Stock Plan	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Stock Plan [Abstract]
Stock Plan	Note 6 - Stock Plan We have a stock incentive plan for employees and others called the "VirnetX Holding Corporation 2007 Stock Plan", or the Plan, which has been approved by our stockholders. On April 31, 2012, our Compensation Committee approved amendments to the Plan to allow us to grant restricted stock units awards. The Plan provides for the granting of up to 11,624,469 shares of our common stock, including stock options, stock purchase rights and restricted stock units and will expire in 2018. As of March 31, 2012, there were 628,478 shares available to be granted under the Plan. We had 4,828,998 and 4,906,998 options outstanding at March 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011, respectively, with an average exercise price of $5.20 and $5.12, respectively.

Stock Plan

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Note 6 - Stock Plan

We have a stock incentive plan for employees and others called the "VirnetX Holding Corporation 2007 Stock Plan", or the Plan, which has been approved by our stockholders. On April 31, 2012, our Compensation Committee approved amendments to the Plan to allow us to grant restricted stock units awards. The Plan provides for the granting of up to 11,624,469 shares of our common stock, including stock options, stock purchase rights and restricted stock units and will expire in 2018. As of March 31, 2012, there were 628,478 shares available to be granted under the Plan.

We had 4,828,998 and 4,906,998 options outstanding at March 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011, respectively, with an average exercise price of $5.20 and $5.12, respectively.