new distribution certificate for each app?

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Created Jul ’23

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Do we need to generate a distribution certificate for each app we create? Or can we use one distribution certificate for multible apps?

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DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Jul ’23

Do we need to generate a distribution certificate for each app we create?

No.

If you’re distributing apps via the App Store — regardless of platform — the distribution certificate is only relevant at the point where you upload the app. You can use the same one for each app, a new one for each app, or whatever, it doesn’t matter.

If you’re distributing a Mac app independently, using Developer ID, it’s really important to limit the number of signing identities you create. See The Care and Feeding of Developer ID.

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