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.NET Framework Security
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.NET Framework Security

by Brian A. LaMacchia, Sebastian Lange, Matthew Lyons, Rudi Martin, Kevin T. Price
April 2002
Intermediate to advanced
816 pages
20h 56m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Comparison with Authenticode Signatures

Authenticode signatures are another mechanism used for digitally signing files in the Windows environment (and, indeed, their use is still supported in the .NET Framework). The following section briefly outlines the chief similarities and differences of the two concepts and can be safely skipped by any reader not familiar with the concept of Authenticode.

In many ways, strong names and Authenticode certificates are alike—both seek to establish publisher identity and base part of their implementation on public/private key pair cryptography and digital signing. But there are significant differences as well.

Authenticode certificates are not considered part of the assembly name, so they play no role in separating ...

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