1.14. Delay Sign an Assembly
Problem
You need to create a strong-named assembly, but you don't want to give all members of your development team access to the private key component of your strong-named key pair.
Solution
Extract and distribute the public key component of your strong-named key pair. Follow the instructions in recipe 1-12 that describe how to give your assembly a strong name. In addition, specify the /delaysign switch when you compile your assembly. Disable strong name verification for the assembly using the -Vr switch of the Strong Name tool (sn.exe).
NOTE
If you are using Visual Studio, you can configure your strong-named assembly to be delay signed by opening the project properties, selecting the Signing tab, and checking the ...
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