Founded in 1995, Verisign is a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: VRSN) headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The firm is a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, with origins tracing back to public-key cryptography and digital certificate services.
Verisign operates the authoritative registries for the .com and .net top-level domains. The company's proprietary DNS infrastructure is purpose-built for dependability, designed to handle billions of queries daily. Its operational record includes maintaining 100 percent DNS uptime for the .com registry for over 27 years.
The company's technical work spans the Domain Name System (DNS), DNSSEC, public-key cryptography, digital certificate services, and research into post-quantum cryptography. Its innovations contribute to the stability and security of core internet infrastructure.
