I am trying to make a driver release, but failing (I think) because the manually generated distribution profiles are for the MacOS platform only, rather than MacOS and iOS together. As far as I can tell, everything is correct in the manual profiles apart from the platform. The necessary entitlements appear to be correct. In contrast, Xcode generated profiles list both MacOS and iOS as the platform and work fine for development and to generate a release archive. But Archives 'Distribute Content' gives only 'Custom' as a distribution mechanism, and no option for notarization. So, the question is: is this a problem with my developer account (and if so, what is the appropriate channel to fix it!), or is this something subtle in the project configuration?

Title: Apple's Outdated and Restrictive Certificate Signing Process: A Barrier to Innovation Introduction In the dynamic field of mobile app development, the agility and freedom offered to developers can significantly dictate the pace of innovation and user satisfaction. Apple's certificate signing process, a legacy from an earlier era of computing, starkly contrasts with more modern approaches, particularly Android's Keystore system. This article delves into the cumbersome nature of Apple's approach, arguing that its outdated and proprietary methods hinder the development process and stifle innovation. The Burdensome Nature of Apple's Certificate Signing Proprietary Restrictions: Apple's certificate signing is not just a process; it's a gatekeeper. By forcing developers to go through its own system to obtain certificates, Apple maintains a tight grip on what gets published and updated. This closed ecosystem approach reflects a dated philosophy in an age where flexibility and openness are key drivers of technological advancement. Complex and Time-Consuming: The process to acquire and maintain a valid certificate for app signing is notoriously intricate and bureaucratic. Developers must navigate a maze of procedures including certificate requests, renewals, and provisioning profiles. Each step is a potential roadblock, delaying urgent updates and bug fixes, which can be crucial for user retention and satisfaction. Lack of Autonomy: Apple's centralized control means every application must be signed under the stringent watch of its guidelines. This lack of autonomy not only slows down the release cycle but also curbs developers' creative processes, as they must often compromise on innovative features to meet Apple's strict approval standards. Comparing Android’s Keystore System Developer-Friendly: In stark contrast, Android’s Keystore system empowers developers by allowing them to manage their cryptographic keys independently. This system supports a more intuitive setup where keys can be generated and stored within the Android environment, bypassing the need for any external approval. Speed and Flexibility: Android developers can use the same key across multiple applications and decide their expiration terms, which can be set to never expire. This flexibility facilitates a quicker development process, enabling developers to push updates and new features with minimal delay. The Impact on the Developer Ecosystem Innovation Stifling: Apple's outdated certificate signing process does not just affect the technical side of app development but also impacts the broader ecosystem. It places unnecessary hurdles in front of developers, particularly small developers who may lack the resources to frequently manage certificate renewals and navigate Apple’s rigorous approval process. Market Response: The market has shown a preference for platforms that offer more freedom and less bureaucratic interference. Android's growing market share in many regions can be partially attributed to its more developer-friendly environment, which directly contrasts with Apple's tightly controlled ecosystem. Conclusion Apple’s certificate signing method, while ensuring a secure environment, is an archaic relic in today’s fast-paced tech world. It binds developers with outdated, proprietary chains that hinder rapid development and innovation. As the technological landscape evolves towards more open and flexible systems, Apple’s restrictive practices could potentially alienate developers and erode its competitive edge. For Apple to maintain its relevance and appeal among the developer community, a significant overhaul of its certificate signing process is not just beneficial—it's necessary.

Hello, first of all thanks for reading my post. I am having a trouble about Signing & Capabilities part on Xcode during few days. Hope someone knows how to deal with this. I created a Apple Development certificate with CSR on my MacOS through KeyChain but the Team ID(VC78G4S77J) on this certificate is different with my real Team ID(FYF9AT8ZA8) logged in. I don't even know where this 'VC78G4S77J' came from. Also I created the identifier, bundle ID, device and profile but they were all created with 'FYF9AT8ZA8'. So here is the problem. On Xcode Signing & Capabilities section, I selected Team and put Bundle Identifier connected with 'FYF9AT8ZA8' but Signing Certificate is shown as 'Apple Development: My ID (VC78G4S77J). Therefore when I build iOS simulator on Xcode or VScode, there is error 'No signing certificate "iOS Development" found: No "iOS Development" signing certificate matching team ID "FYF9AT8ZA8" with a private key was found.' If I try turn off 'Automatically manage signing' and select provisioning profile I created, Xcode said my profile does not include VC78G4S77J certificate, because my profile has FYF9AT8ZA8 certificate. Importing profile file is not helpful also. I think, first delete the all VC78G4S77J certificate in KeyChain and recreate FYF9AT8ZA8 certificate through KeyChain/CSR, however again VC78G4S77J certicate was created when I created on 'developer.apple.com'. I truly have no idea where did VC78G4S77J come from. Please let me solve this issue.. Warm regards.

When connected to the company's internal network without accessing the Internet, can an IPA installation package be generated if the certificate files are imported in advance?

Im trying to compile a free app from GitHub for personal use but i cant sign it since everytime im getting the same error "0 identities found". I have added my Apple ID to Xcode accounts, but in manage certificates, it shows "status not in keychain". On keychain access > login, it doesn’t show any Apple dev certificate obviously, and when I run security find-identity in terminal, I get a 0 identities found, 0 valid identities found. I don’t know where to begin, every tutorial I find requires downloading a certificate from Apples Dev website but my account is a free developer, not paid. A few months ago I was able to compile this same app so I know I don’t need a paid dev account. Any help appreciated.

I am attempting to sign a *.pkg for distribution but I get "Could not find appropriate signing identity for 'Developer ID Application: CompanyName'. I'm calling this command to sign: productsign --sign 'Developer ID Application: CompanyName' "unsigned.pkg" "signed.pkg" I've downloaded the WWDR Intermediates, when I go through Keychain Access > Certificate Assistant > Evaluate on the cert and select "Code Signing" I get "Evaluation Status: Success" and "Certificate Status: Good". Additionally my certificate shows up as valid in my keychain. I'm at a loss for what is going on.

I'm trying to download a profile for a developer download for an app, but I get this error and can't install the profile. I've already registered the device and UDID and added it to the profile. Please let me know what I need to do.

我们开发了一款SDK，并用自签名证书对SDK进行了签名，我们的证书会在2025年1月30日到期，到期后对已发布至appstore的app会有影响吗？ 用户在2025年1月31日打开app时，会因为自签名证书到期而闪退吗？有不少app集成了我们的SDK，这个问题对我们来说非常紧急和重要，麻烦尽快回复，谢谢！ 以下是我们的签名步骤： 自签名步骤：self-signed certificate xcframework 1、钥匙串创建：证书助理-创建证书-自签名根证书+代码签名 2、自行签名根证书修改信任设置 3、对已经打包好的xcframework进行签名 （官方命令示例）codesign --timestamp -v --sign "证书名字" ~/Desktop/MySDK.xcframework

I am having the most difficult time trying to figure out the process for just getting my development .p12 figured out. Full disclosure, being a windows user does not make my life any easier. Seems fairly straightforward on a mac (which I do not have) So I thought I would come here and see if I could collect information on getting working certs and keys on windows pc. Here's what I have so far: -OpenSSL -openssl req -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout private_key.key -out cer_sign_request.csr Generates a key and a sign request. went to dev portal submit CSR --> recieved CER -back to OpenSSL -openssl x509 -in ios_development.cer -inform DER -out ios_development.pem -outform PEM CER-->PEM -openssl pkcs12 -export -inkey keyname.key -in ios_development.pem -out ios_development.p12 -"No cert in -in file 'ios_development.pem' matches private key" so here I am. Lost. Mind you I've tried the process in a few different ways and now I am on a mission to find my "private_key" somehow with no way to access keychain. I dunno feels convuluted. for good reason I am sure. If anyone has a streamlined version of how to get this done I will be forever indebted to you. Your time is greatly appreciated. for futher context I am just trying to get an eas build on my phone from expo. Thankyou!

Hi, after 2 years of not updating my app on appstore i wanted to submit an update for my iOS app which also containts a watch app target. When i try to submit it to upload it i get the following errors: Failed registering bundle identifier The app identifier "(myappBundleID).watchkitapp" cannot be registered to your development team because it is nit available. Change your bundle identifier to a unique string to try again. No Profiles for "(myappBundleID).watchkitapp" were found. Xcode culdn't find any iOS App Store provisining profiles matching "(myappBundleID).watchkitapp" Since i have my app already in store with that bundle identifier i don't know why it can not be registered to my team. Also i don't want to change the bundle identifier because then i can not publish it as update to store.

I received this email and i cannot for the life of me figure out how to renew a distritbution certificate and create a request for signature certificate. This is all so confusing and not easy to follow at all. Please help, my distribution certificates expires on October 27th. Dear Daniel, Your Distribution Certificate will no longer be valid in 30 days. To generate a new certificate, sign in and visit Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles. Certificate: Distribution Team ID: M96UCKJQHT To learn more about expired certificates, visit the certificates support page. Best regards, Apple Developer Relations

I received an email saying this: Your iOS Distribution Certificate will no longer be valid in 30 days. To generate a new certificate, sign in and visit Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles. If I don't correct that situation, what will be the consequences for my apps' users? The Apple documentation is vague on this, because they seem to automatically assume that I plan to comply and renew the cert. However I don't own a Mac at present, nor an iOS device. My apps are monetarily free, so no financial incentive exists to buy either. If I don't renew the distribution cert again (maybe by borrowing a Mac), will my apps' existing users be adversely affected? FWIW, my apps don't support iCloud in any way. I would also note that the "Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles" section isn't visible anywhere; I'm using Firefox.

Hello there, Apologies for this most basic question!. We have an iOS application and no developers left to work on it. That is fine as we are not planning on making any changes to the app for a long time, however, we have just received an email stating that our "iOS Distribution Certificate" is due to expire soon. We have looked through the documentation but it is very technical. Firstly, what I am trying to understand is: The only options we have under "Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles" on the Apple Developer web site are "Download" and "Revoke". Do we have to "Revoke" the certificate before creating a new one? If so, won't this stop the released app from working? Is it possible to just re-create the certificates from the Apple Developer web site without re-releasing the iOS app? Or do you have to sign the app with the new certificates in XCode and re-release it? Many thanks!

Hello, I get this message when building from a .net maui app. I think I followed all the steps. I've downloaded my provisioning profile from developer.apple.com and my instructions (you tube) said to double click it and XCode will open. It does that but I don't see where the provisioning profile goes in xCode. I followed another link which told me to delete everything in /Users/username/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning Profiles and after doing that I don't see any files reappearing when I click the provisioning profile from finder. Did I mess myself up following internet articles again? I'm running XCode Version 16.2 (16C5032a) under accounts I can see my appleid linked but I don't see the provisioing profile I loaded. Sorry very new at Mac development (and kinda cheating using Maui) Save me apple gods, Steven

Even if I recreate everything and register it, it does not register in xcode as shown below. No matter how many times I regenerate the certificate and profile, the same thing happens.

I get the error message in Xcode signing certificate Provisioning profile "iOS Team Provisioning Profile: com.example.app" doesn't include the pushkit entitlement. I have push notifications ticked in my Identifier in the online developer account. There is no other dedicated pushkit capability available to select. Push notifications, time sensitive notifications and background mode-> voice over ip are added as capabilities in the Xcode project. The team provisioning profile for the app states under its enabled capabilities: both push notifications and time sensitive notifications. Is pushkit part of another capability that I need to select? I have read the guide below and it just says to add the push notification capability. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/pushkit/supporting-pushkit-notifications-in-your-app I have gone round and round in circles trying to get this profile to work for this, so any pointers would be much appreciated. Thanks

Hi, I am trying to make my app build on GitHub Action CI pipeline. App builds fine on xcode on my mac. For CI I am using command line xcode. I am getting following error: No profiles for 'com.snslocation.electricians-now' were found: Xcode couldn't find any iOS App Development provisioning profiles matching 'com.snslocation.electricians-now'. Automatic signing is disabled and unable to generate a profile. To enable automatic signing, pass -allowProvisioningUpdates to xcodebuild. (in target 'myapp' from project 'myapp') You can see full log of the build here: https://github.com/nbulatovi/ElectriciansNow/actions/runs/12603115423/job/35127512689 The provisioning profile is present, and verified in the previous steps in the pipeline, however xcode refuses to find it. If I add -allowProvisioningUpdates error stays. I tried manually mapping app id to profile name. Is there a way to get any debug log from xcode profile search, to see why is it not picking up the correct profile? Or can you maybe help in some other way? xcode version is 15.4, iOS SDK 17.5

We have two memberships under the same account (Enterprise and Organization) and that both share the same Team Name, which is causing issues in iOS 18. as per latest email get from Apple regarding security update in iOS 18. How can i get unique Team Names to my Enterprise and Organization memberships. Where should i have to connect? Who can help ?

I get these errors. I think I've checked everything possible. "entitlements file, Identifiers etc." but I couldn't find a solution. I tried manual signing as well. Same result. The profiles I added also become invalid after a while. Everything seems normal in my developer account.

I am writing to follow up on my request for Family Control permission, which I submitted through the appropriate form over a week ago. Unfortunately, I have not yet received any response or access to the requested permissions. Could you kindly provide an update on the status of my request? If any further information or action is needed from my end, please let me know.