System.Reflection.AssemblyDelaySignAttribute
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System.Reflection.AssemblyDelaySignAttribute is a .NET attribute used to indicate that an assembly should be partially signed at build time, deferring the final signing with a strong name key until a later stage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| System.Reflection.AssemblyDelaySignAttribute canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7897577 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: System.Reflection.AssemblyDelaySignAttribute Context triple: [System.Reflection, containsType, System.Reflection.AssemblyDelaySignAttribute]
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A.
System.Reflection
System.Reflection is a .NET namespace that provides types and APIs for inspecting and interacting with metadata about assemblies, modules, and types at runtime.
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B.
C# attributes
C# attributes are metadata annotations in the C# programming language that allow developers to attach declarative information to code elements such as classes, methods, and properties, influencing compilation and runtime behavior.
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C.
ECMA-335
ECMA-335 is the international standard that defines the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), including the core runtime, type system, and metadata used by .NET languages.
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D.
Microsoft Intermediate Language
Microsoft Intermediate Language is the low-level, platform-independent bytecode used by the .NET Framework’s Common Language Runtime as the compilation target for .NET languages before just-in-time compilation to native machine code.
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E.
MSBuild
MSBuild is Microsoft's build engine for .NET and Visual Studio, used to compile, package, and deploy applications based on XML project files.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: System.Reflection.AssemblyDelaySignAttribute Target entity description: System.Reflection.AssemblyDelaySignAttribute is a .NET attribute used to indicate that an assembly should be partially signed at build time, deferring the final signing with a strong name key until a later stage.
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A.
System.Reflection
System.Reflection is a .NET namespace that provides types and APIs for inspecting and interacting with metadata about assemblies, modules, and types at runtime.
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B.
C# attributes
C# attributes are metadata annotations in the C# programming language that allow developers to attach declarative information to code elements such as classes, methods, and properties, influencing compilation and runtime behavior.
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C.
ECMA-335
ECMA-335 is the international standard that defines the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), including the core runtime, type system, and metadata used by .NET languages.
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D.
Microsoft Intermediate Language
Microsoft Intermediate Language is the low-level, platform-independent bytecode used by the .NET Framework’s Common Language Runtime as the compilation target for .NET languages before just-in-time compilation to native machine code.
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E.
MSBuild
MSBuild is Microsoft's build engine for .NET and Visual Studio, used to compile, package, and deploy applications based on XML project files.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
.NET attribute
ⓘ
class ⓘ |
| affects | strong-name verification behavior during development ⓘ |
| allows | development teams to build assemblies without access to the private key ⓘ |
| allowsMultiple | false ⓘ |
| assembly |
System.Runtime
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mscorlib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CLSCompliant | true ⓘ |
| controls |
whether only the public key is inserted into the assembly at build time
ⓘ
whether the private key is omitted during initial compilation ⓘ |
| documentation | https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.reflection.assemblydelaysignattribute ⓘ |
| exampleUsage | [assembly: AssemblyDelaySign(true)] ⓘ |
| hasAttributeUsageTarget | Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstructor |
AssemblyDelaySignAttribute()
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AssemblyDelaySignAttribute(bool) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
bool DelaySign
ⓘ
bool IsDefaultAttribute() ⓘ |
| inheritsFrom | System.Attribute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedIn | .NET Framework 1.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAttributeUsageInherited | false ⓘ |
| isPublic | true ⓘ |
| isSealed | true ⓘ |
| isSerializable | true ⓘ |
| namespace | System.Reflection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parameter | AssemblyDelaySignAttribute(bool delaySign) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
.NET 5+
ⓘ
.NET Core NERFINISHED ⓘ .NET Framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propertyType | DelaySign: System.Boolean ⓘ |
| purpose |
Indicates that an assembly is delay-signed
ⓘ
Indicates that the final strong-name signing will occur at a later stage ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
System.Reflection.AssemblyKeyFileAttribute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
System.Reflection.AssemblyKeyNameAttribute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | final signing step before deployment ⓘ |
| securityContext | code signing ⓘ |
| typicalUsage | applied in AssemblyInfo.cs ⓘ |
| usedFor |
partial signing of assemblies
ⓘ
strong-name signing process control ⓘ |
| usedIn |
assembly signing pipeline
ⓘ
build process ⓘ |
| usedWith |
private key
ⓘ
public key ⓘ sn.exe strong name tool ⓘ strong-name key pair ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: System.Reflection.AssemblyDelaySignAttribute Description of subject: System.Reflection.AssemblyDelaySignAttribute is a .NET attribute used to indicate that an assembly should be partially signed at build time, deferring the final signing with a strong name key until a later stage.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.