Loading Assemblies from the Network

Question

This is related to the this question and the answer maybe the same but I'll ask anyways.

I understand that we can start managed executables from the network from .NET 3.5 SP1 but what about assemblies loaded from inside the executable? Does the same thing apply?

Answer 1

You have been able to load Assemblies from the network at leasst from .NET 2.0. I have used this on a previous project. The only thing to watch is the size of the assembly and the number and size of the dependancies that it is loading.

If you are using a seperate AppDomain, then you will need to take special consideration of the dependancies.

Answer 2

My understanding is yes, you're trying to load an untrusted module into your local app domain.