Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LEWIS RUSSELL S
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VERISIGN INC/CA [VRSN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President & GM
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
487 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/03/2004
(Street)

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               70,000 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 26.53 11/03/2004   A   50,000   11/03/2005(1) 11/03/2011 Common Stock 50,000 $ 0 50,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10.08             05/24/2003(2) 05/24/2009 Common Stock 100,000   100,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 12.88             11/11/2003(3) 08/11/2013 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 22.71             02/21/2003(2) 02/21/2009 Common Stock 180,000   180,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 34.16             09/06/2002(4) 09/06/2008 Common Stock 40,000   40,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 34.438             03/15/2002(5) 03/15/2008 Common Stock 40,000   40,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 189.535             03/21/2001(6) 03/20/2005 Common Stock 79,523   79,523 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LEWIS RUSSELL S
487 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043		       Executive Vice President & GM  

Signatures

 By: Donald T Rozak Jr, as attorney-in-fact For: Russell S. Lewis   11/05/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total options granted vest and become exercisable one year after the date of grant and thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the shares each quarter until fully vested.
(2) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total options granted vest and become exercisable one year after the date of grant and thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the shares each quarter until fully vested.
(3) Are exercisable as to 6.25% of the shares each quarter from the date of grant.
(4) Fifty percent (50%) of the total options granted on September 6, 2001, vest and become exercisable 1 year after the option grant date and thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the shares each quarter.
(5) With respect to the first grant of 20,000 options, as of November 20, 2001, 20,000 options to purchase shares were immediately exercisable. With respect to the second grat of 20,000 options, 10,000 options to purchase shares vest and become exercisable on March 15, 2002, and thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the remaining options to purchase shares each quarter until fully vested.
(6) As of March 21, 2001, 23,858 options will vest and become exercisable; on March 21, 2002, 23,857 options will vest and become exercisable; and each of 15,904 options will vest and become exercisable on March 21 in 2003 and 2004, respectively
 
Remarks:
Reporting Person's total direct holdings disclosed in Table I, Item 5 under Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) includes shares acquired through the VeriSign 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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