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I am trying to sign my assembly, but I am getting an error:
Error Unable to find manifest signing certificate in the certificate store.
This is what I did to start:
But then when I go to compile my build, I get the error.
I then went to the .pfx file in my project directory, double clicked it and imported it into the certificate store (and entered the same password as when I created the certificate).
But I keep getting the same error when trying to build my project. I do not have the "Sign the ClickOnce manifests" selected as I am not using that feature.
How can I fix this problem?
I am using Visual Studio 2010 SP1.
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Signing an assembly ensures that the consumer knows its origin and uniquely identifies the component. It makes the physical DLL file tamper-proof. This tutorial will step you through signing an assembly with a strong name key (SNK) in . NET.
A digital signature is used to help authenticate the identity of the creator of digital information — such as documents, e-mail messages etc. — by using the cryptographic algorithms. When a . dll and/or .exe file is digitally signed by a signer, you can confirm the same from the said file's properties.
Open the properties sheet for the . dll from Windows Explorer. If a tab "Digital Signatures" is shown, it's a signed assembly. If the tab is missing, it's unsigned.
I found what was causing my problem. I had to delete the following from my Visual Studio project file (.csproj):
<ManifestCertificateThumbprint>...</ManifestCertificateThumbprint><b
<ManifestKeyFile>...</ManifestKeyFile><
<GenerateManifests>...</GenerateManifests><
<SignManifests>...</SignManifests>
This fixed the problem, and I was able to compile by application.
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