Top 20 NuGet Packages
Provides classes that allow a compiler or tool to emit metadata and optionally generate a PE file on disk. The primary clients of these classes are script engines and compilers.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Reflection.Emit.AssemblyBuilder
System.Reflection.Emit.FieldBuilder
System.Reflection.Emit.Ty...
Provides the System.Reflection.Emit.DynamicMethod class, which represents a dynamic method that can be compiled, executed, and discarded. Discarded methods are available for garbage collection.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Reflection.Emit.DynamicMethod
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at...
Provides extensions methods for System.Type that are designed to be source-compatible with older framework reflection-based APIs.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Reflection.TypeExtensions
System.Reflection.BindingFlags
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
Provides types that support COM interop and platform invoke services.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.GCHandle
System.Runtime.InteropServices.GuidAttribute
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
System.DllNotFoundException
System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportAttribute
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Provides APIs to query about runtime and OS information.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation
System.Runtime.InteropServices.OSPlatform
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
Provides classes for serializing objects to the Extensible Markup Language (XML) and deserializing XML data to objects.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Runtime.Serialization.DataContractSerializer
System.Runtime.Serialization.XmlObjectSerializer
System.Runtime.Serialization.InvalidDataContractException...
Provides classes that implement claims-based identity in the .NET Framework, including classes that represent claims, claims-based identities, and claims-based principals.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Security.Principal.GenericIdentity
System.Security.Claims.Claim
System.Security.Claims.ClaimsIdenti...
Provides base types for cryptographic algorithms, including hashing, encryption, and signing operations.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Security.Cryptography.Aes
System.Security.Cryptography.RSA
System.Security.Cryptography.RSAParameters
System.Security.Cryptography.HMACSHA1
System.Security.Cryptograp...
Provides cryptographic algorithm implementations and key management with Windows Cryptographic API (CryptoAPI).
Commonly Used Types:
System.Security.Cryptography.RSACryptoServiceProvider
System.Security.Cryptography.CspParameters
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
Provides types for representing Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)-encoded data.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Security.Cryptography.AsnEncodedData
System.Security.Cryptography.Oid
System.Security.Cryptography.OidCollection
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
Provides common types for the cryptographic libraries.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Security.Cryptography.ICryptoTransform
System.Security.Cryptography.AsymmetricAlgorithm
System.Security.Cryptography.SymmetricAlgorithm
System.Security.Cryptography.HashAlgorithm
System.Security.Cryptography.KeyedHas...
Provides the System.Security.SecureString class, which represents text that should be kept confidential. The text is encrypted for privacy when being used, and deleted from computer memory when no longer needed.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Security.SecureString
System.Security.SecureStringMarshal
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Provides the System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex class, an implementation of a regular expression engine.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex
System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Match
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Group
System.Text.Regu...
Provides common types for interacting with asynchronous (or overlapped) input and output (I/O).
Commonly Used Types:
System.Threading.NativeOverlapped
System.Threading.Overlapped
System.Threading.IOCompletionCallback
When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions
Provides the System.Threading.Tasks.Parallel class, which adds support for running loops and iterators in parallel.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Threading.Tasks.Parallel
System.Threading.Tasks.ParallelLoopState
System.Threading.Tasks.ParallelLoopResult
System.Threading.Tasks.ParallelOptions
When u...
Provides provides a fast, non-cached, forward-only way to read and write Extensible Markup Language (XML) data.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Xml.XmlNodeType
System.Xml.XmlException
System.Xml.XmlReader
System.Xml.XmlWriter
System.Xml.IXmlLineInfo
System.Xml.XmlNameTable
System.Xml.IXmlNamespaceResol...
Provides the classes for Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) to Extensible Markup Language (XML). LINQ to XML is an in-memory XML programming interface that enables you to modify XML documents efficiently and easily.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Xml.Linq.XElement
System.Xml.Linq.XAttribute
System.Xml.L...
Provides an older in-memory Extensible Markup Language (XML) programming interface that enables you to modify XML documents. Developers should prefer the classes in the System.Xml.XDocument package.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Xml.XmlNode
System.Xml.XmlElement
System.Xml.XmlAttribute
System.Xml.Xml...
Provides classes for serializing objects to the Extensible Markup Language (XML) and deserializing XML data to objects.
Commonly Used Types:
System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable
System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer
System.Xml.Serialization.XmlIgnoreAttribute
System.Xml.Serialization.XmlEleme...