He could always implement his own host and change those semantics. Just like Sql2005, say.
-Brock http://staff.develop.com/ballen > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted Neward > Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 7:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Is it possible to redirect > binding to another public key token? > > So far as I know, there's no way--documented or otherwise--to > do this sort > of redirection. If you think about it, if there was, it'd be a fairly > serious security hole. "Hmm, let me redirect that request for > mscorlib to > EvilHackers.mscorlib-with-secrity-holes.dll...." > > What you might look to do is instead recompile the > application against your > new version of the open-source DLL, since technically you're > now forking the > open-source component, making it into something different. > > About the best you could come up with is to re-compile the existing > open-source component with your own pub/priv keypair, then > sign the second > version with the same pair. But, in general, the strong-name > portion of the > assembly is not considered to be part of the "evolvable" > portions of the > assembly name. > > Ted Neward > Author, Presenter, Consultant > Java, .NET, XML services > http://blogs.tedneward.com > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:ADVANCED- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Bassler > > Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 12:30 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Is it possible to redirect binding to > > another public key token? > > > > I don't have a copy of the key file/private key. This is > actually the crux > > of issue as whole. A related issue is if it's possible to redirect > > existing > > deployed assemblies that were compiled against the original > assembly to > > load the newly compiled assembly (that was built using another > > public/private key pair that I don't have access to)without > having to > > recompiled them. I'm just trying to confirm if it is > possible or not. > > > > Regards, Bill > > > > =================================== > > This list is hosted by DevelopMentorR http://www.develop.com > > > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > > http://discuss.develop.com > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor. http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
