SEC Form 4 
FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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*
EVAN DANA L	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
487 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD	

(Street) 
MOUNTAIN VIEW	CA	94043	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 
VERISIGN INC/CA [ VRSN ] 	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer 
(Check all applicable) 
	Director		10% Owner	
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)	
Executive Vice President & CFO	
		
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/17/2004 		
	4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) 	
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price				
Common Stock	02/17/2004		M		1,000	A	$7.6719 	43,743	D		
Common Stock	02/17/2004		S		1,000	D	$17.84 	42,743	D		
Common Stock	02/17/2004		S		700	D	$17.84 	70,330	I	by Evan1991 LvgTrust	
Common Stock	02/17/2004		S		300	D	$17.85 	70,030	I	by Evan1991 LvgTrust	
Common Stock								18,242	I	by TDC&R Inv LP(1) 	
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 	
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) 	
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares					
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.6719 	02/17/2004		M			1,000	10/30/1999	10/30/2005	Common Stock	1,000	$0 	56,350	D		
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.6719 							10/30/1999(2) 	10/30/2005(3) 	Common Stock	21,156		21,156	D		
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$151.25 							08/01/2001(4) 	08/01/2007	Common Stock	1,322		1,322	D		
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.08 							05/24/2003(5) 	05/24/2009	Common Stock	75,000		75,000	D		
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$12.88 							11/11/2003(6) 	08/11/2013	Common Stock	80,000		80,000	D		
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.71 							02/21/2003(5) 	02/21/2009	Common Stock	100,000		100,000	D		
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$34.16 							09/06/2002(7) 	09/06/2008	Common Stock	90,000		90,000	D		
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$34.438 							03/15/2002(8) 	03/15/2008	Common Stock	40,000		40,000	D		
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$37.0625 							07/30/2000(2) 	07/30/2006	Common Stock	198,646		198,646	D		
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$74.188 							12/29/2001(9) 	12/29/2007	Common Stock	25,000		25,000	D		
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$151.25 							08/01/2001(4) 	08/01/2007	Common Stock	123,678		123,678	D		
Explanation of Responses:	
1. Shares held by TDC&R Investment LP, a family limited partnership, of which the Reporting Person, her spouse and children are partners.	
2. Are exercisable as to 6.25% of the shares each quarter after the date of grant.	
3. The August 15, 2000 Option Exercise of 1,354 shares was previously reported as a disposition of a derivative security and subsequent acquisition of a non-derivative security with respect to the reporting person's Incentive Stock Options granted on October 30, 1998 and should have been reported as a disposition of a derivative security and subsequent acquisition of a non-derivative security with respect to the reporting person's Non-Qualified Stock Options granted July 30, 1999. Reporting person has not exercised any Incentive Stock Options received under the October 30, 1998 grant.	
4. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total options granted on August 1, 2000 vest and become exercisable 1 year after the option grant date and thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the shares each quarter.	
5. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total options granted vest and become exercisable one year after the date of grant and thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the shares each quarter until fully vested.	
6. Are exercisable as to 6.25% of the shares each quarter from the date of grant.	
7. Fifty percent (50%) of the total options granted on September 6, 2001, vest and become exercisable 1 year after the option grant date and thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the shares each quarter	
8. Fifty percent (50%) of the total options granted on March 15, 2001, vest and become exercisable 1 year after the option grant date and thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the shares each quarter	
9. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total options granted on December 29, 2000, vest and become exercisable 1 year after the option grant date and thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the shares each quarter.	
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: Dana L. Evan	02/18/2004	
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
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