Security Tools
The .NET Framework SDK supplies command-line tools that help you perform security-related tasks and test your components and applications before you deploy them. The following table briefly describes each of these tools.
| Tool name | Description |
|---|---|
| Certificate Creation Tool (Makecert.exe) | Generates X.509 certificates for testing purposes only. |
| Certificate Manager Tool (Certmgr.exe) | Manages certificates, certificate trust lists (CTLs), and certificate revocation lists (CRLs). |
| Certificate Verification Tool (Chktrust.exe) | Checks the validity of a file signed with an Authenticode™ certificate. |
| Code Access Security Policy Tool (Caspol.exe) | Enables you to view and configure security policy. You can see the permissions that are granted to a specified assembly and the code groups that the assembly belongs to. |
| File Signing Tool (Signcode.exe) | Signs a portable executable (PE) file with requested permissions, giving you more control over the security restrictions placed on your components. |
| Isolated Storage Tool (Storeadm.exe) | Manages isolated storage, providing options to list the user's stores and delete them. |
| Permissions View Tool (Permview.exe) | Allows you to view an assembly's requested permissions. |
| PEVerify Tool (Peverify.exe) | Determines whether the JIT compilation process can verify the type safety of the assembly. |
| Secutil Tool (Secutil.exe) | Extracts strong name public key information or Authenticode™ publisher certificates from an assembly, in a format that can be incorporated into code. |
| Set Registry Tool (Setreg.exe) | Changes the registry settings that pertain to certificates and digital signatures. |
| Software Publisher Certificate Test Tool (Cert2spc.exe) | Creates a Software Publisher's Certificate (SPC) from one or more X.509 certificates. This tool is for testing purposes only. |
| Strong Name Tool (Sn.exe) | Helps create assemblies with strong names. Sn.exe provides options for key management, signature generation, and signature verification |