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EXHIBIT 23.02
CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
The Board of Directors
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 14, 2000, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December
31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity, comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, which report appears in
the December 31, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of VeriSign, Inc. and to the
reference to our Firm under the heading "Experts".
/s/ KPMG LLP
Mountain View, California
January 3, 2001
