CryptographySoftware developmentVisual Studio

A kingdom for a strong name

We all have become increasingly paranoid when dealing with computers and software in any way and most of us run some kind of firewall and antivirus software to feel safer on the internet. I won’t go into details on this very wide subject, but I want to elaborate on what we as the developers of software can do about it. I’ll stick to my little .NET world to demonstrate how we can achieve higher security with applications. As already hinted at by the title, today’s topic is strong name signing. Quick refresher on strong-naming A good resource is the Microsoft page on strong-named assemblies, and you should definitely read that. But I’m going to outline the matter any ways so read on if you wish. Strong-naming an assembly… Continue Reading…