Strong key
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Strong Key is a naming convention used in computer programming
. There can be more than one component (e.g.: DLL) with the same naming, but with different versions. This can lead to many conflicts.
A Strong Key (also called SN Key or Strong Name) is used in the Microsoft
.NET framework
to uniquely identify a component. This is done partly with Public-key cryptography
.
Strong keys or names provide security of reference from one component to another or from a root key to a component. This is not the same as tamper-resistance of the file containing any given component. Strong names also are a counter measure against dll hell
.
This key is produced by another computer program as a pair.
Computer programming
Computer programming is the process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs. This source code is written in one or more programming languages. The purpose of programming is to create a program that performs specific operations or exhibits a...
. There can be more than one component (e.g.: DLL) with the same naming, but with different versions. This can lead to many conflicts.
A Strong Key (also called SN Key or Strong Name) is used in the Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
.NET framework
.NET Framework
The .NET Framework is a software framework that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes a large library and supports several programming languages which allows language interoperability...
to uniquely identify a component. This is done partly with Public-key cryptography
Public-key cryptography
Public-key cryptography refers to a cryptographic system requiring two separate keys, one to lock or encrypt the plaintext, and one to unlock or decrypt the cyphertext. Neither key will do both functions. One of these keys is published or public and the other is kept private...
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Strong keys or names provide security of reference from one component to another or from a root key to a component. This is not the same as tamper-resistance of the file containing any given component. Strong names also are a counter measure against dll hell
DLL hell
In computing, DLL Hell is a term for the complications that arise when working with dynamic link libraries used with Microsoft Windows operating systems, particularly legacy 16-bit editions which all run in a single memory space....
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This key is produced by another computer program as a pair.