MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - October 6, 2003 - VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of critical infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, will be announcing its third quarter 2003 financial results on Thursday, October 23, 2003. The press release will be distributed to the wire services at approximately 1:15 pm (PT) and will also be available directly from the company's website at www.verisign.com.

VeriSign will host a live teleconference call on October 23rd at 2:00 pm (PT), which will be accessible by direct dial at (800) 210-9006.  A listen-only live web cast of the Q3 2003 earnings conference call will also be available at www.verisign.com or www.streetevents.com.  A replay of this call will be available at (888) 203-1112 (passcode: 325209) beginning at 6:00 pm (PT) on October 23rd and running through October 31st.

About VeriSign 
VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), delivers critical infrastructure services that make the Internet and telecommunications networks more intelligent, reliable and secure. Every day VeriSign helps thousands of businesses and millions of consumers connect, communicate, and transact with confidence. Additional news and information about the company is available at http://www.verisign.com/.

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Contacts: 
Media Relations: Brian O'Shaughnessy, boshaughnessy@verisign.com, 650-426-5270 
Investor Relations: Katie Bare, kbare@verisign.com, 650-426-3241