This is the tool which helps assemblies to sign with strong
names. Sn.ex provides various options for key management, signature generation
and signature verification.
Here are the some of the commands of Sn.exe tool through
which we can manage the strong key and signing an assembly.
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Command Name
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Description
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-k
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Creates a random key pair and stores in a file.
Eg : sn –k keypair.snk
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-v
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This command is used to check whether the assembly is
valid or not.
Eg: Sn –v TestAssem.dll
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-p
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This command is used to extract the key pair value from
one file to another file.
Eg: sn –p kepair.snk ss.snk
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-?
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Displays all the options available for the tool.
Eg : sn –?
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-h
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Displays all the options available for the tool.
Eg : sn –h
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-c
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This is used to set the default Cryptographic service
provider for signing the assembly.
Eg: sn -c
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-e
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Extracts the public key from the assembly and stores it in
outfile.
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-vl
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Lists current settings for strong name verification on
this computer.
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-R assembly infile
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Re-signs a previously signed or delay signed assembly with
the key pair in infile.
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