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Re:Microsoft no longer signs Windows drivers for Process Hacker by jabedude on Sunday October 24, 2021 @04:50PM (#28981768)
> Apple doesn’t issue new certs anymore it seems

This is not true. kexts are still signed by apple after being submitted and vetted.

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Re:Microsoft no longer signs Windows drivers for Process Hacker by heavyset_go on Sunday October 24, 2021 @05:13PM (#28981982)
Apple deprecated KEXTs[1], but still signs some .kexts they've chosen to grandfather in like macFUSE.

[1] https://developer.apple.com/support/kernel-extensions/

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Re:Microsoft no longer signs Windows drivers for Process Hacker by JonathonW on Sunday October 24, 2021 @06:44PM (#28982630)
Kexts are not deprecated in general-- only kexts that use deprecated KPIs are deprecated. (The page you link is the list of deprecated KPIs.)

The net effect of this: if something can be done using a System Extension rather than a kernel extension, you'll get deprecation warnings if you try to do it with a kernel extension. Kernel extension points that have not been replaced yet are still valid, will still be signed if used, and will still run on current versions of macOS.

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