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Build a strong heart for your solution

Drivers and the kernel are the vessels and heart of any software system. Compromise their work, and your system might get hit by severe errors, uncatchable bugs, or security and performance issues. 

Building low-level solutions is a job for true kernel-level development experts.

Kernel and Device Driver Development

With over 20 years of experience in the field, Aprioritโ€™s driver developers have successfully delivered several hundred low-level development projects for macOS, Linux, and Windows, including:

  • Kernel extensions for device management and monitoring
  • Memory management solutions
  • File system drivers
  • Process management solutions
  • Drivers for custom devices
Kernel and Device Drivers

Create a secure foundation for your system

Ensure ultimate quality, security, and performance for your kernel solution by delegating its creation to a team of true professionals. Apriorit provides expert driver development services that can help your business thrive.

Small startups and Fortune 500 enterprises trust Apriorit kernel and driver developers with complex, non-trivial kernel-level programming and device driver development tasks:

Driver and kernel development services we provide

custom solution

Build a custom kernel or driver solution

for any platform and device

development tasks

Solve complex low-level development tasks

for macOS, Windows, Linux, and embedded OSs

in-house team

Enhance your in-house team

with niche expertise and rare talents

new features

Introduce new features and capabilities

to an existing solution and enhance its performance

support for peripherals

Enable support for new peripherals

for audio, video, and storage devices

cybersecurity

Address cybersecurity challenges

for ultimate data protection and security compliance

Our team will take on the challenge of enhancing the capabilities of any device, from bootloader customization to custom device driver development.

In our driver development portfolio, you can find:

  • OS monitoring drivers: registry | process | service | I/O calls | clipboard | network redirectors | etc.
  • Virtual disk and virtual file system drivers
  • Network filter drivers
  • Audio filter drivers
  • Virtual device drivers: display | printer | USB | I/O devices | virtual audio/video
  • File system filter drivers and minifilter drivers
  • Custom device drivers
  • And more

Types of device drivers we build

peripheral device

Peripheral device drivers

virtual device

Virtual device drivers

custom device

Custom device drivers

Low-level tasks we solve

system behavior

Changing system behavior

service development

System service development

bootloader

Bootloader and kernel porting

kernel module

Kernel module development

hooks

Kernel mode hooks

kernel testing

Kernel testing and analysis

custom driver

Custom driver development

driver stability

Driver stability improvements

device emulation

Device emulation

Donโ€™t see your kernel driver development task on the list? Reach out to see how our experts can help with your unique challenge.

How we work

While we take a personalized approach to every project we work on, accounting for its unique requirements, all projects go through the following stages:

1

Project discovery

We clarify your expectations and requirements, outline key challenges, and determine possible project risks.

2

Technical specification

We design a precise technical specification covering project objectives and a technical justification of the proposed solution.

3

Project estimation

Once you approve the technical specification, we evaluate the project budget and schedule (timeline) and suggest what is most suitable for your project.

4

Development and QA

Finally, we build your solution according to the approved plan and technical specifications, with a focus on your productโ€™s security and quality.

Key tools and technologies we work with

We aim to ensure fast delivery of secure and highly performant kernel and driver solutions for our clients. To achieve this, we work with the most reliable and efficient tools and technologies, adapting and supplementing the technology stack for each specific project.

Programming languages

Tools

Frameworks and technologies

programming languages
  • C++
  • C
  • Assembler

Why work with us?

As a Microsoft Gold Partner, Apriorit works with startups, SMBs, and Fortune 500 enterprises. We have been delivering kernel-mode drivers and other solutions that exceed our clientsโ€™ expectations for over 20 years. Many of our clients have been working with us for over a decade, consistently choosing Apriorit among other device driver development companies for their projects. 

You can challenge us with non-standard requests and tasks and be sure that the Apriorit team will deliver a reliable, secure, and competitive solution that works from the first version.

To ensure such results, we have established a team of experienced low-level software driver development professionals with rare skills. We also maintain our expertise, continually exploring new technologies, refining our skills, and sharing niche knowledge within the team.

security

Security-first development approach

20 years of experience

20+ years of building quality products

budget and timeline

Transparent project budget and timeline

product delivery

Flexible and predictable product delivery

Our clientsโ€™ success stories

What our clients say about us

FAQ

You can find key information about device driver development and helpful details about our driver development services below.

What types of drivers do you develop?

At Apriorit, we have vast experience building operating system (OS) monitoring drivers, network hardware drivers, peripheral device drivers, virtual device drivers, and custom device drivers. Our experts can also help you in building a custom file system filter or minifilter driver to control and adjust operating system behavior, improving the security of your existing solution.

What does the driver development process look like?

Driver development projects usually go through similar stages: gathering information on the target operating system or hardware and eliciting requirements, preparing a technical specification and approving it with the client, estimating the project, designing and building the actual driver, and then testing it to ensure functionality, compatibility, and security. We also create testing guidelines and provide quality assurance recommendations. Depending on the specifics of your project, some of these stages might be omitted or expanded with additional activities.

How can I determine whether my product requires a driver?

While the majority of kernel-level tasks are easier to solve by developing a dedicated driver, there are other ways to control and manipulate operating system behavior. For example, when working with virtual devices, a possible alternative would be to use available system APIs. To determine whether your project requires a new driver or if there are better alternatives, reach out to us with a brief description of your product and the task you would like to solve using a custom driver.

How long does it take to develop a custom driver?

<p>There are many factors affecting the time needed to deliver a stable driver-based solution, from the type of driver you want to build to the specifics of its service logic and your requirements for it.</p>

<p>Usually, a simple driver MVP takes around two to three months to build, while a product-ready solution might take 12 to 18 months.</p>

What is driver signing, and why is it needed?

<p>Your driver needs to be properly certified and signed in order for the target operating system to see it as legitimate and trustworthy. Having a verified signature proves that your driver contains no malware and, therefore, is safe to use.</p>

<p>For example, if you build a Windows driver, you might need to sign it with a Microsoft certificate or a certificate from a Microsoft partner. Otherwise, you wonโ€™t be able to install and launch your driver without extra manipulations on the operating system side. The Apriorit team can help you with obtaining a WHQL release signature for your custom driver as well as signing drivers for other operating systems.</p>

Whatโ€™s needed to develop a driver for a custom device?

<p>To build a driver for a custom device, our development team needs access to the actual device and its technical documentation. Itโ€™s possible to emulate a device based on its key characteristics or work without the full technical documentation, but this will significantly complicate and prolong the driver development process.</p>

<p>We would also need to discuss and approve all of your requirements for the driver itself and finalize these requirements in a technical specification.</p>

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