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minus-squarethemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 months agoI believe the issue is because both VeraCrypt and Wireguard use kernal level drivers which can’t run without signing, though they can be bypassed but that isn’t good for security. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/install/windows-driver-signing-tutorial
minus-squareItdidnttrickledown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoMicrosoft doesn’t believe in good security. That is why the gatekeep like this.
I believe the issue is because both VeraCrypt and Wireguard use kernal level drivers which can’t run without signing, though they can be bypassed but that isn’t good for security.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/install/windows-driver-signing-tutorial
Microsoft doesn’t believe in good security. That is why the gatekeep like this.