Exhibit 23.01

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
VeriSign, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation herein by reference of our report dated January
14, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of VeriSign, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity, comprehensive income (loss),
and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December
31, 1999, which report is incorporated herein by reference and to the reference
to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

                                          /s/ KPMG LLP

Mountain View, California
April 12, 2000