MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - June 10, 2005 - VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced that it has been accredited by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) as a supplier of digital certificate services under the External Certificate Authority (ECA) program, enabling individuals, organizations and contractors to securely communicate with U.S. government agencies. VeriSign-issued ECA digital certificates provide added layers of security to enable access to protected government Web sites and enable security for a variety of applications including email, remote access, and digitally-signed documents and electronic forms.