Question

Can a signed assembly be used by a signed assemblies ? I want to know if I signed an assembly as strongly named will it not possible to be used by a non-signed assembly ? Please guide how to sign a assembly as strongly named ?

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Answer 1

Q: Can a strongly name assembly be used by a strongly name assembly?

A: Yes, of course

Q: I want to know if I signed an asambly as strongly named will it not
possible to be used by a simple assambly?

A: I think you’re asking if a “normal” (unsigned) assembly can call a strongly named assembly? Again – yes, of course

… HOWEVER …

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wd40t7ad.aspx

When you reference a strong-named assembly, you expect to get certain
benefits, such as versioning and naming protection. If the
strong-named assembly then references an assembly with a simple name,
which does not have these benefits, you lose the benefits you would
derive from using a strong-named assembly and revert to DLL conflicts.
Therefore, strong-named assemblies can only reference other
strong-named assemblies.

In other words, ANY assembly can use a strongly signed assembly. But a strongly signed assembly can only use OTHER strongly signed assemblies.