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Verisign runs 2 of the world's 13 root servers: a.root-servers.net and j.root-servers.net, which are considered national IT assets by the U.S. Federal government.<ref>[http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/company-information/about-verisign/fact-sheet/index.xhtml Fact Sheet, VerisignInc.com]</ref>

Verisign runs 2 of the world's 13 root servers: a.root-servers.net and j.root-servers.net, which are considered national IT assets by the U.S. Federal government.<ref>[http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/company-information/about-verisign/fact-sheet/index.xhtml Fact Sheet, VerisignInc.com]</ref> Verisign's average daily [[DNS|Domain Name System]] (DNS) query load for the first quarter of 2012 was 66 billion, with a peak of 74 billion; this represents a daily average increase of 4 percent over the previous quarter, while the peak decreased 37 percent.<ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/internet-grows-to-more-than-233-million-domain-names-in-the-first-quarter-of-2012-2012-07-13 Internet Grows to More than 233 million Domain names In The First Quarter, MarketWatch.com]</ref>

It was also previously well-known for its authentication services, which included business authentication services such as implementing and operating secure networks, utilizing [[SSL]] protocol, encrypting transactions and communications, and user authentication services such as, identity protection , fraud detection, and public key infrastructure.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=VRSN Yahoo! Finance]</ref> Those services were sold to [[Symantec]] in 2010.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1816653320100518 Reuters]</ref> Prior to selling those services, Verisign had 3,000,000 certificates in operation, making it the largest[[CA| Certificate Authority]] behind the encryption and authentication on the Internet.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verisign Verisign, En.Wikipedia.org]</ref>

Verisign was also well-known for its authentication services, which included business authentication services such as implementing and operating secure networks, utilizing [[SSL]] protocol, encrypting transactions and communications, and user authentication services such as, identity protection , fraud detection, and public key infrastructure.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=VRSN Yahoo! Finance]</ref> Those services were sold to [[Symantec]] in 2010.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1816653320100518 Reuters]</ref> Prior to selling those services, Verisign had 3,000,000 certificates in operation, making it the largest[[CA| Certificate Authority]] behind the encryption and authentication on the Internet.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verisign Verisign, En.Wikipedia.org]</ref>

In October, 2011, Verisign's registry management for [[.com]] domains passed the 100 million mark.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/com-passed-100-million-mark-in-october/ Com Passed 100 million mark in October]</ref> In 2012, its figures showed that it held more than 50% of all registrations for all TLDs.<ref>[http://www.trefis.com/stock/vrsn/articles/108265/verisign-sits-pretty-at-39-registered-half-of-all-domain-names/2012-03-14 Verisign Sites Pretty at 39 Registered Half of All Domain Names, Trefis.com]</ref>

In October, 2011, Verisign's registry management for [[.com]] domains passed the 100 million mark.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/com-passed-100-million-mark-in-october/ Com Passed 100 million mark in October]</ref> In 2012, its figures showed that it held more than 50% of all registrations for all TLDs.<ref>[http://www.trefis.com/stock/vrsn/articles/108265/verisign-sits-pretty-at-39-registered-half-of-all-domain-names/2012-03-14 Verisign Sites Pretty at 39 Registered Half of All Domain Names, Trefis.com]</ref>