VeriSign (VRSN) 10-Q/A 2009 Q1 Quarterly report (amended)

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, D. James Bidzos, Chief Executive Officer, on an interim basis, 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 Amendment No. 1 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009, 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.

Date: August 6, 2009	/S/    D. JAMES BIDZOS
	D. James Bidzos Interim Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)