I am trying to notarize my app but it rejected with this error after 5 days of being in progress.
{
"logFormatVersion": 1,
"jobId": "8291ad9e-4c8e-4974-8753-af1a78e5a4a2",
"status": "Rejected",
"statusSummary": "Team is not yet configured for notarization. Please contact Developer Programs Support at developer.apple.com under the topic Development and Technical / Other Development or Technical Questions.",
"statusCode": 7000,
"archiveFilename": "SkanVirtualAssistant-1.0.0.dmg",
"uploadDate": "2026-02-05T03:13:41.280Z",
"sha256": "eb95cc25a382e5ce36fc2b7e195c20a1a09cfbfb71a057e754306ad400300d38",
"ticketContents": null,
"issues": null
}
Can anyone help with this? I have an urgent product launch deadline in a week! I have contacted developer program support but have received no response.
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I am trying to sign my Mac app to use Network Extensions capability. But every time I create a profile it displays that to me:
on the other hand on the website it displays this to me:
Not accepted yet (all are still processing, none are rejected)
387af103-42d3-4d95-ae22-0289f90a8559 — In Progress
2d836594-9fb2-41a5-990c-7ea4e0870af0 — In Progress
e61ba9e3-5ff1-4856-8e9d-39c08445ff63 — In Progress
1defdeec-50b4-45c5-b32d-53ca6e4538bb — In Progress
34e60b80-20c3-4ea7-93a7-2bb9e7c6f05c — In Progress
09222b71-eae1-4c5c-aca4-368f697b2a39 — In Progress
eb5327e8-161e-4185-9920-3facf60b7b4b — In Progress
784fc210-d0bf-4924-b0a6-eb8bbac0f2c8 — In Progress
74bc8f31-b1b0-4bed-9142-0c03100a062a — In Progress
4739620c-894a-4283-a43b-df57b29a1771 — In Progress
have created new certificate as well same result.
waiting for apple support to give any answers.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Notarization
I'm submitting my first macOS app (an Electron app, signed with Developer ID Application certificate and hardened runtime) for notarization using xcrun notarytool submit with App Store Connect API key authentication.
All 6 of my submissions have been stuck at "In Progress" for over 24 hours now. The oldest submission is 27+ hours old. None have transitioned to Accepted or
Invalid.
Here's what I've verified:
Code signing is valid: codesign --verify --deep --strict passes
Hardened runtime is enabled
Uploads succeed: Each submission receives a valid submission ID and the file uploads successfully to Apple's servers
API key auth is working: Using App Store Connect API key (.p8 file), Key ID, and Issuer ID
Tried both locally and via GitHub Actions CI — same result
Polling Apple's status endpoint eventually times out with NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1001 "The request timed out" when checking
https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/notary/v2/submissions/<id>
Logs are not available (notarytool log returns "not yet available" for all submissions)
Apple Developer System Status shows "Developer ID Notary Service" as Available
Submission history:
createdDate: 2026-02-04T20:27:16Z — status: In Progress
createdDate: 2026-02-04T16:45:18Z — status: In Progress
createdDate: 2026-02-04T13:40:23Z — status: In Progress
createdDate: 2026-02-04T12:29:52Z — status: In Progress
createdDate: 2026-02-04T11:26:36Z — status: In Progress
createdDate: 2026-02-04T11:21:39Z — status: In Progress
Entitlements used:
com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit
com.apple.security.cs.allow-unsigned-executable-memory
com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation
com.apple.security.network.client
com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-write
This is my first time notarizing any app on this developer account. I've seen other threads mentioning that first-time submissions can be "held for in-depth
analysis," but 24+ hours with no feedback at all seems excessive.
Is anyone else currently experiencing this? Is there anything I can do to unblock my account's notarization queue, or do I just need to wait? Any guidance from DTS
would be greatly appreciated.
I've also emailed Apple Developer Support but haven't received a response yet.
The process has been stuck "In Progress" for 8 days now. We had a scheduled New Year Offer for our software that would run based around this important new update, and obviously we missed it because of this crazy issue. Notarization used to take a few seconds. Now it does not work, neither on my newly set up Mac, nor in my old (completely unchanged) one.
My company and finances are totally frozen at this point due to this issue. PLEASE help, look into my actual account and do what is needed!
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Notarization
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.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
Xcode
Signing Certificates
Code Signing
I'm experiencing a persistent issue where all my notarization submissions remain stuck in "In Progress" indefinitely. This is my first time notarizing an app.
Environment:
macOS 26.2 (Tahoe)
Using xcrun notarytool submit
Team ID: Y7T24GD249
App: Electron-based desktop application (~400MB)
Stuck submissions (oldest to newest):
51412777-848c-4be1-a952-5ff32d6653f9 - Feb 4, 4:39 PM UTC (48+ hours)
9c4f94a1-d59a-4607-adf1-94c82fb4254b - Feb 4, 11:23 PM UTC
1c593512-ef55-4801-ba60-8b1bbc5a6f66 - Feb 4, 11:30 PM UTC
de66e5cf-143c-40ec-ba62-2f07609044b4 - Feb 5, 1:39 PM UTC
964b2196-ad2e-4503-b15f-dc7f6a996ef0 - Feb 5, 2:25 PM UTC
c8fdcccf-46cd-4609-bc33-faaa8fad696f - Feb 6, 5:11 PM UTC
What I've tried:
Verified Developer ID Application certificate is valid
Checked code signatures with codesign -vvv --deep --strict
Submitted both .zip and .dmg formats
Checked Apple System Status (shows operational)
notarytool log returns "Record not found" for all submissions
Is there a known issue affecting first-time notarization, or could my account be flagged? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Notarization
I have been updating some NSXPCConnection code in my macOS 26 app (not sandboxed) to use XPCSession and friends instead. And it is working well and the experience has been generally good.
But I have run into a problem when using XPCSession.setPeerRequirement() which I really want to use.
It works well when I use something simple like XPCPeerRequirement.isFromSameTeam() but I want to check some more requirements and also use the code from multiple apps (but same team). That is, I want to check for multiple identifiers and team ID and version (and perhaps also in the future that the certificate is a Developer ID).
And previously I would use SecRequirementCreateWithString with an entitlement string conceptually like this:
var entitlement = "anchor apple generic and ("
entitlement += "identifier idA"
entitlement += " or identifier idB"
entitlement += ")"
entitlement += " and certificate leaf[subject.OU] = TeamID"
entitlement += #" and info [CFBundleShortVersionString] >= "1.0""#
and it works just as it should when creating and using that SecRequirement so I don't think that there is anything particularly wrong with the entitlement.
And I had hoped that I could use the same string with XPCPeerRequirement.hasEntitlement(entitlement) but it doesn't work (I get a general "Peer forbidden" error).
So I think that I don't really understand what sort of entitlement that hasEntitlement() wants. And also I don't really understand the other ways available to create a XPCPeerRequirement. I have also tried to use a XPCDictionary with XPCPeerRequirement(lightweightCodeRequirements:) but I can't get that to work either (and it seems a bit wrong to have to drop down to use e.g. xpc_object_t with new modern API:s).
So my question is: is it possible to create a XPCPeerRequirement with an entitlement like above and, in that case, how? Or is there some other work-around to use XPCSession.setPeerRequirement() with a more complex requirement, e.g. is there a way to combine multiple XPCPeerRequirements into one?
Thank you for reading this.
/Peter
Notarization submission has been stuck in "In Progress" status for over 15 hours with no resolution.
Hi there, I am trying to roll out distribution to paid users who are unable to receive anything from me for quite some time now, and I've read that notarization is quick. But I've found myself to be under quite a delay. Wondering if I could please get some help.
Submission Details:
ID: e3dff14c-16ab-41a7-a81c-0d1774c66588
Submitted: 2026-02-08T16:42:07.377Z
File: Resonant-0.1.0-arm64.dmg (~200MB)
Status: In Progress (stuck)
Evidence:
Upload completed successfully within minutes
Delay is entirely server-side processing
Same app structure notarized successfully on Feb 5 (submission f5f4c241)
Multiple other submissions stuck since Feb 5 (see history below)
Stuck Submissions (all "In Progress" for days):
e3dff14c (Feb 8, 16:42 UTC) - 15+ hours
3e6bdcb5 (Feb 8, 16:11 UTC) - 16+ hours
37fd1b9f (Feb 8, 12:53 UTC) - 20+ hours
f21a1d9b (Feb 8, 12:31 UTC) - 20+ hours (different app, Clippa.zip)
417244e8 (Feb 8, 06:18 UTC) - 26+ hours
891f370f (Feb 7, 11:44 UTC) - 2+ days
1debba51 (Feb 7, 05:44 UTC) - 2+ days
6a06b87f (Feb 6, 14:16 UTC) - 3+ days
9867261c (Feb 6, 13:44 UTC) - 3+ days
1a7c3967 (Feb 6, 12:58 UTC) - 3+ days
Last Successful Notarization:
f5f4c241 (Feb 5, 18:24 UTC) - Accepted in normal timeframe
Impact:
Unable to distribute production release. This is blocking critical bug fixes from reaching users.
Expected Behavior:
Notarization should complete within 2-10 minutes as documented and as experienced prior to Feb 5.
Request:
Please investigate why submissions are not being processed and either:
Clear the backlog and process pending submissions
Provide guidance on how to proceed with distribution
I'm currently observing a problem similar to this thread https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/737334
The difference is that this is happening after updating a system extension.
Basically same error, sysextd complains it can not check that the system extension is notarized: macOS Error 3 + Error code=-67050.
I think macOS (Sequoia 15.3.2 or 15.7.2 if it matters) is wrong in this case for the following reasons:
when using spctl assess -t install, the system extension is reported to be correctly notarized.
when restarting the Mac, the updated system extension is correctly checked and staged.
if I run spctl assess before sysextd tries to check the system extension, it works.
I'm currently thinking of 2 reasons why the check does not work:
sysextd is somehow trying to work with a cached assessment that has become invalid after the system extension was updated.
macOS needs way more time between the update of the files and the request to update the staged extension. I tried adding a 5-second delay. This does not seem to work or at least reliably.
I tried just touching the system extension, no positive result. Unfortunately, in macOS Sequoia, it is not possible anymore to reset-default using spctl and see if it solves the issue, at least the next time the update is performed.
[Q] Is there some magic operation that would help macOS correctly check the notarization of an updated system extension?
In Xcode, under Signing & Capabilities (Release) for our bundle ID
the selected provisioning profile does include the entitlement:
com.apple.developer.payment-pass-provisioning
However, when we upload a new build to TestFlight, the Build Metadata →
Entitlements section for the same bundle ID does not include
com.apple.developer.payment-pass-provisioning.
Because of this, PKAddPaymentPassViewController does not open in TestFlight
builds.
This suggests that while the entitlement is enabled for the App ID and
visible in Xcode, it may not yet be propagated to App Store Connect’s
signing service for TestFlight/App Store builds.
Please Note: The Wallet Entitlements team had confirmed
that they had granted entitlements for our team and the apple IDs
Xcode : 26.0.1
Profile being used: Distribution Profile
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Entitlements
Tags:
Wallet
Entitlements
Provisioning Profiles
TestFlight
We are experiencing notarization submissions that remain in the “In Progress” state for an extended period (over 24 hours), with no status transition and no submission log available.
This is occurring in an automated CI environment using the Notary REST API (non-interactive submission and polling). Re-submitting the same package only results in additional submissions also stuck in “In Progress”.
There does not appear to be any API mechanism to cancel, clear, or expire these submissions once they are created.
We have already opened an Apple Developer Support case regarding this issue (Case ID: 102818066745 & 102819008943), but have not yet received clarification on what is causing these long-running “In Progress” states.
This issue is impacting our production release pipeline, as we are unable to reliably complete notarization for signed packages within an expected timeframe.
Based on other reports in this forum (including thread 811968), this behavior appears similar to cases where notarization requests were delayed due to backend backlog or in-depth analysis.
We would appreciate clarification on the following:
Is it expected behavior for notarization submissions to remain in “In Progress” for such a long period without logs?
Is client-side timeout and re-submission the recommended handling for CI workflows?
Are there known service-side conditions (e.g. analysis backlog) that could explain this behavior?
Any guidance from Apple DTS or others who have encountered this would be greatly appreciated.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Notarization
Okay, I just pushed a release and notarized. Works great on my test laptop (macOS 26.2) and my test desktop (macOS 14.x)
But it seems to fail for a friend who's running macOS 15.
I've been using the same GitHub actions successfully for months.
How can notarization work for macOS 14 and 26, but not for macOS 15?
I think everything looks okay as far as the signing?
I've checked codesign -dvv
Executable=/Applications/Avogadro2.app/Contents/MacOS/Avogadro2
Identifier=cc.avogadro
Format=app bundle with Mach-O thin (arm64)
CodeDirectory v=20500 size=11607 flags=0x10000(runtime) hashes=352+7 location=embedded
Signature size=8986
Authority=Developer ID Application: Geoffrey Hutchison (…..)
Authority=Developer ID Certification Authority
Authority=Apple Root CA
Timestamp=Feb 5, 2026 at 8:47:21 PM
Info.plist entries=24
TeamIdentifier=…..
Runtime Version=15.5.0
Sealed Resources version=2 rules=13 files=3306
Internal requirements count=1 size=172
And from spctl -a -vv
/Applications/Avogadro2.app: accepted
source=Notarized Developer ID
origin=Developer ID Application: Geoffrey Hutchison (….)
To ship a product outside of the Mac App Store, you must notarise it. The notary service issues a notarised ticket, and the ultimate consumer of that ticket is Gatekeeper. However, Gatekeeper does not just check the ticket; it also applies a variety of other checks, and it’s possible for those checks to fail even if your notarised ticket is just fine. To avoid such problems showing up in the field, test your product’s compatibility with Gatekeeper before shipping it.
To do this:
Set up a fresh machine, one that’s never seen your product before. If your product supports macOS 10.15.x, x < 4, the best OS version to test with is 10.15.3 [1].
Download your product in a way that quarantines it (for example, using Safari).
Disconnect the machine from the network. It might make sense to skip this step. See the discussion below.
Install and use your product as your users would.
If the product is signed, notarised, and stapled correctly, everything should work. If not, you’ll need to investigate what’s making Gatekeeper unhappy, fix that, and then retest. For detailed advice on that topic, see Resolving Trusted Execution Problems.
Run this test on a fresh machine each time. This is necessary because Gatekeeper caches information about your product and it’s not easy to reset that cache. Your best option is to do this testing on a virtual machine (VM). Take a snapshot of the VM before the first test, and then restore to that snapshot when you want to retest.
Also, by using a VM you can disable networking in step 3 without disrupting other work on your machine.
The reason why you should disable networking in step 3 is to test that you’ve correctly stapled the notarised ticket on to your product. If, for some reason, you’re unable to do that stapling, it’s fine to skip step 3. However, be aware that this may cause problems for a user if they try to deploy your product to a Mac that does not have access to the wider Internet. For more background on this, see The Pros and Cons of Stapling.
[1] macOS 10.15.4 fixes a bug that made Gatekeeper unnecessarily strict (r. 57278824), so by testing on 10.15.3 you’re exercising the worst case.
The process described above is by far the best way to test your Gatekeeper compatibility because it accurately tests how your users run your product. However, you can also run a quick, albeit less accurate test, using various command-line tools. The exact process depends on the type of product you’re trying to check:
App — Run syspolicy_check like this:
% syspolicy_check distribution WaffleVarnish.app
This tool was introduced in macOS 14. On older systems, use the older spctl tool. Run it like this:
% spctl -a -t exec -vvv WaffleVarnish.app
Be aware, however, that this check is much less accurate.
Disk image — Run spctl like this:
% spctl -a -t open -vvv --context context:primary-signature WaffleVarnish.dmg
Installer package — Run spctl like this:
% spctl -a -t install -vvv WaffleVarnish.pkg
Other code — Run codesign like this:
% codesign -vvvv -R="notarized" --check-notarization WaffleVarnish.bundle
This command requires macOS 10.15 or later.
Share and Enjoy
—
Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"
Revision history:
2024-12-05 Added instructions for using syspolicy_check. Made other minor editorial changes.
2023-10-20 Added links to Resolving Trusted Execution Problems and The Pros and Cons of Stapling. Made other minor editorial changes.
2021-02-26 Fixed the formatting.
2020-04-17 Added the section discussing spctl.
2020-03-25 First version.
I'm submitting my first macOS app (a native
SwiftUI menu bar app, signed with Developer ID
Application certificate, Hardened Runtime
enabled) for notarization using xcrun
notarytool submit with keychain profile
authentication.
All 9 of my submissions have been stuck at "In
Progress" for up to 16 hours. None have
transitioned to "Accepted" or "Invalid." Logs
are unavailable for all of them (notarytool
log returns "Submission log is not yet
available").
Environment
macOS: 26.2 (25C56)
Xcode: 26.1.1 (17B100)
notarytool: 1.1.0 (39)
App: Native SwiftUI, universal binary
(x86_64 + arm64), ~2.2 MB DMG
Bundle ID: com.gro.ask
Team ID: 4KT56S2BX6
What I've verified
Code signing is valid:
$ codesign --verify --deep --strict GroAsk.app
passes with no errors
$ codesign -dvvv GroAsk.app
Authority=Developer ID Application: Jack Wu
(4KT56S2BX6)
Authority=Developer ID Certification Authority
Authority=Apple Root CA
CodeDirectory flags=0x10000(runtime) #
Hardened Runtime enabled
Runtime Version=26.1.0
Format=app bundle with Mach-O universal
(x86_64 arm64)
Entitlements are minimal:
com.apple.security.app-sandbox
com.apple.security.network.client
Uploads succeed — each submission receives a
valid submission ID and the file uploads to
Apple's servers without error.
Submission history
Created (UTC): 04:40
ID: eeb12389-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg
Status: Invalid (Hardened Runtime missing —
since fixed)
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 04:42
ID: 6e537a32-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg
Status: In Progress (16+ hrs)
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 07:52
ID: 5ee41736-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg
Status: In Progress
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 08:19
ID: f5c6b9a5-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg
Status: In Progress
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 08:27
ID: 0f1c8333-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg
Status: In Progress
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 08:29
ID: 77fd9cd4-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg
Status: In Progress
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 08:51
ID: db9da93e-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.1.dmg
Status: In Progress
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 09:05
ID: 3c43c09f-...
File: GroAsk.zip
Status: In Progress
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 12:01
ID: b2267a74-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.3.dmg
Status: In Progress
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 12:15
ID: ae41e45c-...
File: GroAsk.zip
Status: In Progress
The very first submission (eeb12389) came back
as Invalid within minutes because Hardened
Runtime wasn't enabled on the binary. I fixed
the build configuration and confirmed
flags=0x10000(runtime) is present on all
subsequent builds. However, every submission
after that fix has been stuck at "In Progress"
with no state transition.
What I've tried
Submitting both .dmg and .zip formats — same
result
Verified notarytool log — returns
"Submission log is not yet available" for all
stuck submissions
Apple Developer System Status page shows the
Notary Service as "Available"
I've also emailed Apple Developer Support
but have not received a response yet
Questions
Is this the expected behavior for a
first-time notarization account? I've seen
other threads mentioning that new accounts may
be held for "in-depth analysis," but 16+
hours with zero feedback seems excessive.
2. Is there any manual configuration Apple
needs to do on their end to unblock my team
for notarization?
3. Should I stop submitting and wait, or is
there something else I can try?
Any guidance from DTS would be greatly
appreciated. This is blocking the release of
my app.
I have been trying to package a FileMaker 18 runtime app* for Mac distribution for - oh - a year and a half on and off (the Windows version was packaged in an afternoon).
I succeeded - or thought I had - until I updated to Tahoe.
Now my packaging process does everything it did formerly (creates the DMG, etc.), but when opened, fails to see/load a third-party plugin (BaseElements.fmplugin).
Does anyone know why this should be?
I have attached 4 of my build files in the hope that someone can point me in the right direction.
Thanks in advance for any advice you may provide.
Regards,
L
*Claris deprecated the runtime feature years ago, but it still runs and is useful for proof of concept.
P.S. A contributor to an earlier query kindly suggested I go down the zip file or pkg installer route, rather than the DMG route. I tried doing as much but found both as susceptible to Mac spaghetti signage.
build_all.txt
repair_and_sign.txt
build_dmg.txt
notarize_dmg.txt
Hello,
I'm experiencing a persistent issue where all my notarization submissions remain stuck in "In Progress" indefinitely. This has been happening for the past several days, affecting multiple submissions.
Environment:
macOS 26.2 (Build 25C56)
Using xcrun notarytool submit for submissions
Team ID: M3FN25UQK2
Timeline of the issue:
Starting from January 2nd, 2026, my submissions began getting stuck in "In Progress"
As of January 6th, I have 6+ submissions that have been "In Progress" for 24-72+ hours
Prior to this, notarization was working normally (I have multiple "Accepted" submissions from January 1st)
What I've tried:
Verified my Developer ID Application certificate is valid and properly installed
Checked Apple Developer System Status page (shows "Operational")
Verified code signatures using codesign -vvv --deep --strict
Contacted Apple Developer Support (no response yet)
Checked my Apple Developer account for any pending agreements or warnings (none found)
Is there any known issue affecting notarization processing, or could my Team ID be rate-limited/flagged? Any guidance on how to resolve this would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Hi Apple Developer Relations / Notary Service Team,
CRITICAL: All notarization submissions stuck "In Progress" since Feb 1, 2026 (5+ days). Blocking product release.
Latest (PRIORITY):
9bf1e3ca-33ed-4185-816c-2e06ff539f25
Stuck submissions:
a9f1abf6-04a1-462c-b7d1-91e834b44c1a
94a172f8-4aa6-475c-a7ec-fd83c8cfc49a
e2c033da-a1d0-480c-a3b5-5401a8dd3d03
eecefd87-8bf9-496c-86c8-c6f0d6a550e0
b1d27d30-7111-4cc7-9f0e-3f44aac43a97
Details: Team ID: JA8C8B5W34 App: 323MB DMG (codesign verified) notarytool log: "not available" (In Progress) Status page: Green
Requests:
Process 9bf1e3ca-33ed-4185-816c-2e06ff539f25
Queue status / ETA?
@Quinn or Notary team - production blocker!
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Notarization
Hi,
we are sending MacOS apps packaged in a ZIP archive or DMG disk image to the Notary Service.
Before we send the app for notarization, we check the code signature via command
codesign -vvv --deep --strict /path/to/app_or_bundle
The result is positive and it does not provide any gaps.
(And yes, we are following the inside out code signing approach, mentioned at Using the codesign Tool's --deep Option Correctly)
Unfortunately, the result of the Notary service provided that one file has no signature, which was not detected by the signature verification command.
The path of the binary was in
<app_name>.app.zip/<app_name>.app/Contents/Resources/inst/<binary>
How I can be verify like a the Notary service does it on our side?
Best regards,
Stefan
I'm trying to enable Music Kit for my key however I keep seeing this message "There are no identifiers available that can be associated with the key" even though my identifier has music kit enabled. Can someone help out with this?