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C# compiler options documentation should avoid "security" terminology for strong naming

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This page should probably be rewritten to not use the "security" terminology. With .NET Core, there's an ongoing attempt to drive home the point that strong naming is *not* a feature meant for security, which is why it's not at all enforced. This page is not helping with that messaging.

(`HighEntropyVA` is an exception; that one *is* actually about security.)

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* ID: 8c990f37-3995-687b-b421-3346d2ff186f
* Version Independent ID: f3a67ca1-0a4a-cc52-3ffc-ff279fc4355d
* Content: [C# Compiler Options - security options](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/compiler-options/security)
* Content Source: [docs/csharp/language-reference/compiler-options/security.md](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/blob/main/docs/csharp/language-reference/compiler-options/security.md)
* Product: **dotnet-csharp**
* Technology: **csharp-language-reference**
* GitHub Login: @BillWagner
* Microsoft Alias: **wiwagn**

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