What is Manifest

Assembly metadata is stored in Manifest.Manifest contains all the metadata needed to do the following things:-

1. Version of assembly

2. Security identity

3. Scope of the assembly

4. resolve references to resources and classes.

5. The assembly manifest can be stored in either a PE file (an .exe or .dll) with
Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) code or in a stand-alone PE file that
contains only assembly manifest information.