Driver Signing changes in Windows 10RATE this
1 Apr 1:28 PM
Beginning with the release of Windows, all new Windows ten kernel mode drivers must be submitted to and digitally signed By the Windows Hardware Developer Center Dashboard portal. Windows Ten would not load new kernel mode drivers which is not signed by the portal.
Additionally, starting after the release of Windows, the portal would only accept driver submissions, including Both kernel and user mode driver submissions, that has a valid Extended Validation ("EV") Code Signing Certificate.
We ' re making these changes to help do Windows more secure. These changes limit the risk of a driver publisher ' s signing keys being lost or stolen and also ensures that driver Publis Hers is strongly authenticated.
If you were a driver developer, here's what's need to do:
- Ensure that you submit new drivers to Microsoft via the Windows Hardware Developer Center Dashboard portal.
- Get started with the process of getting an EV Code Signing Certificate.
FAQs
What's about existing drivers? Do I need to re-sign these drivers to get them to work with Windows 10?
No, existing drivers don't need to be re-signed. To ensure backwards compatibility, drivers which is properly signed by a valid cross-signing certificate it was issued Before the release of Windows would continue to pass signing checks on Windows 10.
What is about older versions of Windows?
The changes described in this post apply only to Windows ten, so cross-signing can continue to be used on previous versions of Windows. However, the Windows Hardware Developer Center Dashboard portalwill require an EV Code Signing Certificate no matter what OS you plan to support.
How to sign drivers during development and testing?
Please see the this page for information.
How does I sign a driver so that it's compatible with Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10?
Simple. All your need to does is a submit your drivers to the Windows Hardware Developer Center Dashboard portal. The portal would sign the driver the right-of-the-platforms Able for.
Is there Web services for submitting to theWindows Hardware Developer Center Dashboard Portal?
Yes. Take a look at the and this.
Http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows_hardware_certification/archive/2015/04/01/driver-signing-changes-in-windows-10.aspx
Driver Signing changes in Windows 10