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Bug in Filter Manager's FltIsDirectory

In XP the implementation of FltIsDirectory is buggy. This document describes the issue and an opensource fix which pacthes filtermanager with a working solution.

Logo for Kernel Filter drivers

It looks likely that Microsoft will be introducing a logo program for filesystem and registry filters.
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Why we have to do EduId

As most of you know, as well as doing Windows file systems I am also a Shibboleth developer. This post is provoked by Nicole's excellent post.
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The isolation driver

OSR's excellent NT Insider has started a series on building an isolation driver. We intending to help in the writing of these articles by providing some of the source code for the Shadow File Object driver we were testing at plugfest.

Watch this spot.

WDK Bug Bash

A brief first blog (after a 2 year pause).

OSR have just introduces the WDK bug back 2010. It is our chance to contribute to the WDK.

Catch it here http://www.osronline.com/page.cfm?name=bugbash

New Look Website

Welcome to the new look Steading System Software website.

Articles will be uploaded over the following months.

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Testing at the edge

Hints and tips for exploring the corners of your Windows FSD or File System filter.

Several people have recently asked me about testing “into the corners of the file system”, and this article is an attempt to point out some of the darker corners that you may want to look into while testing file systems and file system drivers.

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Bug in Filter Manager's FltIsDirectory

In XP the implementation of FltIsDirectory is buggy. This document describes the issue and an opensource fix which pacthes filtermanager with a working solution.