En av världens ledande företag inom krypterings-, validerings- och varningssystem för transaktioner över Internet, VeriSign, har idag passerat över gränsen av 4 millioner sålda certifikat för Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). SSL certifikaten assisterar konsumenter, företag och statliga organisationer i överföringar av information och kapital över internet och är en förutsättning för ett säkert och fungerande IT-samhälle.

VeriSigns produkter signalerar till konsumenter och företag att en webb-sida eller en applikation är säker för transaktion eller överföring av information bl.a. genom att fält för indentifikation åtföljs av en hänglås-symbol och att adressfältet är grönt.
VeriSign SSL Certificates Soar Past 4 Million Mark

In 14 Years as SSL Pioneer and Market Leader, VeriSign and Its Brands Make Trusted Interactions Possible for Millions of Web Sites and Services

Mountain View, Calif. – July 27, 2009 – VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today announced that it has issued more than 4 million Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates. The total includes certificates issued by VeriSign under all four of its SSL brands: VeriSign®, GeoTrust®, thawte®, and RapidSSL®.

Since 1995, the company has served as a trusted third party and Certificate Authority responsible for issuing and authenticating a range of digital certificates designed to protect online businesses and their customers by:
• Encrypting sensitive information during online transactions
• Authenticating the identity of certificate owners
• Warning when certificates are invalid

Under its four brands, VeriSign issues, authenticates and manages a range of certificates that are vital to the secure and trusted operation of the Internet, Web-based applications, and services requiring digital IDs, including:
• SSL Certificates. VeriSign provides secure SSL encryption to Web sites protected by all VeriSign SSL Certificates brands, enabling trusted e-commerce, communications, and interactions on Web sites, intranets, and extranets.
• Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates. EV SSL protection provides Web users using high security browsers with immediate visual confirmation that they’ve reached a site whose authenticity has been independently verified by VeriSign.
• Server-Gated Cryptography (SGC) Certificates. VeriSign’s SGC Certificates enable every Web site visitor to connect using the strongest encryption for which their systems are capable.
• Code Signing Certificates. VeriSign® Code Signing creates a digital “shrink-wrap” for code and content to protect software publishers and users when they download code and content over the Internet and mobile networks.
• PKI Certificates. VeriSign protects enterprises,...