Kernel-Mode Code Signing Walkthrough
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Kernel-mode software must be digitally signed to be loaded on x64-based versions of Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows family of operating systems. In addition, content protection policies for next-generation premium content might require signed kernel-mode software for certain configurations of x86-based systems.
This paper provides a beginning-to-end walkthrough of how to digitally sign both test and release versions of kernel-mode software.
This information applies to Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows.
Included in this paper:
| • | Getting Started with Code Signing |
| • | Code Signing Tools Overview |
| • | How to Test Sign a Kernel Module |
| • | How to Install and Load a Test-signed Driver Package |
| • | How to Troubleshoot Test-Signed Drivers |
| • | How to Release Sign a Kernel Module |
| • | How to Install and Load a Release-signed Driver Package |
| • | How to Troubleshoot Release-Signed Drivers |
| • | How to Disable Signature Enforcement on a Test Computer |
