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Ziv_W
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Jun 28, 2021

Can I self-sign user-mode USB drivers, or do I need to go through the Hardware Program?

Microsoft has deprecated their support for cross-signed root certificates for kernel-mode drivers: https://knowledge.digicert.com/alerts/Kernel-Mode.html   I occasionally release software with USB...
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Roy_MacLachlan
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Jul 06, 2021

Hi Ziv_W,

 

We appreciate you reaching out to us on your inquiries related to the MSIX toolkit. However the SignTool that you have been using is owned by the Visual Studio team.

 

I've reach out to their internal team to requesting an answer to your question, as well as guidance on where their online community resides.

 

I will update you once I know more.

Thank you,

Roy MacLachlan

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Ziv_W
Copper Contributor
Jul 07, 2021

Thank you, Roy_MacLachlan ! Much appreciated.

 

This forum is where I saw what seemed to be related questions, about certificates and signing drivers. If there's another good tool to use, that might be a good solution too. Thanks!

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