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The Evolution of
digital trust

From early web CA to today's extension of digital
trust through entire ecosystems—we secure the
threads that keep the real world running.

1995

VeriSign becomes the first Certificate Authority.
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2003

ÂÒÂ׶ÌÊÓƵ is founded on a simple idea—to make SSL easy for everyone.
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2005

ÂÒÂ׶ÌÊÓƵ becomes a founding member of the CA / Browser Forum.
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2007

ÂÒÂ׶ÌÊÓƵ partners with Microsoft to develop the industry’s first multi-domain certificate.
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2010

Symantec acquires VeriSign authentication and rebrands the iconic trust seal.
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2013

ÂÒÂ׶ÌÊÓƵ builds the industry's first CT log accepted by Google.Ìý
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2015

ÂÒÂ׶ÌÊÓƵ launches a scalable platform to secure IoT devices.
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2016

ÂÒÂ׶ÌÊÓƵ introduces digital identity for drones based on proven PKI standards.
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2017

Following the Symantec distrust, ÂÒÂ׶ÌÊÓƵ acquires the Symantec Website Security business and successfully reissues all certificates on ÂÒÂ׶ÌÊÓƵ’s trusted roots.
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2019

ÂÒÂ׶ÌÊÓƵ acquires QuoVadis, the leading Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP) in the EU and Switzerland.
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2020

ÂÒÂ׶ÌÊÓƵ announces ÂÒÂ׶ÌÊÓƵ ONE. The ÂÒÂ׶ÌÊÓƵ ONE platform is a holistic approach to PKI management.
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