Verisign one of the leading SSL certificate providers, has surpassed 4 million of their Verisign SSL certificates issued. It’s quite a big milestone for the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) company which has been offering them since 1995.

Tim Callan, vice president of product marketing at VeriSign announced:

“As the world’s leading SSL Certificate Authority, VeriSign understands that when customer trust is paramount, second best is never nearly good enough. Now more than ever, in a marketplace that is truly global and increasingly competitive, protecting a Web site, application or service with VeriSign is an investment that pays dividends every day.”

This is certainly a good opportunity for Verisign to try and make another marketing push to seize up more of the market. Currently Verisign and the other SLL certificate providers are under assault by web hosting service Godaddy’s entry into the SSL market, though Verisign seems poised to grab up much of the initial turnover from Godaddy web hosting’s clientele depending on how that service offering pans out.