[Mono-list] Problem with Windows .NET and Mono.Security

[Francisco T. Martinez]

Sure reported.  However, did you try to use the Mono 1.1.4 installer.  
That one is the one now favored for use and I know that the Assemblies 
were carefully checked for their strong name before packaging.

Paco


Rob Tanner wrote:

>Ralph,
>
>Thanks.  Well, the first issue I can disregard as a non-issue, but the second
>is more problematic. 
>
>The Mono.Security.dll assembly comes out of the download of the installer
>mono-1.0.6-gtksharp-1.9.2-win32-0.3.exe off the www.mono-project.com.  I
>pulled down a second copy just to make sure nothing got messed up the first
>time.  They both produce the same MD5 hash so they should be absolutely
>identical (which is what I would have expected).  I unstalled Mono and then
>re-installed using the second copy.  I still get the same "Strong name
>validation failed for assembly 'Mono.Security'" error.  Do you think this is
>something I need to report as a bug?
>
>Thanks,
>Rob
>
>--On Thursday, February 24, 2005 01:30:52 PM +1300 Ralph Mason
><ralph.mason@telogis.com> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>You don't 'register' a .net assembly (this is a com thing).   You can put
>>it in the gac if you like.
>>
>>The second one sounds like a modified assembly after it was signed.
>>
>>Ralph
>>
>>    
>>
>>>I downloaded the Novell LDAP libraries for C# which use Mono.Security, so I
>>>downloaded Mon and installed it.  First I tried to register
>>>Mono.Security.dll and I got this error: "Mono.Security.dll was loadedbut
>>>the DllRegisterServer entry point was not found.  The file cannot be
>>>registered."
>>>
>>>I went ahead and built and tried to run a piece of sample code from the
>>>LDAP library and I get this error:  "Error: Strong name validation failed
>>>for assembly 'Mono.Security'."
>>>
>>>I presume the two problems are related, but I have no idea what's going on.
>>>Anybody have a clue?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Rob
>>>
>>>
>>>Life can be interesting when a UNIX guy suddenly starts coding C# on
>>>Windows 2003.  :-)
>>>
>>>      
>>>