Certification of PEO pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350

Date: April 29, 2011

/S/ MARK D. MCLAUGHLIN

Mark D. McLaughlin

Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.01 4 dex3201.htm CERTIFICATION OF PEO PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13A-14(B) AND SECTION 1350 Certification of PEO pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350

EXHIBIT 32.01

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Mark D. McLaughlin, Chief Executive Officer of VeriSign, Inc. (the “Company”), do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

1. the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.