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From: Azerty123 (ikke_at_hier.com)
Date: 12/28/04

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    "Mattias Sjögren" <mattias.dont.want.spam@mvps.org> wrote in message
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    >>I don't want others to reference my assemblies,
    >
    > What harm would that do? You can use CAS to prevent code from calling
    > into your assembly, but you can't stop anyone from referencing it.

    Well I don't want others to use my assemblies for free...
    I think you mean CodeAccessSecurityAttribute by CAS?
    I found a description how to use the
    StrongNameIdentityPermissionAttribute... so that's what I need...

    >
    > Oh and people generally don't reference assemblies directly in the
    > GAC, so whether or not you install your assembly in the GAC is
    > irrelevent here.
    >

    I know, but private assemblies can also be used in other software as long as
    they reside in the same folder...

    thnx

    >
    >
    > Mattias
    >
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