On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 7:58 AM, Tim Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > Xiaofan Chen wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 2:32 AM, Tim Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Note that Windows 8 now requires a CAT file >>> for all driver packages. >> Does this cat file needs to be signed? Where is >> this documented? > > I couldn't find it written down. I learned it empirically. > > >> I find one info here which states that the cat >> file needs to be signed for Windows 8 64bit. >> Is that true? > > To be honest, I don't know, because I always sign both the SYS and the > CAT. In previous systems, one or the other had to be signed in order to > pass 64-bit KMCS, but you had to sign the CAT file in order to change > the "unsigned driver" warning to the "do you trust this publisher" > warning. Thus, there has always been a rather strong incentive to sign > the CAT file, assuming you shipped one. >
Based on my practical testing, cat file needs to be signed under Windows 8 x64. I think it is also true for Windows 8 x86 as well. Another ref: http://www.osronline.com/showthread.cfm?link=239940 (post 8) "I found out the hard way that the PnP check has become stricter with the introduction of Windows 8: Unless a signed CAT file is provided, the driver package cannot not be installed at all." -- Xiaofan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 positioned as A LEADER in The Forrester Wave(TM): Endpoint Security, Q1 2013 and "remains a good choice" in the endpoint security space. For insight on selecting the right partner to tackle endpoint security challenges, access the full report. http://p.sf.net/sfu/symantec-dev2dev _______________________________________________ libusbx-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libusbx-devel
