Jun 28

.NET Assembly FAQ – Part 4 – Global Assembly Cache

Posted by Timm 29 Comments »

This multi-part article answers common questions about assemblies, the basic building blocks of .NET applications. This Part 4 covers shared assemblies and the Global Assembly Cache.

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.NET, C#, Reflection
Jun 25

Determine if a Loaded .NET Assembly is Signed

Posted by Timm 9 Comments »

A .NET assembly is “signed” if the developer compiled the assembly with the private key of a digital signature. When the system later loads the assembly, it verifies the assembly with the corresponding public key. Occasionally you may need to determine whether an assembly you have loaded has been signed.

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C#, Reflection, Tips
Jun 15

.NET Assembly FAQ – Part 3 – Strong Names and Signing

Posted by Timm 39 Comments »

This multi-part article answers common questions about assemblies, the basic building blocks of .NET applications. This Part 3 discusses assembly security using strong names, signing and public-private key pairs.

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.NET, C#, Reflection