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title: "What is strong name?"  
description: "What is strong name?"  
author: "Rajesh Goswami"  
published: 2010-11-09  
updated: 2020-09-20  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/218/what-is-strong-name  
category: ".net"  
tags: [".net"]  
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# What is strong name?

A name that consists of an assembly's identity—its simple text name, version number, and culture information (if provided)—strengthened by a public key and a digital signature generated over the assembly.\
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## Answers

### Answer by Rajesh Goswami

A name that consists of an assembly's identity—its simple text name, version number, and culture information (if provided)—strengthened by a public key and a digital signature generated over the assembly.\
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