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Jan ’26
build failure due to certificates not matching
i am creating a app on "appmysite" while it runs its build test an error message pops up saying build failed. "it seems your app build has encountered an issue. the certificate used to generate the uploaded provisioning profile does not match the uploaded certificate." I understand why its saying it because the uploaded certificate had to be uploaded as ".p12". The certificate in the provisioning profile is made of ".cert". I am using a apple mac book and a xenovo windows computer. Im simply trying to figure out how to put the ".p12" certificate into the provisioning profile? whenever i go to my developer account and try to create a new provisioning account with the new ".p12" certificate. The only options that pop up for me to select are only the certificates that are in ".cert" form. I've tried exporting through "key access" and they show up in my files but no way to transfer to my developer account to combine it with a provisioning account. Any help is greatly appreciated, this is literally the only thing keeping my app from being ready for submission to review. ive been stuck on this for 3 days.
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Jan ’26
No certificate for team '' matching 'Developer ID Application' found
When completing signing on Xcode, it shows the following error message "No certificate for team '' matching 'Developer ID Application' found" I have already followed the steps to generate a certificate from keychain and made a new certificate on developer portal, along with its associated provisioning profile. Viewing "Manage Certificate" window shows the newly created certificate, but Xcode seems to not be able to locate it.
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Duplicate Certificates Cause codesign errSecInternalComponent failures
Original Problem We use codesign and notarytool in a scripted environment to build and distribute binaries daily. We also do manual builds by logging into the build server using SSH. This has been working for many years, but after updating to a new "Developer ID Application" certificate, codesign was failing with errSecInternalComponent and the console logs showed errSecInteractionNotAllowed. Summary of Resolution Attempting to fix the problem resulted in multiple copies of the same Certificate which were NOT shown by Keychain Access. I had to run security delete-identity multiple times to clear out the redundant Identities and then imported the certificate using the security CLI tool. Details I originally followed these instructions for requesting and installing a new certificate: https://developer.apple.com/help/account/certificates/create-developer-id-certificates/ Tip: Use the security tool intead These instructions fail to mention two critical points: 1) they assume the machine you generate the request on is the same machine you will be using to perform signatures, and 2) KeyChain Access does not allow you to set permissions for applications like codesign. I made the mistake of following the instructions on my workstation, and then tried to import the certificate to the build machine by double clicking on the .cer file. When that did not work, I followed various forum suggestions and eventually realized I need to export the private key as a .p12 file from the workstation, and import it into the build machine. Tip: The term "Certificate" often refers to a public certificate by itself, while "Identity" to refers to the combination of a public certificate and private key. At this point, I could use codesign, but only within Terminal.app while logged into the build machine's console. I tried various security commands to reimport the Identity, set a key partition list, and unlock the keychain, but none of them allowed codesign to work from within SSH or cron scripts. Eventually I stumbled upon this: sudo security find-identity -v Password: 1) 3C255…1560 "Developer ID Application: Data Expedition, Inc. (VK…8X)" 2) 3C255…1560 "Developer ID Application: Data Expedition, Inc. (VK…8X)" 3) 3C255…1560 "Developer ID Application: Data Expedition, Inc. (VK…8X)" 4) EA377…96DD "Developer ID Application: Data Expedition, Inc. (VK…8X)" 5) 3C255…1560 "Developer ID Application: Data Expedition, Inc. (VK…8X)" 6) 3C255…1560 "Developer ID Application: Data Expedition, Inc. (VK…8X)" 7) 3C255…1560 "Developer ID Application: Data Expedition, Inc. (VK…8X)" 8) 3C255…1560 "Developer ID Application: Data Expedition, Inc. (VK…8X)" 9) 3C255…1560 "Developer ID Application: Data Expedition, Inc. (VK…8X)" 10) 3C255…1560 "Developer ID Application: Data Expedition, Inc. (VK…8X)" 10 valid identities found Keychain Access only showed one copy of the Identity in each keychain, but with security I could see there were actually 9. Tip: Keychain Access does not accurately display keychain contents. If it shows no contents at all, type a letter in the search box. Identities are distinguished from lone Certificates by a drop-down caret to the left of the certificate name. Clicking that shows the key. To fix the redundant Identities, I had to run this command four times to delete the nine copies: security delete-identity -Z 3C255…1560 I repeated this until the identity (I used the SHA1 hash of the certificate) no longer showed up in security find-identity -v. I then re-imported the certificate and key using security import, which is what I should have done from the begininng. The Correct Way Here are the commands I used to get things going after I deleted all the problem certificates: security import mycertificate.cer -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain -T /usr/bin/codesign This next command I ran in Terminal.app on the console so it could display a password prompt: security import ImportThisKey.p12 -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain -T /usr/bin/codesign After this, I used security find-identity -v to verify that there was only one copy of the Identity. I then verified that codesign could be used from SSH and cron-scripts even while logged out of the console. I suspect that a lot of mysterious certificate problems might be caused by duplicate certificates, each with different permissions. As far as I can tell, there is no way to uniquely identify a certificate/identity or the permissions attached to them. The system just searches based on hash, or team-id, or other non-unique property and seems to just arbitrarily pick one. I hope this helps someone else stuck with errSecInternalComponent errors!
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Securing code signing ceritifcates in the secure enclave
I am on a mission to secure our key material for our iOS app's code signing certificate. My first endeavor with storing the code signing certificate on a YubiKey is a marginal success - it seems that with a pin policy that requires entering the PIN at least once we must enter the PIN umpteen times per build. Creating a certificate with a policy of never would be ill-advised. On the other hand, we could chose to store the code signing certificate in the Secure Enclave. However, it seems that I am only allowed to create eliptic curve private keys and not RSA keys in the secure enclave. When I attempt to upload a certificate signing request to AppStoreConnect, I am told that only an RSA2048 key will do. What I am after is a way to authenticate access to the certificate once per boot so that we can make multiple builds per day without manual intervention whilst also ensuring that the key material is not stored on disk. A yubikey would be preferable, but I am fine with the secure enclave if need be. Is there a way to achieve this? Best regards, Emīls
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How to renew "Developer ID Application" certificate?
How do you renew a "Developer ID Application" certificate? Should there be a "renew" button on the expiration date? Or can you renew it sooner? Or are you required to create a new certificate? Does this count against your limit of five Developer ID Application certificates? I thought there was a way to renew it, but I don't see that option. I also couldn't find any Apple documentation about how to renew, only how to create and how there's a limit to how many you can create.
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Different team ID's on my certs
I've seen a few posts about this online and it seems that Xcode generates random team ID's with it's automatic signing system. But I haven't seen any way to make this work properly. If I log into the dev portal and look at my account, in the upper right I can see my team ID. If I manually generate a cert, I get a totally different one. Question: How can I generate a cert with my proper team ID (my paid account) where the ID's on my certs, identifiers and profiles all match? I've never had this issue before and am unsure how to solve it.
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app crashes
the iOS app store package's entitlements file has an issue. After updating to a new version to fix the entitlements file, the app still crashes upon opening but can function normally after a restart. What methods can the app side use to resolve this entitlements file issue without requiring a restart to open and use the app properly?
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EAS Build failure - Family Controls entitlement missing despite Apple Approval
Context: I am building an iOS productivity app using EAS Build. The project has 4 targets: the main app and 3 extensions (ShieldAction, ShieldConfiguration, ActivityMonitorExtension). The Issue: I have officially received approval from Apple for the Family Controls (Distribution) entitlement for my main Bundle ID. However, the build still fails during the Xcode phase. The Errors: Xcode reports that the generated provisioning profiles do not include the com.apple.developer.family-controls entitlement. For example: Provisioning profile "*[expo] com.*.** AdHoc 177247892...." doesn't support the Family Controls capability. All 3 extensions are failing with the exact same error. What I've done: Confirmed approval from Apple for com.*.**. Enabled Family Controls and App Groups on the Apple Developer Portal for all 4 Identifiers. Cleared EAS local and remote cache using eas build --clear-cache. Deleted existing profiles on both Expo.dev and Apple Portal to force regeneration. The Question: Even with official approval, why does EAS continue to generate "empty" profiles for my Ad-Hoc development build? Do I need separate approval for each extension's Bundle ID, or is there a way to force EAS to sync these "Managed Capabilities" correctly?
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watchkitapp.complication identifier is not available
The mentioned way of setting up complications does not work. We can't create the identifier according to the guideline mentioned in the WWDC session. https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2020/10049/?time=1021 Timestamp: 17:04 Error: An attribute in the provided entity has invalid value An App ID with Identifier '.watchkitapp.complication' is not available. Please enter a different string. To clarify - the non masked identifier is not used on another property inside our dev program. Without creating the identifier our tests result in not working push notifications. Error message while testing: discarded as application was not registered. Is the way mentioned in the WWDC session still valid? BR
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Mar ’25
After Waiting A Month For The Family Controls Entitlement, I'm Now Finding Out I Need One For Each New App ID To Be Signed?
Hey everyone, I was granted access to Family Controls (Distribution) for my main App ID The entitlement is visible and enabled in the App ID configuration. I’ve successfully created and used a provisioning profile that injects com.apple.developer.family-controls for the main app. ✅ However, the issue is with an extension target under the same parent App ID and all others Despite enabling the Family Controls (Development) capability in this extension’s App ID config, every new provisioning profile I generate for the extension fails to include the entitlement. I’ve confirmed this by: • Dumping the .mobileprovision with security cms -D → no sign of com.apple.developer.family-controls • Recreating the profile multiple times (Development and Distribution) • Ensuring the entitlement is toggled on in the portal • Validating the parent app profile does include it ⸻ ❗Question: Is there a known issue where Family Controls doesn’t get injected into extension App IDs even after team approval? Or is there an extra step I need to take to get this entitlement injected properly into provisioning profiles for app extensions?
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Mar ’25
How to Share Provisioning Profiles with Customers for macOS App Distribution
I am distributing a macOS application outside the App Store using Developer ID and need to provide provisioning profiles to customers for installation during the package installation process. I have two questions: How can I package and provide the provisioning profile(s) so that the customer can install them easily during the application installation process? Are there any best practices or tools that could simplify this step? In my case, there are multiple provisioning profiles. Should I instruct the customer to install each profile individually, or is there a way to combine them and have them installed all at once? Any guidance on the best practices for this process would be greatly appreciated.
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Jun ’25
New Capabilities Request Tab in Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
You can now easily request access to managed capabilities for your App IDs directly from the new Capability Requests tab in Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles > Identifiers. With this update, view available capabilities in one convenient location, check the status of your requested capabilities, and see any notes from Apple related to your requests. Learn more about capability requests.
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Jun ’25
Unable to test my apps, crashing with provisioning profile validation
Since around September (iOS 26 release), i'm unable to test my app normally. It says "internet connection is required to verify [my certificate id]", or just crashing. All terms and conditions accepted, everything is valid, certificates are OK. Reinstallation via xcode does not help. Removal of provisioning profile, generating new does not help. Revoking of certificate and generating new does for around week, then it happens again, but do i need to do it every week now? In logs i see the following: default amfid validation failed because of missing trust and/or authorization (0xe8008026) error amfid not valid: 0xe8008026: The provisioning profile requires online authorization. error amfid Unexpected MISError (0xe8008026): The provisioning profile requires online authorization. default +0300 amfid /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/5B8E560E-75B2-46EF-8606-02072D99E9CF//Frameworks/oss.dylib not valid: Error Domain=AppleMobileFileIntegrityError Code=-400 "An unknown error was encountered" UserInfo={NSURL=file:///private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/5B8E560E-75B2-46EF-8606-02072D99E9CF//Frameworks/oss.dylib, NSLocalizedDescription=An unknown error was encountered} default kernel AMFI: code signature validation failed. It looks like apple validation servers are not working, or is it iOS bug? All provisioning profiles are showing like "valid" in apple developer center. My network is not behind a proxy, connection is direct. If use EXACTLY the same app, signed with the same provisioning, same signature, on another test device, it works! When i reset current device to default settings and installing the EXACTLY same app after it, it works as well. Looking for a help from apple developer support
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Oct ’25