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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * GOLUB BENJAMIN   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) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 487 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/18/2004 (Street) MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 11/18/2004   M   10,000 A $ 13.79 14,778 D   Common Stock 11/18/2004   S   5,000 D $ 32.1 9,778 D   Common Stock 11/18/2004   S   1,200 D $ 32.07 8,578 D   Common Stock 11/18/2004   S   3,800 D $ 32.05 4,778 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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)

$ 13.79

11/18/2004

M

10,000

02/21/2003

02/21/2009

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

35,000

D

Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 6.875

08/17/2002(1)

08/17/2005

Common Stock

600

600

D

Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 37.0625

07/30/2003(1)

07/30/2006

Common Stock

6,816

6,816

D

Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 151.25

08/01/2004(2)

08/01/2007

Common Stock

661

661

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 10.08

05/24/2003(3)

05/24/2009

Common Stock

28,500

28,500

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 12.88

09/26/2004(4)

09/26/2010

Common Stock

40,000

40,000

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 13.79

03/15/2002(5)

03/15/2008

Common Stock

1,250

1,250

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 13.79

09/06/2002(6)

09/06/2008

Common Stock

25,500

25,500

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 26.53

11/03/2005(7)

11/03/2011

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

15,000

15,000

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 37.0625

07/30/2003(1)

07/30/2006

Common Stock

14,684

14,684

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 151.25

08/01/2001(2)

08/01/2007

Common Stock

9,339

9,339

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOLUB BENJAMIN 487 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043			Senior Vice President

Signatures

By: Donald T Rozak Jr, as attorney-in-fact For: Benjamin M. Golub		11/19/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Immediately
(2)	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.
(3)	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.
(4)	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.
(5)	This is an option regrant under the VeriSign Offer to Exchange Outstanding Options to Purchase Common Stock dated November 27, 2002. Twenty-five (25%) percent of the total option vested and became exercisable on March 15, 2002 and vests thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the option each quarter until fully vested.
(6)	This is an option regrant under the VeriSign Offer to Exchange Outstanding Options to Purchase Common Stock dated November 27, 2002. Twenty-five (25%) percent of the total option vested and became exercisable on September 6, 2002 and vests thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the option each quarter until fully vested.
(7)	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.
(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.
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.

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