Driver Package Integrity during Plug and Play Device Installations in Windows Vista

Driver Package Integrity during Plug and Play Device Installations in Windows Vista
December 17, 2007
Abstract
Windows Vista® now allows any Plug and Play driver to be signed by companies other than Microsoft. This change allows Windows® to verify the origin and integrity of driver packages while giving IT departments and vendors more flexibility in publishing their drivers. This paper gives device vendors and IT professionals a preview of the Windows Vista code-signing policies.
This information applies for the Windows Vista operating system.
For up-to-date information, see “Device Installation Design Guide” in the WDK documentation at
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms790231.aspx
The current version of this paper is maintained on the Web at:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/drvsign/pnp-driver.mspx
References and resources discussed here are listed at the end of this paper.
Contents
Introduction 3
Signing Drivers with a Code-Signing Certificate 4
Driver Installation 5
Ranking Multiple Drivers 6
References 8
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Revision History
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12/17/2007
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4/20/2006
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