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I'm having problems signing my assembly. When I try to compile my code
I get an error:

The keyset is not defined.

Here is the code from my AssemblyInfo.cs

[assembly: AssemblyDelaySi gn(false)]
[assembly: AssemblyKeyFile ("..\\..\\..\\m yKey.snk")]

Any suggestions about signing are appreciated, I couldn't find much
info on the web. This is probably overkill for my apps but I'd like to
learn a little about it. Thanks
Nov 16 '05 #1
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Hi
This should work ok; you need to do nothing other that specifying
the URL of the key file. Try to generate another key pair file (by running
sn.exe with this argument -k c:\key.snk)may be there is something working
with the one you are using. Hope this helps.
Mohamed Mahfouz
MEA Developer Support Center
ITworx on behalf of Microsoft EMEA GTSC

Nov 16 '05 #2
That is what I did before, I created my own keys and still get the
error.

Cryptographic failure while signing assembly 'C:\Documents and
Settings\Me\My Documents\Visua l Studio
Projects\myProj ect\obj\Release \myProject.exe' -- 'The keyset is not
defined. '

I've created 3 different keys all with the same result. I've also
tried the -i arg and installed a key pair though that still gave the
same error. Any other suggestions are appreciated. Thanks

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:46:14 GMT, mo************@ egdsc.microsoft .com
(Mohamoss) wrote:
Hi
This should work ok; you need to do nothing other that specifying
the URL of the key file. Try to generate another key pair file (by running
sn.exe with this argument -k c:\key.snk)may be there is something working
with the one you are using. Hope this helps.
Mohamed Mahfouz
MEA Developer Support Center
ITworx on behalf of Microsoft EMEA GTSC


Nov 16 '05 #3
Hi,
have you tried to put the full path to the key file in AssemblyInfo.cs ,
not the relative one?

Sunny

In article <f7************ *************** *****@4ax.com>,
po****@hotmail. com says...
That is what I did before, I created my own keys and still get the
error.

Cryptographic failure while signing assembly 'C:\Documents and
Settings\Me\My Documents\Visua l Studio
Projects\myProj ect\obj\Release \myProject.exe' -- 'The keyset is not
defined. '

I've created 3 different keys all with the same result. I've also
tried the -i arg and installed a key pair though that still gave the
same error. Any other suggestions are appreciated. Thanks

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:46:14 GMT, mo************@ egdsc.microsoft .com
(Mohamoss) wrote:
Hi
This should work ok; you need to do nothing other that specifying
the URL of the key file. Try to generate another key pair file (by running
sn.exe with this argument -k c:\key.snk)may be there is something working
with the one you are using. Hope this helps.
Mohamed Mahfouz
MEA Developer Support Center
ITworx on behalf of Microsoft EMEA GTSC


Nov 16 '05 #4
Yes I have and I get the exact same error. :/

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 14:50:52 -0500, Sunny
<su******@icebe rgwireless.com> wrote:
Hi,
have you tried to put the full path to the key file in AssemblyInfo.cs ,
not the relative one?

Sunny

In article <f7************ *************** *****@4ax.com>,
po****@hotmail .com says...
That is what I did before, I created my own keys and still get the
error.

Cryptographic failure while signing assembly 'C:\Documents and
Settings\Me\My Documents\Visua l Studio
Projects\myProj ect\obj\Release \myProject.exe' -- 'The keyset is not
defined. '

I've created 3 different keys all with the same result. I've also
tried the -i arg and installed a key pair though that still gave the
same error. Any other suggestions are appreciated. Thanks

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:46:14 GMT, mo************@ egdsc.microsoft .com
(Mohamoss) wrote:
> Hi
> This should work ok; you need to do nothing other that specifying
>the URL of the key file. Try to generate another key pair file (by running
>sn.exe with this argument -k c:\key.snk)may be there is something working
>with the one you are using. Hope this helps.
>Mohamed Mahfouz
>MEA Developer Support Center
>ITworx on behalf of Microsoft EMEA GTSC



Nov 16 '05 #5
I restarted vs, changed nothing, tried to build, and it was
successful. I guess vs needs to be restarted every time a new keypair
is added/created.

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:53:10 GMT, polarz <po****@hotmail .com> wrote:
Yes I have and I get the exact same error. :/

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 14:50:52 -0500, Sunny
<su******@iceb ergwireless.com > wrote:
Hi,
have you tried to put the full path to the key file in AssemblyInfo.cs ,
not the relative one?

Sunny

In article <f7************ *************** *****@4ax.com>,
po****@hotmai l.com says...
That is what I did before, I created my own keys and still get the
error.

Cryptographic failure while signing assembly 'C:\Documents and
Settings\Me\My Documents\Visua l Studio
Projects\myProj ect\obj\Release \myProject.exe' -- 'The keyset is not
defined. '

I've created 3 different keys all with the same result. I've also
tried the -i arg and installed a key pair though that still gave the
same error. Any other suggestions are appreciated. Thanks

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:46:14 GMT, mo************@ egdsc.microsoft .com
(Mohamoss) wrote:

> Hi
> This should work ok; you need to do nothing other that specifying
>the URL of the key file. Try to generate another key pair file (by running
>sn.exe with this argument -k c:\key.snk)may be there is something working
>with the one you are using. Hope this helps.
>Mohamed Mahfouz
>MEA Developer Support Center
>ITworx on behalf of Microsoft EMEA GTSC


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