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Exhibit 23.04
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
VeriSign, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement
on Form S-8 of VeriSign, Inc., of our report dated January 31, 2000, with
respect to the combined balance sheets of Thawte Holdings (Pty.) Ltd., Thawte
Consulting (Pty.) Ltd. and Thawte USA, Inc. as of February 28, 1999 and 1998,
and the combined income statements, cash flow statements, and the changes in
equity statements for each of the years in the two-year period ended February
28, 1999, which report appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of VeriSign,
Inc. filed on March 10, 2000.
/s/ KPMG, Inc.
Cape Town, South Africa
June 9, 2000
