Identifying "System" assemblies in a stack trace

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Gopalakrishnan N.T - 11 Aug 2004 12:59 GMT

Hi,

I am using the StackTrace class to loop through the entire stack trace of my application. I am doing this to check my calling assemblies for some security purposes. But I have a problem now. I don't want to check on "system" assemblies (like System.Windows.Forms, etc.). I have to stop looping through the stack trace the moment I enter into the "system" area. And I don't want to check by name (like checking for assemblies starting with "system."), as this would also mean a kind of security risk. Is there any other reliable way that I can differentiate between "system" assemblies and other assemblies on the stack trace?

Thanks and Regards,
N.T.Gopalakrishnan

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Andriy Gnennyy - 23 Aug 2004 07:28 GMT

Hi,
You could check the assembly public key token (using
AssemblyName.GetPublicKeyToken method).
In this case, you will be able to compare the token value to well-known ECMA
and Microsoft tokens.

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Hi,

I am using the StackTrace class to loop through the entire stack trace of my
application. I am doing this to check my calling assemblies for some
security purposes. But I have a problem now. I don't want to check on
"system" assemblies (like System.Windows.Forms, etc.). I have to stop
looping through the stack trace the moment I enter into the "system" area.
And I don't want to check by name (like checking for assemblies starting
with "system."), as this would also mean a kind of security risk. Is there
any other reliable way that I can differentiate between "system" assemblies
and other assemblies on the stack trace?

Thanks and Regards,
N.T.Gopalakrishnan

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Identifying "System" assemblies in a stack trace

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