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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   KANE PATRICK S 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/23/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VERISIGN INC/CA [VRSN] (Last) (First) (Middle) 21355 RIDGETOP CIRCLE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DULLES, VA 20166 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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 42,848.7014 (1) D Â

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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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/23/2010(2)	02/23/2017	Common Stock	4,819	$ 18.64	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	08/07/2008(2)	08/07/2015	Common Stock	6,075	$ 29.63	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	08/04/2009(2)	08/04/2016	Common Stock	7,374	$ 32.28	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	12/14/2008(2)	12/14/2015	Common Stock	22,092	$ 36.31	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KANE PATRICK S 21355 RIDGETOP CIRCLE DULLES, VA 20166	Â	Â	  Senior Vice President	Â

Signatures

By: Luci Altman, as attorney-in-fact For: Patrick S. Kane		03/01/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) from prior grants at the time of the Reporting Person's Section 16 appointment by the Company's Board of Directors on February 23, 2011. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one (1) share of VeriSign common stock once vested. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the grants vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant and thereafter as to twenty-five percent (25%) of the granted RSU on each subsequent annual anniversary date of the date of grant, subject to necessary withholding for applicable taxes.
(2)	Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total options granted vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of grant and thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the shares each quarterly anniversary of the date of grant until fully vested.

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