How to set the checksum on a .NET assembly (.dll, .exe) in VS project settings.

Question

I've created a .NET Class Library (DLL) project w/Visual Studio 2010. I would like to set the checksum on the created DLL assembly. Similar to the /RELEASE (Set Checksum) setting in a C++/MFC project. Does a .NET project have such a setting? Can this be done?

Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

Not as far I know - Why would you need this setting anyway, the only use I know of is for device drivers? Perhaps you can tell us what you are trying to achieve and then we can see how you may accomplish that with .NET

Answer 2

Hi FYoungski,

Welcome to the MSDN Forum.

I agree with Shaun. And do you have any update?

Best regards,

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Answer 3

Hi, Here's why I would like to do it:

I have an assembly that creates and accesses very sensitive data in a secured database.

I would like to store also in this database the checksum of the release version of the assembly. In the constructor of the public class that initializes this library, I want to do something like - load a copy of the assembly and compute it's checksum, compare to the one in the database and take whatever action based on the comparison.

Thanks,

Gerry