1.15. Sign an Assembly with an Authenticode Digital Signature
Problem
You need to sign an assembly with Authenticode so that users of the assembly can be certain you are its publisher and the assembly is unchanged after signing.
Solution
Use the Sign Tool (signtool.exe) to sign the assembly with your software publisher certificate (SPC).
How It Works
Strong names provide a unique identity for an assembly as well as proof of the assembly's integrity, but they provide no proof as to the publisher of the assembly. The .NET Framework allows you to use Authenticode technology to sign your assemblies. This enables consumers of your assemblies to confirm that you are the publisher, as well as confirm the integrity of the assembly. Authenticode signatures ...
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