, profile, or communication becomes a part of our online identity. In a network used by billions of people, how do you know who's who?

VeriSign brings trust to the Internet by helping people and organisations establish, promote, and protect their identities online.

Establish Who You Are Online

We establish identities online by managing all .com and .net domain names with 100% accuracy and validating the personal and corporate information of Web sites and their registered users. How we do it:

  • VeriSign is the authoritative registry for all .com, .net, and .tv domain names.
    Find a Registrar. (Goes to VeriSign.com)
  • Most Web site owners choose VeriSign's trusted SSL Certificates to validate their identities for Web site visitors.
  • VeriSign establishes your identity online by letting you generate a one-time password (OTP) with VeriSign® Identity Protection (VIP) for your mobile phone.
1 million + Web servers are protected by SSL Certificates purchased from VeriSign.

Promote Your Presence to the World

We help you promote your organisation's identity with the VeriSign Secured® Seal - the #1 sign of trust on the Web.

Displaying it on your site alerts customers that your Web site is secure, enhancing the reputation of your business and improving the likelihood that customers will click "buy." VeriSign® Secure Site Pro with EV is the most trusted, most secure option for SSL.

4 out of 5 online users recognise the VeriSign Secured® Seal as the most trusted mark for secure online transactions.
Source: Tec-Ed, Jan 2007

Protect Your Transactions and Reputation

We protect billions of transactions every day by verifying online identities, encrypting personal information, and mitigating threats.

$19 million per hour: the potential cost of downtime due to DDoS attack.
Source: "DDoS - A Threat You Can't Afford to Ignore," a commissioned study conducted by
Forrester Consulting on behalf of VeriSign, Jan 2009
VeriSign: Bringing Trust to the Internet