MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - July 11, 2002 - VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of digital trust services, will be announcing its fiscal second quarter 2002 financial results on Thursday, July 25, 2002. The press release will be distributed to the wire services at approximately 1:15 pm (PDT) and will also be available directly from the company's website at www.verisign.com.

VeriSign will host a live teleconference call on July 25th at 3:00 pm (PDT) which will be accessible by direct dial at (800) 967-7140. A listen-only live webcast of the Q2'02 earnings conference call will also be available at www.verisign.com or www.ccbn.com. A replay of this call will be available at (888) 203-1112 (passcode: 185890) beginning at 6:00 pm (PDT) on July 25th and running through August 2nd.

 
About VeriSign 
VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) is the leading provider of digital trust services that enable everyone, everywhere to engage in commerce and communications with confidence. VeriSign's digital trust services create a trusted environment through four core offerings - Web presence services, security services, payment services, and telecommunications services - powered by a global infrastructure that manages more than six billion network connections and transactions a day. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisign.com.

Contacts: 
Media Relations: Tom Galvin, tgalvin@verisign.com, 650-426-5526 
Investor Relations: Steven Gatoff, sgatoff@verisign.com, 650-426-4560