How to verify video card driver certificate?

Question

How i can from program (C++ WinApi) verify video card driver. I need to check is driver is official version of ATI,NVIDIA,Intel driver. To exclude other custom driver versions and prevent program exceptions. Thanks!

Answer 1

You can use the WinVerifyTrust function and according to the linked documentation this function is able to inform your program about the fact that a given driver is a Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) signed driver or not.