EXHIBIT 99.01


[LOGO OF VERISIGN]



For Immediate Release


VERISIGN ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF SECUREIT

Acquisition Complements Company's Enterprise Digital Certificate and Public Key
Infrastructure Solutions

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, JULY 6, 1998 - VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading
provider of digital certificate and public key infrastructure (PKI) services
announced today that it has acquired privately-held SecureIT, Inc., a leading
provider of Internet-related security services. The acquisition extends
VeriSign's leadership in providing enterprises with fully-operational digital
certificate and PKI solutions and services to deploy secure intranet, extranet,
and e-commerce applications.  VeriSign has issued  approximately 1,666,000
shares of VeriSign common stock to purchase all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of SecureIT and has assumed SecureIT's outstanding employee stock
options. The transaction will be accounted for as a pooling of interests.

SecureIT, Inc. delivers a range of Internet security services--including
architectural consulting, integration, testing, and education --which enable
enterprises to deploy secure electronic commerce and communications
applications. The company's specially trained security consultants and unique
security methodologies help organizations design, implement and test secure end-
to-end solutions. SecureIT also offers certified educational programs and
packaged security management tools to help customers  monitor and enhance their
Internet-based applications and services. SecureIT's customer base spans several
industry segments and includes a large number of leading organizations such as
AT&T, Bell Atlantic, CheckFree, Cox Enterprises, First Union Corporation,
General Electric, Reuters and Turner Broadcasting.

"Enterprises worldwide are beginning to realize the power and economic benefits
of using secure Internet-based solutions for business-critical applications such
as electronic document exchange, supply chain management, and customer support,"
said Stratton Sclavos, president and CEO of VeriSign.  "Our customers are now
accelerating their deployment plans for these applications and are looking for
the kind of security expertise  and implementation support that SecureIT
delivers."

"We believe that VeriSign and SecureIT are an excellent fit in terms of
products, markets, customer focus and culture," said Jay Chaudhry, CEO of
SecureIT.  "SecureIT has been helping enterprises secure their network
infrastructures through the use of firewalls, proxy servers, certificate enabled
web servers and other security technologies.  We think the natural next step is
to expand the use of digital certificates and PKI to enable more advanced
solutions such as virtual private networks and secure messaging."

 
VeriSign plans to offer SecureIT's services through both its direct and indirect
sales channels and will collaborate with the SecureIT staff to further enhance
the educational programs that SecureIT delivers. SecureIT's consultants will add
VeriSign OnSite to their suite of integrated security solutions and will promote
digital certificate and PKI-enabled applications to their existing customer
base. SecureIT's consulting and training services will also be extended to
include advanced PKI and OnSite implementation skills.

VeriSign OnSite is the only digital certificate solution to provide enterprises
with a fully-operational and highly scaleable PKI, allowing customers to achieve
rapid time-to-market with the lowest resource investment and total cost of
ownership.  OnSite is also based on open standards which allows enterprises to
integrate their digital certificate and PKI solution with hundreds of third
party and custom applications, as opposed to using standalone, proprietary
security software.

VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) is the leading provider of digital certificate
solutions used by enterprises, Web sites and consumers to conduct secure
communications and transactions over the Internet and IP-based private networks.
VeriSign's OnSite software and processing services are used by enterprises to
deploy complete public key infrastructure (PKI) solutions for intranets,
extranets, and large-scale electronic commerce applications, and are available
through VeriSign regional account representatives or through VeriSign resellers.
VeriSign's Secure Server IDs and Personal Digital IDs are available through the
company's Web site at www.VeriSign.com.

SecureIT, Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive end-to-end Internet
security services. The company has in-depth expertise and experience in
designing, deploying and verifying enterprise security solutions for a wide
variety of leading-edge customers. SecureIT is headquartered in Atlanta,
Georgia, with offices in major cities across the U.S.

VeriSign is a registered trademark exclusively licensed to VeriSign, Inc.
VeriSign OnSite is a service mark of VeriSign, Inc.  SecureIT, SecureView, and
SecureTest are service marks of SecureIT, Inc. This press release contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially. Factors that could cause or contribute to
such differences include, but are not limited to, the company's limited
operating history, which makes the prediction of future operating results
difficult; the rate at which the Internet and other IP networks are adopted for
communications and commerce; market acceptance of digital certificates and the
company's digital certificate products and services in particular; competitive
factors; interruptions or security breaches in the company's systems;  continued
market acceptance of SecureIT's network and application security services;
acquisition related risks such as the ability of the company to integrate
SecureIT's products and services, personnel and operations; and the company's
ability to manage its growth. More information about potential factors which
could affect the company's financial results is included in the final prospectus
for VeriSign's initial public offering dated January 29, 1998 and the company's
other reports filed with the SEC. VeriSign assumes no obligation to update the
forward-looking information contained in this press release.

CONTACTS:
Media Contact:  Kelly Ryan, Director Public Relations, (650)429-3424 or
ryan@verisign.com

Dana Evan, Chief Financial Officer, 650-429-3410;
or Kris Bergmann, Director Investor Relations, 650-429-3416, or ir@verisign.com

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