OEMCertifyModule (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/5/2010

This function enables the OS loader to pass the module code (for example, .dll, .exe, and .ocx) to the OEM to verify that a module can be safely run on the system.

Syntax

DWORD OEMCertifyModule(
  LPBYTE lpData, 
  DWORD cbData 
);

Parameters

• lpData
  [out] Pointer to a buffer allocated by the OS that contains the code for the module being loaded.

• cbData
  [in] Size, in bytes, of the buffer that the OS passes and that lpData points to.

  If cbData is zero, the end of the module has been reached.

Return Value

The following table shows the return values for this function.

Remarks

To implement this function, assign the address of this function to pOEMLoadModule in the OEMInit function of the OEM adaptation layer (OAL).

The pOEMLoadModule global pointer is exposed by the OS in the OAL. The OS loader calls pOEMLoadModule multiple times until it reaches the end of the module.

If the loader fails to fully load a module, the OS loader might never reach the end of the module, and an OEM must be ready for pOEMLoadInit to be called before the end of the previous module is reached.

The OEM assigns trust levels to .dll and .exe files. The modules from the MODULES section of a .bin file are assumed to be trusted (OEM_CERTIFY_TRUST) and are not tested by the OEM. The OEM should test the modules from the FILES section of the .bin file and other file systems.

An .exe file is always assigned a trust level before its dependent .dll files are loaded.

A .dll file can use the CeGetCurrentTrust function to determine the trust level of the .exe file if a .dll file needs more control over which .exe files are able to load it.

ROM .dll and .exe files are not certified by the OEM and are assumed to operate at an OEM_CERTIFY_TRUST level.

The CreateProcess function debug flags, DEBUG_ONLY_THIS_PROCESS and DEBUG_PROCESS, are restricted. If these flags are used by an untrusted application, the identified process launches, but no debugging occurs.

Requirements

See Also

Reference

Optional OAL Functions
OEMCertifyModuleInit
OEMInit

Other Resources

CeGetCurrentTrust
CreateProcess