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NAME
     sn - Digitally sign/verify/compare strongnames on CLR assemblies.

SYNOPSIS
     sn [-q | -quiet] [options] [parameters]

DESCRIPTION
     Digitally sign, verify or compare CLR assemblies using strongnames.

     You  can  use  the sn command to create "snk files" using the -k option de-
     scribed below.

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
     Configuration options are stored in the machine.config  configuration  file
     under /configuration/strongNames.

     -c provider
	    Change the default CSP (Crypto Service Provider). Currently not sup-
	    ported in Mono.

     -m [y|n]
	    Use  a  machine  [y] key container or a user [n] key container. Cur-
	    rently not supported in Mono.

     -Vl    List the verification options. The list is	kept  under  /configura-
	    tion/ strongNames/verificationSettings in machine.config.

     -Vr assembly [userlist]
	    Exempt  the  specified  assembly from verification for the specified
	    user list.	Currently  not	supported  by  sn.  You  must  edit  ma-
	    chine.config manually if you require this.

     -Vu assembly
	    Remove the exemption entry for the specified assembly. Currently not
	    supported  by  sn,	you must edit machine.config manually if you re-
	    quire this.

     -Vx    Remove all exemptions entries. Currently not supported  by	sn,  you
	    must edit machine.config manually if you require this.

CSP RELATED OPTIONS
     -d container
	    Delete the keypair present in the specified key container.

     -i keypair.snk container
	    Import the specified strongname file into the specified container.

     -pc container publickey
	    Export the public key from the specified CSP container to the speci-
	    fied file.

CONVERSION OPTIONS
     -e assembly output.pub
	    Export the assembly public key to the specified output file.

     -p keypair.snk output.pub
	    Export  the  public key from the specified strongname key file (SNK)
	    or from a PKCS#12/PFX password protected file to the specified  out-
	    put file.

     -o input output.txt
	    Convert the input file to a CSV file (using decimal).

     -oh input output.txt
	    Convert the input file to a CSV file (using hexadecimal).

STRONGNAME SIGNING OPTIONS
     -D assembly1 assembly2
	    Compare  if  assembly1  and  assembly2 are the same except for their
	    signature.	This is done by comparing the hash of  the  metadata  of
	    both assemblies.

     -k [size] keypair.snk
	    Create  a  new strongname keypair in the specified file. The default
	    key length is 1024 bits and MUST ALWAYS be used when signing 1.x as-
	    semblies.  Any value from 384 to 16384  bits  (in  increments  of  8
	    bits)  is a valid key length to sign 2.x assemblies. To ensure maxi-
	    mum compatibility you may want to continue	using  1024  bits  keys.
	    Note  that	there's  no  good  reason, even if it's possible, to use
	    length lesser than 1024 bits.

     -R assembly keypair.snk
	    Re-sign the specified assembly using the specified	strongname  key-
	    pair  file	(SNK)  or a PKCS#12/PFX password protected file. You can
	    only sign an assembly with the private key that matches  the  public
	    key  inside  the  assembly	(unless  it's  public key token has been
	    remapped in machine.config).

     -Rc assembly container
	    Re-sign the specified assembly using the specified	strongname  con-
	    tainer.

     -t file
	    Show the public key token from the specified file.

     -tp file
	    Show  the  public  key  and  the public key token from the specified
	    file.

     -T assembly
	    Show the public key token from the specified assembly.

     -Tp assembly
	    Show the public key and the public key token from the specified  as-
	    sembly.

     -v assembly
	    Verify the specified assembly signature.

     -vf assembly
	    Verify the specified assembly signature (even if disabled).

HELP OPTIONS
     -h , -?
	    Display basic help about this tool.

     -h config , -? config
	    Display configuration related help about this tool.

     -h csp , -? csp
	    Display Cryptographic Service Provider related help about this tool.

     -h convert , -? convert
	    Display conversion related help about this tool.

     -h sn , -? sn
	    Display strongname related help about this tool.

CONFIGURATION FILE
     Strongnames configuration is kept in "machine.config" file. Currently two
	    features can be configured.

     /configuration/strongNames/pubTokenMapping
	    This mechanism lets Mono remap a public key token, like the ECMA to-
	    ken,  to  another public key for verification. This is useful in two
	    scenarios. First, assemblies signed with the "ECMA key" need  to  be
	    verified  by the "runtime" key (as the ECMA key isn't a public key).
	    Second, many assemblies are signed with private keys that Mono can't
	    use (e.g. System.Security.dll assembly).  A new key cannot	be  used
	    because it should change the strongname (a new key pair would have a
	    new  public  key  which would produce a new token). Public key token
	    remapping is the solution for both problems. Each token must be con-
	    figured  in  a  "map"  entry  similar  to	this   one:   <map   To-
	    ken="b77a5c561934e089" PublicKey="00..." />

     /configuration/strongNames/verificationSettings
	    It	is  often  useful  during development to use delay signed assem-
	    blies.  Normally* the runtime wouldn't allow delay-signed assemblies
	    to be loaded.  This  feature  allows  some	delay-signed  assemblies
	    (based  on their public key token, optionally assembly name and user
	    name) to be used like they were fully signed  assemblies.  [*]  Note
	    that  Mono	1.0  "runtime" doesn't validate strongname signatures so
	    this option shouldn't be required in most scenarios.

AUTHOR
     Written by Sebastien Pouliot

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2003 Motus Technologies.  Copyright	(C)  2004  Novell.   Re-
     leased under BSD license.

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     Visit http://www.mono-project.com for details

SEE ALSO
     secutil(1)

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