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.NET uses digital signatures to verify the integrity of an assembly. The signatures are generated and verified using public key cryptography, specifically the RSA public key algorithm and SHA-1 hash algorithm. The developer uses a pair of cryptographic keys: a public key, which everyone can see, and a private key, which the developer must keep secret.
To create a strong-named assembly, the developer signs the assembly with his private key when building the assembly. When the system later loads the assembly, it verifies the assembly with the corresponding public key.
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