What is the purpose of Strong Name in COM Components of .NET?Strong names
in COM components are used to provide identity for an assembly when deployed
in global assembly cache.
The same assembly can have multiple versions of it. To identify each assembly in unique way, you define and use strong names. Characteristics of strong names are mentioned below: " Strong name provides unique name for each version of the assembly by using public key cryptography which uses both public key and private key pairs. " Strong name ensures that the assembly version is reliable and it is published by the same publisher who created this assembly. " Strong name ensures better integrity using the digital signatures and the related certificates. " Strong name of an assembly encompasses a text, version number, public key and the digital signature used to sign the certificate. You can generate
a strong name by following the steps mentioned below:
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