Software Publisher Certificates and Strong Name Keys

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Published on 2010-04-15T14:30:43Z Indexed on 2010/04/15 14:33 UTC
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Should a Software Publisher Certificate granted by a third-part Certification Authority be used to generate a Strong Name Key for use with .NET assemblies?

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