CRM 2011: Signing the Plug-in Assembly

Only signed plug-in assemblies are allowed to be registered on Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.

To sign an assembly with a strong name, it must have a public/private key pair.

The assembly can be signed using

• Microsoft Visual Studio, OR
• Strong Name Tool (sn.exe)

Using Microsoft Visual Studio (UI)

Follow these steps to sign the assembly using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

1. Right-click the project and click "Properties".
2. Select "Signing".
3. Check "Sign the assembly".
4. Select an existing key or create a new one.
5. Save the properties.
6. Rebuild the DLL.

Using Strong Name Tool (sn.exe)

1. Open Visual Studio 2010 Command Prompt
2. Run the command, sn -k [filename]

Refer to Microsoft's documentation for more information.