Windows Driver Kit (WDK) Documentation Blog : IFS

The File System Filter Test Suite

wdkblog — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:11:00 GMT

The Microsoft File System Filter team has created a Filter Test Suite to help filter ISVs prepare for the release of Windows 7. The test suite is a collection of regression tests that apply to a number of filtering points in the Windows platform: This test suite offers improved test coverage for file systems, networking, process, and registry filtering.

The primary goals of the test suite are to help in the following areas:

Identify potential reliability bugs in filter drivers
Reduce the number of Windows crashes that customers experience

Be aware that the test suite is not part of the Windows Logo Kit (WLK), and is not a logo requirement at this time.

The Filter Test Suite, which requires Windows 7, is available from the Microsoft Connect Web site. If you do not have a Microsoft Connect account, you can request one by sending E-mail to fsfcomm@microsoft.com.

-- Karlito Bonnevie [MSFT], Installable File Systems Programming Writer

IFS Plugfest 21 Goodies

wdkblog — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:14:00 GMT

Did you attend IFS Plugfest 21 but didn't get a chance to grab all the goodies? If so (and you signed the IFS Plugfest 21 NDA), you can access the following goodies via Microsoft Connect.

Plugfest slides and videos
Filter Test Suite VHD
Windows Error Reporting Gadget (as demo'd by Kevin Hill)
Security Provider Jumpstart Kit

If you don't already have a Microsoft Connect account, you can request one by sending E-mail to fsfcomm@microsoft.com.

-- Karlito Bonnevie [MSFT], Installable File Systems Programming Writer

How to Sign File System Drivers for Release

wdkblog — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:26:00 GMT

Kernel-mode driver binaries for 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista must be signed for release, or Windows will not load the binary. This requirement applies to file system drivers, including minifilters, legacy filters, and redirectors. For details and links to resources, including slides and a video presentation on file system driver signing, see How to Release-Sign File System Drivers, available on WHDC.

Karlito Bonnevie [MSFT], WDK Technical Writer
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