Apple IOS Application Signing

✍ Last Updated : November 9, 2022

🚪 Prequisite Knowledge (Optional)

Describe Initial Knowledge that reader need to know before reading this article

❓ Key Question / Problem / Issue

How to setup IOS certificate and config for development/publish

✅ Expected Output/Definition of Done

Clear guideline how to setup IOS certificate and config for development/publish

🎁 Resulting Solution

In Order to do Application Signing Required to Build and Distribute App on IOS Platform we need several certificate registered in our Mac Machine.

1. App Development Certificate.

   [Create Apple Developer Certificate](Create Apple Developer Certificate d4db4ac3f78d4c6da6ba4cb0d5716003.md)

2. Ensure you already have Application Identifier for App Store Publishing Registered in the Apple Developer System.

   [Creating IOS App ID](Creating IOS App ID 8777fb1691c54346aa2c89d18854c679.md)

3. Application Provisioning Profile.

   [Create IOS App Provisioning Profile](Create IOS App Provisioning Profile 87aa55bcfb7c4257a4cc1789c36b20e3.md)

4. (Optional) Export your certificate to .p12 for easier certificate distribution

   [Exporting Apple Keychain Access Certificates](Exporting Apple Keychain Access Certificates cc3bff0093674048927f106a0c87b0c8.md)

make sure all you’ve downloaded Profile/Certificate registered on keychain access on login tab

Notes :

1. MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO OTHER CERTIFICATE ACTIVE, SOME CASE THERE ARE NEED TO CLEAN ALL EXISTING CERTIFICATE
2. Currently using IOS Development and IOS distribution certificates as a guideline
3. need information on which certificate need to be exported completely for full development needs or distribution needs