C# Signature:

/// <summary>
///     Generate a new key pair with the specified key size for strong name use
///     Generate a new key pair for strong name use
/// </summary>
/// <param name="wszKeyContainer">desired key container name</param>
/// <param name="dwFlags">flags</param>
/// <param name="dwKeySize">desired key size</param>
/// <param name="ppbKeyBlob">[out] generated public / private key blob</param>
/// <param name="pcbKeyBlob">[out] size of the generated blob</param>
/// <returns>true if the key was generated, false if there was an error</returns>
[DllImport("mscoree.dll")]
extern static bool StrongNameKeyGenEx([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string
   wszKeyContainer, StrongNameKeyGenFlags dwFlags, int dwKeySize,
   [Out]out IntPtr ppbKeyBlob, [Out]out long pcbKeyBlob);
public extern static bool StrongNameKeyGen([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string
   wszKeyContainer, StrongNameKeyGenFlags dwFlags, [Out]out IntPtr ppbKeyBlob,
   [Out]out long pcbKeyBlob)

User-Defined Types:

StrongNameKeyGenFlags

StrongNameKeyGenFlags

Notes:

This strong name API has been moved to mscoree.dll for Whidbey. It is not available in the v1.0 or v1.1 versions of the framework.

This function is exported from mscorsn.dll in v1.0 and v1.1 of the .NET framework, but it will be moved to mscorwks.dll in v2.0. There is a shim in mscoree.dll which will redirect to the appropriate implementation dll, which has the same name.

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

For a sample of generating a key, and some more documentation on this function, see Shawn Farkas' blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/shawnfa/archive/2004/07/09/178902.aspx

See the sample on Shawn Farkas' blog for a complete sample of using this API: http://blogs.msdn.com/shawnfa/archive/2004/07/09/178902.aspx

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