Can I unsign an assembly and how...

[Jun Du]

We can sign asseblies with a strong name or key. Sometimes I need reuse the assembly on a different device so I need to sign it again with a different key. How do we do it? Can I unsign it first with the previous key and sign it with the new key? Thanks!

Best, Jun

[Dave Kreskowiak]

Signing is a one-way operation. Once done, it cannot be unsigned.

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[Jun Du]

Thanks Dave. So if I signed my assembly with key A and want to resign it with key B, does it work at all?

Best, Jun

[jschell]

If it your assembly then you can just rebuild it or start with the unsigned version (the one that you used A to sign in the first place.)

[Lost User]

Jun Du wrote:

Sometimes I need reuse the assembly on a different device so I need to sign it again with a different key. How do we do it?

• Build your solution

• Zip the entire solution (source-code folder, containing the bins)

• Burn the zip on a CD, take a black marker and write the productname, the version and the date on it

• Make a copy of the assembly for customer A

• Sign the assembly for customer A

• Make a copy of the same unsigned assemblies and sign the copy for customer B.

• Enjoy a coffee and a smoke.

• Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: