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SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ROBINS BRIAN G

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

487 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

(Street)

MOUNTAIN VIEW

94043

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/04/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VERISIGN INC/CA [ VRSN ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Acting Chief Financial Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	40,790⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/28/2008⁽²⁾	02/28/2014	Common Stock	5,000	25.3	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/15/2008⁽³⁾	02/15/2014	Common Stock	60,000	26.19	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	08/15/2008⁽⁴⁾	08/15/2014	Common Stock	34,680	29.51	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	08/07/2008⁽⁵⁾	08/07/2014	Common Stock	24,673	29.63	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On February 15, 2007, Reporting Person was awarded 10,000 restricted stock units (RSUs). On August 7, 2007, Reporting Person was awarded a total of 10,327 RSUs from two awards. On August 15, 2007, Reporting Person was awarded 14,520 RSUs. On March 14, 2008, Reporting Person was awarded 7,000 RSUs. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one (1) share of VeriSign common stock once vested. Each award vests annually over a four-year period at the rate of 25% per annum and are released on each respective anniversary of the date of grant, subject to shares withheld automatically as payment of applicable taxes upon release.

2. On February 28, 2007, Reporting Person received a grant of a non-qualified stock option to purchase up to 5,000 shares of Issuer's common stock (the "February 28, 2007 Option"). On February 28, 2008, 1,250 shares subject to the February 28, 2007 Option vested and are immediately exercisable and 3,750 shares subject to the February 28, 2007 Option vest at the rate of 6.25% on each quarterly anniversary from February 28, 2008 until fully vested.

3. On February 15, 2007, Reporting Person received a grant of a non-qualified stock option to purchase up to 80,000 shares of Issuer's common stock (the "February 15, 2007 Option"). 60,000 shares subject to the February 15, 2007 Option vest at the rate of 6.25% on each quarterly anniversary from February 15, 2008 until fully vested.

4. On August 15, 2007, Reporting Person received a grant of a non-qualified stock option to purchase up to 34,680 shares of Issuer's common stock (the "August 15, 2007 Option"). 25% of the shares subject to the August 15, 2007 Option vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of grant and quarterly thereafter as to 6.25% of the total shares subject to the August 15, 2007 Option until fully vested.

5. On August 7, 2007, Reporting Person received grants of two non-qualified stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of 24,673 shares of Issuer's common stock (the "August 7, 2007 Options"). 25% of the shares subject to the August 7, 2007 Options vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of grant and quarterly thereafter as to 6.25% of the total shares subject to the August 7, 2007 Options until fully vested.

Remarks:

Reporting Person's total direct holdings disclosed in Table I, Item 5 under Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) includes shares acquired through the VeriSign 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

	By: Donald T Rozak Jr, as attorney-in-fact For: Brian G. Robins	04/14/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Donald T. Rozak, Jr., and the persons holding the positions
of General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, Associate General Counsel,
Secretary or Assistant Secretary of VeriSign, Inc. (the "Company") from time
to time, acting singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of the Company, Forms 3, 4 and 5, and
any successor forms thereto, (each, a "Form" and collectively, the "Forms")
and any amendment or amendments to any such Form, in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file
such Form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or market or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of
the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or the rules thereunder.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities (including
derivative securities) issued by the Company and security-based swap
agreements involving such securities, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 4th day of April 2008.


/s/ Brian G. Robins
Signature

Brian G. Robins
Printed Name