Verisign is a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: VRSN) that operates critical internet infrastructure. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, it serves as the authoritative registry for the .com and .net top-level domains. The company's systems handle billions of DNS queries daily, maintaining a record of 100 percent DNS uptime for the .com domain for over 27 years.
The company's technical work focuses on the Domain Name System (DNS), including registration and resolution infrastructure, DNSSEC, and post-quantum cryptography. Its core business is the provision of domain name registry services, which are fundamental to the operation of the global internet.
