{"url_path":"/sec/vrsn/10-k/2026/item-9a","section_key":"item-9a","section_title":"Item 9A CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-02-05","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/0001014473-26-000006-index.html","accession_number":"0001014473-26-000006","cik":"0001014473","ticker":"VRSN","issuer_name":"VERISIGN INC/CA","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/0001014473-26-000006-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001014473","primary_entity_name":"VERISIGN INC/CA"},"word_count":483,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"ITEM 9A.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES\n\n \n\na. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures\n\n \n\nBased on our management’s evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) and our Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer), as of December 31, 2025, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.\n\n \n\nb. Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting\n\n \n\nOur management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 using the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013 Framework) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).\n\n \n\nBased on our evaluation under the COSO framework, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting is effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.\n\n \n\nKPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has issued a report concerning the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025. See “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.\n\nc. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting\n\n \n\nThere was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the three months ended December 31, 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.\n\n \n\nd. Inherent Limitations of Disclosure Controls and Internal Control over Financial Reporting\n\n \n\nBecause of their inherent limitations, our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting may not prevent material errors or fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. The effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting is subject to risks, including that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with our policies or procedures may deteriorate.\n\n57"}