GAC

[soosan]

hi
can I put an assembly into the GAC without the assembly having a strong
name?

also can anyone explain what are
Manifest and metadata where assemblies are concerned

thanx

 

[matthawley]

No, you need to sign your assembly with a key pair prior to adding it to the
GAC.

Matt Hawley, MCAD .NET
http://www.eworldui.net

 

[crain]

what is the advantage of signing my assembly with a key pair?
is it so that the consuming assembly or program knows that the source of the
information is correct?

thanx

 

[matthawley]

Its just a way of stating that the assembly is from whoever built it, and
not a 3rd party that got the source and changed it, then released it again.

Matt Hawley, MCAD .NET
http://www.eworldui.net