Learning driver signing issue on Windows 6 64 bit OS, I understand that release signing is enough to ensure that the driver can be installed. Regarding Microsoft WHQL program, this is kind of optional procedure. If I don’t do this, my driver can be installed, but with additional warning during installation. This is OK for me, and I can forget about WHQL for now. Is this correct?
On 06/16/2010 07:53 AM, xxxxx@yahoo.com wrote:
[On Win/64bit] release signing is enough to ensure that the driver
can be installed. [WHQL signing] is kind of optional procedure.
If I don’t do this, my driver can be installed, but with additional
warning during installation. […] Is this correct?
Correct, unless your device is in any DRM-protected (Protected Media
Component) path. In this case you need additional signatures.
That’s at least how I understand these Microsoft documents:
http://download.microsoft.com/DOWNLOAD/A/F/7/AF7777E5-7DCD-4800-8A0A-B18336565F5B/PMP-SIGN.DOC
Thank you for this information and useful links.