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Verisign

Verisign, Inc. is an American internet infrastructure company that operates critical registry and DNS services. The company is best known as the registry operator for the .com and .net top-level domains, managing the registration database and the technical systems that support these domains under a long-running contract with ICANN. Verisign also provides a range of DNS infrastructure services, including managed DNS, DNSSEC deployment, and protection against large-scale DNS attacks.

Verisign was founded in 1995 and acquired Network Solutions in 2000, expanding its role in domain name

The company is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol

Verisign continues to invest in DNS resiliency, policy compliance, and support for additional TLDs, contributing to

infrastructure.
Since
then,
it
has
functioned
as
the
primary
registry
operator
for
.com
and
.net
under
ICANN
oversight.
In
2010,
the
company
sold
its
consumer
security
and
authentication
business
to
Symantec,
refocusing
on
registry,
DNS,
and
related
infrastructure
services.
VRSN.
It
remains
a
central
part
of
the
global
DNS
ecosystem,
working
with
registrars,
registries,
and
ICANN
to
maintain
domain
name
stability
and
security.
the
stability
of
the
internet’s
domain
name
system.