Driver Rank Information in the SetupAPI Log
Windows uses a signature indicator to represent the signature type. Windows saves this information in a driver store database for internal use.
When Windows installs a driver, SetupAPI adds a Rank entry that logs the driver rank in hexadecimal format and a Signer Score entry that logs the signature type. The following is an excerpt from a SetupAPI device log that shows, in bold font style, an example of a Rank entry and an example of a Signer Score entry. In this excerpt, the Rank entry indicates that the driver has a rank of "0x0dff0000" and the Signer Score entry indicates that the driver is an inbox driver.
dvi: Created Driver Node:
dvi: HardwareID - ROOT\UPDATE
dvi: InfName - D:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\machine.inf_36c3d8da\machine.inf
dvi: DevDesc - Microcode Update Device
dvi: DrvDesc - Microcode Update Device
dvi: Provider - Microsoft
dvi: Mfg - (Standard system devices)
dvi: InstallSec - UPDATE_DRV
dvi: ActualSec - UPDATE_DRV
dvi: Rank - 0x0dff0000
dvi: Signer - Microsoft Windows Component Publisher
dvi: Signer Score - INBOX
dvi: DrvDate - 10/01/2002
dvi: Version - 6.0.5270.8
The following is a list of the Signer Score entries that Windows logs in the SetupAPI device log for each type of signature:
Premium WHQL signature
"Signer Score - WHQL Logo Gold"
Standard WHQL signature
"Signer Score - WHQL Logo Silver"
An unspecified Microsoft signature
"Signer Score - WHQL Unclassified"
A WHQL signature for a Windows version earlier than Windows Vista and equal to or later than the LowerLogoVersion value of the driver's device setup class.
"Signer Score - WHQL"
A Microsoft signature for an inbox driver
"Signer Score - INBOX"
An Authenticode signature or WHQL signature for a Windows version earlier than the version that is specified by LowerLogoVersion for the device setup class of the driver
"Signer Score - Authenticode"
Unsigned driver
"Signer Score - Not digitally signed"
For more information about driver ranking, see How Windows Ranks Drivers (Windows Vista and Later).