kaycontainer

22 Sep 2006 10:48 AM

BLM

Hello

There is two option to asign keypair to an assembly

1. In assenblyinfo.cs file asign .snk file name to AssemblyKeyFile atrribule.
for exam -
[assembly: AssemblyKeyFile("..\\..\\mykey.snk")]

2. Install keypair in kaycontiner by use sn.exe - i and and asign
keycontainer name to AssemblyKeyName attribute in assemblyinfo.cs file.
for exampl -

[assembly: AssemblyKeyName("InsTechKeyPair")]

my question is when we install keypair in keycontiner what is the location
of keycontainer ? is it reside in windows registry or somthing where else ?

can I see the keypair location physicaly after install it in keycontainer ?

looking forward for your answer

Thank

BLM

23 Sep 2006 1:45 PM

Nicole Calinoiu

The key container location will depend on which CSP you're using and your
version of Windows. For example, if you're using the default CSP on Windows
XP without the sn -m option, your container physical store will likely be
under C:\Documents and Settings\<userid>\Application
Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\.

If you have reason to be concerned about storing your private key locally
(which you should unless it's a purely temporary key), you might want to
consider using a smart card for your strong naming keys
(http://www.dotnetthis.com/Articles/SNandSmartCards.htm).

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"BLM" <B**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> There is two option to asign keypair to an assembly
>
> 1. In assenblyinfo.cs file asign .snk file name to AssemblyKeyFile
> atrribule.
> for exam -
> [assembly: AssemblyKeyFile("..\\..\\mykey.snk")]
>
> 2. Install keypair in kaycontiner by use sn.exe - i and and asign
> keycontainer name to AssemblyKeyName attribute in assemblyinfo.cs file.
> for exampl -
>
> [assembly: AssemblyKeyName("InsTechKeyPair")]
>
> my question is when we install keypair in keycontiner what is the
> location
> of keycontainer ? is it reside in windows registry or somthing where else
> ?
>
> can I see the keypair location physicaly after install it in keycontainer
> ?
>
> looking forward for your answer
>
> Thank
>
> BLM
>
>