VSProject.GenerateKeyPairFiles Method

Generates a public/private key file used to form a strong name for the assembly.

Namespace:  VSLangProj
Assembly:  VSLangProj (in VSLangProj.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub GenerateKeyPairFiles ( _
    strPublicPrivateFile As String, _
    strPublicOnlyFile As String _
)

void GenerateKeyPairFiles(
    string strPublicPrivateFile,
    string strPublicOnlyFile
)

void GenerateKeyPairFiles(
    [InAttribute] String^ strPublicPrivateFile, 
    [InAttribute] String^ strPublicOnlyFile
)

abstract GenerateKeyPairFiles : 
        strPublicPrivateFile:string * 
        strPublicOnlyFile:string -> unit

function GenerateKeyPairFiles(
    strPublicPrivateFile : String, 
    strPublicOnlyFile : String
)

Parameters

• strPublicPrivateFile
  Type: String

  This name of the file to be generated.

• strPublicOnlyFile
  Type: String

  If true, only the public key is generated.

Remarks

A strong name consists of the assembly's identity — its simple text name, version number, and culture information (if provided) — plus a public key and a digital signature. The public/private key pair, used to create the digital signature, may be stored in a file or in a container in the Cryptographic Service Provider. The Strong Name Tool (Sn.exe) creates the file or container. The container name is specified by the user when running the tool, and that same name is used in this property. For more information, see Strong-Named Assemblies.

A cryptographic service provider is an independent software module that performs cryptography algorithms for authentication, encoding, and encryption. For more information, see Microsoft Cryptographic Service Providers.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

VSProject Interface

VSLangProj Namespace