AssemblyKeyFileAttribute Class
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Specifies the name of a file containing the key pair used to generate a strong name.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The AssemblyKeyFileAttribute type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
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 | AssemblyKeyFileAttribute | Initializes a new instance of the AssemblyKeyFileAttribute class with the name of the file containing the key pair to generate a strong name for the assembly being attributed. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Equals | Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
 | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Match | When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
When building a strong-named assembly, the author must supply either this attribute or AssemblyKeyNameAttribute. If AssemblyDelaySignAttribute has also been specified, it is likely that this file will only contain the public key.
An example of the syntax is [assembly:AssemblyKeyFileAttribute("myKey.snk")].
 Caution: |
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Since the path and file name persist, ensure that the string you use with AssemblyKeyFileAttribute does not contain sensitive information. |
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