| X64 Windows Vista Code Signing |
 | With its 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Microsoft introduced mandatory digital signatures for kernel modules. Essentially, the Redmond company aimed at delivering superior security and stability of the operating system via a mechanism designed to closely manage the code deployed in the core of the 64-bit editions of Vista and Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn. According to Microsoft, "kernel-mode software must have a ... [read more >>] |
| 03 September 2007, 05:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Open Source to Kill 64-bit Windows Vista |
 | Open source is both the simplest path to take to the 64-bit Windows Vista core and also the fastest way to kill the operating system. Microsoft introduced mandatory driver signing in its 64-bit edition of its latest operating system and applauded the security mitigation as a barrier against unsigned kernel-mode software. Although the technology is not new to Vista, Microsoft's most secure Windows platform to date brought driver signin ... [read more >>] |
| 16 August 2007, 07:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Disable Driver Signing in x64 Windows Vista |
 | With Windows Vista, Microsoft has introduced a new kernel security component for the 64-bit editions of the operating system. Windows mandatory Kernel Mode and Driver Signing implies that all modules or drivers designed to run at kernel level have to feature digital signatures. Microsoft's initiative is designed to increase the security of 64-bit Vista platforms by attesting that the kernel level software is provided by a le ... [read more >>] |
| 30 April 2007, 07:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |