[GH-ISSUE #44] Debug directory removed from PE header #37

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opened 2026-02-25 21:30:31 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @Sam13 on GitHub (May 16, 2018).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/brutaldev/StrongNameSigner/issues/44

By comparing the PE header of an existing unsigned assembly and the same assembly signed with StrongNameSigner, I found out that the "Debug directory" is stripped out from the PE header.

Without information in the header that it's e.g. impossible to generate a PDB with JetBrains dotPeek (https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/DOTP-6889)

I'm using version 2.1.4

Originally created by @Sam13 on GitHub (May 16, 2018). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/brutaldev/StrongNameSigner/issues/44 By comparing the PE header of an existing unsigned assembly and the same assembly signed with StrongNameSigner, I found out that the "Debug directory" is stripped out from the PE header. Without information in the header that it's e.g. impossible to generate a PDB with JetBrains dotPeek (https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/DOTP-6889) I'm using version 2.1.4

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@brutaldev commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2021):

@Sam13 I've tested this myself and the directory is not stripped at all. Do you have an assembly with corresponding PDB that this happens with? I used tools like PE Editor to verify the header.

@brutaldev commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2021): @Sam13 I've tested this myself and the directory is not stripped at all. Do you have an assembly with corresponding PDB that this happens with? I used tools like [PE Editor](https://github.com/petoolse/petools) to verify the header.

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@Sam13 commented on GitHub (Nov 14, 2021):

@brutaldev I'm afraid, I cannot provide any test data. Since you tested again I would consider this fixed...

@Sam13 commented on GitHub (Nov 14, 2021): @brutaldev I'm afraid, I cannot provide any test data. Since you tested again I would consider this fixed...

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[PR #37] [MERGED] New Variable to locate StrongNameSigner #36 #94