− | [[VeriSign]] is an Internet infrastructure service providing company. It is s based in Mountain View, CA and was founded in 1995. VeriSign has offices in California, DC, Indiana and also Europe, Japan, India, Brazil, China, Australia, Switzerland, UK etc. | + | [[VeriSign]] is an internet infrastructure service provider. It is s based in Mountain View, CA and was founded in 1995. VeriSign has offices in California, Washington D.C., Indiana ,and also Europe, Japan, India, Brazil, China, Australia, Switzerland, and the UK. |
| VeriSign provides naming services and authentication services. The registry services include the provision of authoritative directory of: | | VeriSign provides naming services and authentication services. The registry services include the provision of authoritative directory of: |
− | The authentication services includes business authentication services such as implementing and operating secure networks, utilizing [[SSL]] protocol, encrypting transactions and communications and User authentication such identity protection , fraud detection, and public key infra structure etc.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=VRSN Yahoo! Finance]</ref> | + | The authentication services includes business authentication services such as implementing and operating secure networks, utilizing [[SSL]] protocol, encrypting transactions and communications, and user authentication such identity protection , fraud detection, and public key infrastructure.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=VRSN Yahoo! Finance]</ref> |
− | * 1995 [[RSA]] pioneered two-factor authentication and encryption and VerSign was founded as a 'spin-off' of the RSA security technology to act as an certificate authority (CA). <ref>[http://www.rsa.com/press_release.aspx?id=10462 RSA]</ref> | + | * 1995 [[RSA]] pioneered two-factor authentication and encryption and VeriSign was founded as a 'spin-off' of the [[RSA]] security technology to act as an certificate authority (CA).<ref>[http://www.rsa.com/press_release.aspx?id=10462 RSA]</ref> |
| * 1995/June VeriSign announced partnerships with [[Apple]] Computer Inc. and [[Netscape]] Communications Corp to implement VeriSign's Digital IDs in their software product. <ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1995_June_22/ai_17098458/ bnet]</ref> | | * 1995/June VeriSign announced partnerships with [[Apple]] Computer Inc. and [[Netscape]] Communications Corp to implement VeriSign's Digital IDs in their software product. <ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1995_June_22/ai_17098458/ bnet]</ref> |