Problems with iOS Free Provisioning Profile - ios

I've been using Xcode with a free Apple ID, and signing a App with a free provisioning profile.
However, after I signed the App with another Mac, the certificate on the first Mac I used to sign the App with does not work anymore.
I received this error message when I tried to run it on my iPhone:
Please verify that your device's clock is properly set, and that your signing certificate is not expired. (0xE8008018).
After generating a new certificate via Xcode > Preferences > View Details... > iOS Distribution > Create, I got this error instead:
The identity used to sign the executable is no longer valid.
After deleting the App from my iPhone, I tried to run the App again and received this error message instead. This also caused my phone to freeze for a while:
dyld: Library not loaded: #rpath/libswiftCore.dylib
Referenced from: /var/mobile/Containers/Bundle/Application/XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX/Test.app/Test
Reason: no suitable image found. Did find:
/private/var/mobile/Containers/Bundle/Application/XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX/Test.app/Frameworks/libswiftCore.dylib: mmap() errno=1 validating first page of '/private/var/mobile/Containers/Bundle/Application/XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX/Test.app/Frameworks/libswiftCore.dylib'
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Update: I'm using Free Provisioning Profile, thus I don't have access to iTunes Connect. I also can't import the certificate from my 2nd Mac as it was it was reset.
Update 2: I've also visited Keychain App and found 2 certificates - one expired and one valid. I deleted the expired one and tried to run the App on my phone again, but the error persists.
Update 3: I've tried to revoke all my certificates in developer.apple.com, but there isn't a certificates management. Only 'Programs & Add-ons' and 'Your Account' sections are available in the nav, which allows me to enrol into Apple Developer Program.
Update 4: I've also restarted my Xcode to no avail.
The main problem is that I'm not sure why I cannot revoke and regenerate a new certificate.
How can I solve this problem?

Generate a New CSR from your Keychain and download new certificate using this CSR. Include this certificate in your provisional profile and download it. Make sure you remove all expired certificates from Keychain. Good luck.

You don't need iTunes Connect to manage your certificates, IDs and provisioning profiles. iTunes Connect is used for managing your app store releases, which as you know you can't do with a free account.
You need to go to developer.apple.com and log in with your free account to the member center. You will be able to see the certificates and provisioning profiles under your developer account.
Since you don't have anything in the store (you can't with a free account), I would go into the developer's member center, revoke and delete any certificates that are out there, and delete all provisioning profiles. Start from scratch and generate a new certificate using a brand new CSR. Then generate a new provisioning profile using the existing app ID and the newly created certificate. Download the profile update your project settings to use the new signing identity and profile, and you're back in business.
Also, this is assuming that you are not sharing this developer account. If you are, doing the above instructions will make it so other developers will not be able to build with the signing identity unless you give them the private key for the certificate.

I managed to fix this problem by renaming the App name, and recompiling the App. I think that by renaming the App, a new certificate is generated, thus it would work.
Even though, it's not really a great solution, but it solved my problem as I wanted to rename the App in the first place.
Thanks everyone for providing answers!

I had to create a new Apple ID and it worked. Not the ideal solution but without access to certificates its the only solution that worked for me.

Related

Wildcard App IDs can not be used to create In House provisioning profiles. Please use an Explicit App ID

I'm invited to a team to build an in house app. I'm granted as a team admin in Apple Developer Portal. The problem is that when I want to export the achieved app to a .ipa, it shows the message "Wildcard App IDs can not be used to create In House provisioning profiles. Please use an Explicit App ID." as the following screenshot. At the beginning, I login to Xcode/Preference/Account and download all provisioning profiles. Then I tried to login another account (who is able to export the .ipa) on Xcode/Preference/Account. Both trial lead to a same error message. Then I reset all my certificates and provisioning profiles on developer portal but in vain.
The interesting thing is that there's always a wildcard app id "*" on the developer portal, I tried to remove it manually but it comes back every time when I try to export the in house app.
I also tried the answers
Xcode 7.2: Failed to Locate or generated signing assets, Wild Card App IDs can not be used to create In House Provisioning Profiles
and this one
XCode export app, wildcard error
, nothing happened.
Any idea? Thanks for reading my question. I've already spend two days on this issue.....
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Xcode unable to create distribution builds for App Store submissions or Enterprise apps.
This issue occurs when the expired WWDR Intermediate certificate is present in both the System keychain and Login keychain within the Keychain Access application.
To resolve the issue, first download and install the renewed certificate.
Next, in the Keychain Access application, select the System keychain.
Select 'Show Expired Certificates' in the View menu and then delete the expired version of the Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certificate Authority Intermediate certificate.
Your certificates should now appear as valid in Keychain Access and be available to Xcode. This issue is resolved in OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 beta.
from developer.apple.com

ERROR ITMS-90034: Missing or invalid signature

Every time trying to submit but some result. Like this
ERROR ITMS-90034: "Missing or invalid signature. The bundle '****.******.****' at bundle path 'Payload/APP_NAME.app' is not signed using an Apple submission certificate."
Everything looks fine, we click submit, it goes to validate, and starts to upload to the app store. Then at the very last second ,the error pops up no matter what we've done to try to fix it.
Tried following steps to.
1) Tried to make just new app and upload ( With this excluded depending from any framework or source and any settings) - some result
2) Tried to remove account from Xcode->Preferences->Account (Remove account) and then add again.
3) Tried revoke certificate make again and then refresh provisioning profile
4) Tried to make app zip and upload from Application Loader
5) Tried to make IPA
6) Make change in Keychain Access for related Certification Authority certificate from "Always Trust" to "Use the system default".
7) remove all certificates and provisioning profiles and add again.
The build is valid
Some Error for every time, when trying to upload for submission.
Error from Application loader.
Error from Organizer.
Has anyone been able to work through this or a similar issue, and can you help?
I have just got the same issue. I have restarted XCode and it works like a charm!
I have not changed anything and it was working an hour ago; therefore, I did not spent any time on keychain. I have simply restarted XCode and it has worked.
If the problem still persists, then I recommend you to Go to Keychain Access, delete all the expired certificates, and add the corresponding valid certificate.
you can try... Make change in Keychain Access for related Certification Authority certificate from "Always Trust" to "Use the system default".
This do the trick for me!
I got the same issue today. My app was sent successfully, but after 10 mins I got an email. with this Error ITMS-90034. As result, I started to check If my profiles are expired and etc. Everything was fine. So maybe after few hours I just sent a new archive, and it was successfully uploaded. I guess it was related to the apple side.
I have resolved this many times:
check AppleWWDRCA certificate if expired or not.
check fields for always trust by double click the distribution certificate in keychain.
I was using another distribution certificate from same name with another expiry date.
update/delete previous distribution installed certificate
It works for me in few days ago. But, Today 2016/2/22, I use the same step to do all of setting not change after one day work still can't upload to App store. I don't know whats going on. Does anyone has solved this problem.
Finally, I find a good solution to solve this issues first download and install the new WWDR intermediate certificate (by double-clicking on the file). deleting the expired certificate from keychain . Then all of problem is solved. Here for reference Xcode 7 error: “Missing iOS Distribution signing identity for …”
I have two certificates with same bundle identifier. One was revoked and one was valid.
I deleted the revoked one and it worked for me.
Reason of Error: Compiler could not figure the correct certificate (unknown).
This issue can be raised because of distribution certificate with private key not present in the keychain or revoked from apple developer account.
We can fix this issue by two ways :
Create distribution certificate on apple developer account. download it and add it in keychain. Make sure this certificate is added in login section with private key.
If distribution certificate is already created on any other machine that time you can take distribution certificate with private key by selecting distribution certificate and private key, export both items to specific destination path. After take that certificate and add it in keychain.
Happy Coding ...
For me the problem was the Signing Certificate at the MyProject -> Signing & Capabilities -> Release page differed from the common name of the Distribution certificate at the Organizer page.
The common name could be found in Keychain Access by a right click at a certificate name and then get info.
Go to Keychain Access, delete all the expired certificates, and add the corresponding valid ones.
i was facing same issue, i was selecting Automatically Signing on xCode and manually distribution certificate at uploading time.
then i tried manually certificate on both places.(Xcode and TF.) Now it's working fine.
the solution is to generate a provision profile again, from the apple developer page.
Make sure you're using the same profile in Signing and Capabilities either the one you're in Product -> Archive.
Checking that worked for me! I use manual signing and didn't realize I had different profiles.
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/133781?answerId=423098022#423098022
I recommend to revoke all certificates you have duplicated in developer.apple.com account under certificates, I kept my distribution certificate.
Make sure to revoke all other distribution or development certificates associated to your name.
Go to Xcode and submit it again, with letting Xcode automatically sign it.

The app couldn't be installed because developer certificate is no longer valid

I have invited one TestFlight user from iTunes to test my app. The app is currently under review status. When that user tried to install the app, at the time of launching in iTunes, it throws the following error :
Could not install XXXX.
The app couldn't be installed because the developer's certificate is no longer valid. To resolve the issue, contact the developer.
Anyone can provide brief explanation what could be the reason for this and how it can be resolved.
I encountered this error because the build was signed using a provisioning profile whose certificate had been revoked.
When i checked in the developer center, the provisioning profile was marked as "Invalid".
I just clicked "Edit", selected the new developer certificate and regenerated the provisioning profile. When the new build was uploaded on testflight signed with the new provisioning profile, the error went away.
However, i do think Apple should be checking if the provisioning profile is still valid rather than developers finding it out after build is already approved by TestFlight and testers complain about this error.
It simply means that the developer account from which this app is uploaded is expired OR the development/distribution certificates of the app are expired or revoked. It can be resolved by activating the certificates of the app on apple's developer portal.
We have uploaded a version to apple-test flight and apple approved app for external testers. Now we're trying to download and is not working, got same message.
But if we run app from dev phone push notification works so P12 still valid. And distributed with old test flight process works.
We're trying to upload another version and see if works.
I try and try again until I read a comment on the apple forum:
This XC profile will be acceptable for upload, but is incompatible with Testflight
When you have to check provisioning profile, be sure any "XC" provisioning profile is selected (you can change it by clicking on the right arrow)
more details on the "goldstee" answer : https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/18446
The error CLearly states what is wrong, your Certificate needs to be renewed, as your certificate may have expired or revoked, Try to create the Certificate again along with the provisioning profiles, and it will work fine
I had a slightly different issue which was a bit more puzzling as everything was 'valid'. I encountered the issue when I needed a production push certificate (which I already set 2-3 months before and tested!).
This is what I've done to resolve the issue:
Check xocde - both Code Signing and Provisioning Profile:
I had the correct settings (they matched what I was expecting and what I used for a previous build).
Check my apple developer account - it stated that my 'prod' profile was 'Active'
Check xcode -> prefrences -> provisioning profiles - I found the profile I could see in apple developer. It had the same expiry date too!
Wet back to my Apple Developer account, clicked on the profile, downloaded it and double clicked on it.
That fixed the problem for me.
If you encounter any issues, I suggest you check Parse guide (yes, I know they are shutting down but their doc is very good!). It covers more than just profiles but you can choose the step you are having an issue with.
In my case, I found everything is fine, both provisioning profile and certificates were valid.
What I did wrong is, I upload the build to TestFligth using Transporter app, which usually needs an .ipa for same but choose adHoc type instead of AppStore while exporting the binary in the organiser.
Which somehow allow the build to upload to TestFlight but didn't authorised to install on the user's device.
So make sure you're choosing the right option while exporting the build.

Xcode 6 App Store submission fails with "Your account already has a valid iOS distribution certificate"

I'm using the latest XCode (6.1) and I need to submit the app as soon as possible, but I can't seem to get around the "Your account already has a valid iOS distribution certificate" error.
I have the client's provisioning profile and I have his distribution certificate (which is valid) and his private key (I've checked using Keychain, it's definitely there). The bundle ID is also correct. I've deleted my provisioning profiles and certificates and reinstalled the client's many times now.
What could be causing this issue? I've seen a lot of topics here on SO with this problem, so I apologise beforehand for creating yet another clone, but I really don't know how to fix this.
edit: I'm running a brand new install of Yosemite by the way
Got it solved by editing the iOS Distribution Provision Profile in the Developer Member Center.
For some reason there were 2 certificates to choose from for the Distribution Provisioning Profile. I switched over to the other certificate and I could Validate and Submit my Archive build for beta testing.
So, you may have more than one certificate for signing your Provision profiles. Make sure you have the right one (by trying all of them) and hopefully that should work.
I tried many things like Exporting Developer profile from Xcode Accounts and importing it in the organizer, installing the provision profiles from the member center, adding them to my keychain. But none of those worked. It started working only after editing the appropriate Provisioning Profile manually.
You could also trying removing all your available Provisioning Profiles and let Xcode create new ones for you. This will work too.
I also had this issue, which turned out to be caused by an attempt to export for ad hoc deployment using a development provisioning profile instead of a distribution profile. It seems this is no longer supported in Xcode 6.1. Once I created an ad hoc profile and installed that the problem went away. A more useful error message would have saved me hours of work and would be greatly appreciated, Apple.
This thread was helpful:
xcode 6 beta 2 issue with exporting ipa "Your account already has a valid iOS distribution certificate"
Besides all the other answers, there's one more possibility after 2/15/2016: the old World Wide certificate expired and I guess everyone has already downloaded the new cert (or check this out). However, you'll be seeing this error if you haven't remove the expired one. You may need to choose View -> Show Expired Certificates to unhide expired certs. If the error is still there, try regenerate provisioning profile as advised by the others.
I was moving to new Mac when I faced this issue.
On your older Mac:
Go Preferences > Accounts > Select Account > Details.
In the dropdown right click on iOS Distribution (or whatever is the name of your distribution certificate).
Export...
Set a password for the .p12 file.
Move and install this .p12 in the new mac.
Try Again.
Another possible cause for the problem (at least in my case) was that in my Keychain Access, I had two certificates for the team I was working with. One was expired, and the other one was the one I wanted to use. Deleting the expired certificate in Keychain Access solved the issue.
I ran into this problem, and I wanted to avoid screwing up my push notifications.
The easy fix for me was to just go to developer.apple.com > project > certifications, ids, and profiles > profiles > create a new profile (for development or distribution)
Download the created profile, drag and drop the profile over the Xcode icon, and then in your project target, set the new profile as the provisioning profile.
This fixed my problem--it may provide further help in the future.
The error message could mean that you need to get the Distribution certificate and private key from the developer who created them.
This can happen if some other team member has pressed the enticing "Reset" button (which means revoke certificate and create a new one).
Here is a picture what the revoked certificate looks like:
You can export the valid certificate from the developer who created
it and import it to other team members keychains.
Go to "Keychain Access" app.
Click on the "Login" in the top left box
Click on the "Certificates" on the bottom left box
Check which team member has the valid certificate:
when clicking on the "iPhone Distribution" certificate
everyone else sees "This certificate is revoked" in red at the top.
(Maybe backup the deleted certificate to avoid doing anything irreversible)
delete the revoked certificates
Export the one valid certificate and distribute to team
Import the certificate file for everyone else
Today I was solve problem by delete from keychain old certificate Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority and install new one (exp. in 2023)
I'll add to here because while the accepted answer got me on the right track it wasn't the solution. There was a second (automatically created by Xcode) distro cert which I revoked. After doing that a new error came up. ("An App ID with Identifier '' is not available"... it also wasn't helpful) Eventually this lead me to the fact that my App Id in the member portal didn't have entitlements matching the build.
I solved this issue by editing the provisioning profile in the member center which is used in my app and re-install the provisioning profile.
I recently changed computer.
The reason for me was that I had several developer certificates in the Apple Developer member portal.
The solution was :
Go to Apple Developer Portal
Go Under Certificates -> Production
Click on "Revoke" for the oldest certificates and keep the most recent one
Revoking certificates won´t affect your Apple Store apps :).
I had this happen to me when I accidentally reset the certificate on another mac. Here's my scenario.
Mac1 - Had working certificate.
Mac2 - I accidentally reset the iOS distribution certificate
Mac1 stopped working and I get the message "Your account already has a valid distribution certificate"
The fix was
On Mac2, Keychain access -> certificates -> iOS Distribution certificate (for you/your company) -> export to p12 file (it will ask you to set a password)
Copy the exported file to Mac1
On Mac1, Keychain access -> certificates -> iOS Distribution certificate (for you/your company) -> delete (this is the old one that does not work)
On Mac1, double click the p12 file (then enter your password).
You should see a new iOS distribution certificate (for you/your company) in the certificate section of Keychain access.
This fixed the issue for me on Mac1.
Got it solved by deleting the provisioning profile which is managed by Xcode
(XC iOS Ad Hoc: *) from the member center

Valid signing identity not found, I have tried other solutions, but doesn't seem to work

I have looked at lodes of other posts about this and tried all of them, but I still keep getting this error...
I have opened key chain and there is a developer ID which is "valid" and a private key.
I have re-created several provisioning profile for the apps (selecting the app and device).
I am on a team based account, so I cant delete all the other provisioning profiles as other people may be using them, which is what a few solutions have said, but I have tried deleting all the provisioning profiles for the app and re-making them, but it still doesn't seem to work.
I am using xcode 4.6.3 and trying to install the app on iPad 6.1
Here are screenshots:
May be your certificate is revoked and signed with a different key which you don't have, ask for the private key of newly signed certificate may be some has it.
Hope it works.
Edit
Your Developer profile needs to be recreated, and you can revoke your own developer certificate, it will not harm anyone else if you are in a team.
Edit 2
To create a new developer certificate do the following
Delete the old developer certificate.
Login to your developer portal developer.apple.com/iphone
Select Certificates, Identifiers and Profiles from iOS Developer
Program menu on right.
Choose Certificates, then choose Development.
You will see your Developer certificate there, select that, then you
will see Revoke option, press that and Revoke.
After revoking there you will see steps to create the Certificate
follow that.
After creation you will need to update the Profile too with the new
certificate.

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