Verified Domains List, An Added Layer Of Protection Against Spam, Will Be Made Available By VeriSign to Further Complement Sender ID
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. and REDMOND, WA – THE ESPC SENDER ID SUMMIT – August 12, 2004 - VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced it will work to integrate Microsoft’s Sender ID Framework specifications into VeriSign’s Email Security Service. This move is part of the industry-wide effort to implement authenticated email solutions to combat the growing problem of spam.
Sender ID, a draft technical specification submitted to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), will verify that email messages actually originate from the Internet domain shown in the address. Based on the sender’s server IP address, Sender ID aims to eliminate domain spoofing, helping legitimate senders to protect their domain names and reputations and allowing recipients to more effectively identify and filter junk email."
There is broad industry consensus of the need for authenticated email solutions and the momentum building for Sender ID is great to see, but it can’t be broadly utilized without having strong tools in place to facilitate adoption," said Ryan Hamlin, General Manager, Microsoft Safety Technology and Strategy Group. "VeriSign’s commitment to adopting Sender ID into their Email Security Service is a positive step in helping make authenticated email a reality."
To further complement and drive the success of Sender ID, VeriSign today announced its intention to grant eligible vendors of spam filtering solutions access to VeriSign’s Verified Domains List (VDL). The VDL contains information about domains associated with sites that employ VeriSign Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificates. To obtain an SSL certificate, an organization must undergo a rigorous process to verify organizational identity, legitimacy, and domain name ownership. Using this information, eligible spam filtering entities can ensure not only that a given piece of email originates from the domain name shown in the From address, but also that it comes from a real company or organization. This will be an important factor in fighting both spam and the associated crime of phishing.
"VeriSign is proud to be working with Microsoft and others in the industry to band together and fight the threats posed by spam, email borne viruses, and other unwanted content," said Nicolas Popp, vice president, advanced technologies and research, VeriSign Security Services. "By granting third parties access to the VDL, VeriSign will help give enterprises the ability to verify whether or not an email comes from a legitimate and traceable source."
Announced on June 28, 2004, VeriSign’s Email Security Service is easy to deploy and provides high levels of availability and accuracy. It provides automatic, rapid updates of heuristics and signatures to reduce the administrative burden on an IT staff. This service leverages VeriSign’s global, scalable infrastructure to ensure 99.999% network uptime. For more information on the service, please go to
http://www.verisign.com/products-services/security-services/email-security/index.html
About VeriSign
VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) delivers intelligent infrastructure services that make the Internet and telecommunications networks more reliable and secure. Every day VeriSign helps thousands of businesses and millions of consumers conduct commerce and communications with confidence. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisign.com.
For more information, contact:
VeriSign Media Relations:
Brendan P. Lewis
brlewis@verisign.com
650-426-4470
VeriSign Investor Relations:
Kathleen Bare
kbare@verisign.com
650-426-3241
Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause VeriSign`s actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others; the ability of VeriSign to successfully develop and market new services and customer acceptance of any new services, including VeriSign’s E-mail Security Services; the risk that VeriSign`s announced strategic relationships may not result in additional products, services, customers and revenues; increased competition and pricing pressures. More information about potential factors that could affect the company`s business and financial results is included in VeriSign`s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the company`s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. VeriSign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.
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