Strong-named add-in assemblies

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Strong-named add-in assemblies
Is strong naming necessary? 
James Telfer




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 Joined: 2020-03-13
When creating Outlook add-ins, is it necessary to strong-name assemblies? When the add-in assemblies are strong-named, all dependencies must also be, which makes Nuget packages difficult. Our assemblies are not loaded into the GAC, either.

Note that this is strong naming with an SNK file, as opposed to signing the DLL with a code-signing certificate.
Posted 25 Mar, 2020 06:38:20 Top
Andrei Smolin


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 Joined: 2006-05-11
Hello James,

Using strong-named assemblies is optional.


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 25 Mar, 2020 06:45:00 Top