Runtime Settings Schema

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11/16/2012

Runtime settings specify how the common language runtime handles garbage collection and the version of an assembly to use in configuration files.

<configuration>

<alwaysFlowImpersonationPolicy>

<assemblyBinding> Element for <runtime>

<dependentAssembly>

<assemblyIdentity>

<bindingRedirect>

<publisherPolicy>

<publisherPolicy>

<qualifyAssembly>

<developmentMode>

<disableCachingBindingFailures>

<disableCommitThreadStack>

<enforceFIPSPolicy>

<legacyImpersonationPolicy>

<legacyV1CASPolicy>

Element	Description
<alwaysFlowImpersonationPolicy>	Specifies that the Windows identity always flows across asynchronous points, regardless of how impersonation was performed.
<assemblyBinding> Element for <runtime>	Contains information about assembly version redirection and the locations of assemblies.
<assemblyIdentity>	Contains identifying information about an assembly.
<bindingRedirect>	Redirects one assembly version to another.
<codeBase>	Specifies where the runtime can find an assembly.
<dependentAssembly>	Encapsulates binding policy and assembly location for each assembly.
<developmentMode>	Specifies whether the runtime searches for assemblies in directories specified by the DEVPATH environment variable.
<disableCachingBindingFailures>	Specifies whether the caching of binding failures, which is the default behavior in the .NET Framework version 2.0, is disabled.
<disableCommitThreadStack>	Specifies whether the full thread stack is committed when a thread starts.
<enforceFIPSPolicy>	Specifies whether to enforce a computer configuration requirement that cryptographic algorithms must comply with the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS).
<gcConcurrent>	Specifies whether the runtime runs garbage collection concurrently.
<gcServer>	Specifies whether the common language runtime runs server garbage collection.
<legacyImpersonationPolicy>	Specifies that the Windows identity does not flow across user-defined asynchronous points.
<legacyV1CASPolicy>	Specifies whether the runtime uses legacy code access security (CAS) policy.
<probing>	Specifies subdirectories that the runtime searches when loading assemblies.
<publisherPolicy>	Specifies whether the runtime applies publisher policy.
<qualifyAssembly>	Specifies the full name of the assembly that should be dynamically loaded when a partial name is used.
<runtime>	Contains information about assembly binding and the behavior of garbage collection.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Disable Concurrent Garbage Collection

Concepts

Redirecting Assembly Versions

Other Resources

Configuration File Schema for the .NET Framework

Change History

Date	History	Reason
May 2011	Added missing <enforceFIPSPolicy> element.	Customer feedback.