sn.exe

[Carl Forsman]

what is the following command do?

what is sn.exe use for?

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\Bin\sn.exe" -k
ManagedReaderLibrary.pfx

 

[Family Tree Mike]

what is the following command do?

what is sn.exe use for?

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\Bin\sn.exe" -k
ManagedReaderLibrary.pfx

It creates a strong name for an assembly, thereby helping with security of
the code. Here is the details:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/k5b5tt23.aspx.

 

[Carl Forsman]

It creates a strong name for an assembly, thereby helping with security of
the code. Here is the details:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/k5b5tt23.aspx.

is this something to messing the binary code so people cannot
de-compile the source code?

 

[Family Tree Mike]

is this something to messing the binary code so people cannot
de-compile the source code?

No, you can still use reflector (for example) to view source. It just means
the bytes cannot be mangled.