How To Renew IOS Developer Certificate

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Created Jun ’20

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We received an email saying " iOS Distribution Certificate will no longer be valid in 30 days. To generate a new certificate, sign in and visit Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles."

I logged in, went to the section noted, but don't see anything about renewing. I do see two certificates expiring at the end of July - (1) IOS Distribution and (2) APNS Development IOS.

The person who used to handle this at our office has left, this is all brand new to me, and any assistance is greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

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Answer 1

guywithmazda OP

Jul ’20

On the Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles page, there should be a blue + symbol at the top of the list of certificates (after the list header label "Certificates"). Click the + to start the process of requesting a new iOS Distribution certificate. You will want to choose the "In House & Ad Hoc" option. After the new certificate is created, you will need to edit your distribution profile (click Profiles on the left of the Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles page, click on the profile, click Edit), select the new certificate, and save it. Then rebuild (create archive and use Distribute App button in Organizer window) your app(s) using the new certificate and updated distribution profile.

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Answer 2

societylap OP

Jul ’20

I created the certificate following the instructions (thank you!). It created the certificate, which appears in the "Certificates" screen, however when I clicked into "Profiles" it does not appear.

Is this okay? Do I need to do anything else?

Thanks for your help with this!

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Answer 3

guywithmazda OP

Jul ’20

You need to click on a specific profile, then click Edit. The available certificates should be shown at the bottom with radio buttons to choose the one you want. If it doesn't show up, are you sure you created an In House and Ad Hoc certificate and not a Development certificate? On the main Certificates page, the TYPE column should show "iOS Distribution".

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Answer 4

societylap OP

Jul ’20

It shows on the certificate page as Type: IOS Distribution, Platform: IOS, Created by: (my name), Expiration: 2021/07/02.

When I click on Profiles, it only shows the profile attached to a certificate noted as Created by CC SelfPublish, Expiration 2021/01/26 and a profile tied to an expired certificate.

Do I need to create a new profile? If yes, what Distribution type should I choose?

Thanks!

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Answer 5

guywithmazda OP

Jul ’20

Do you have an Enterprise account? You used the Enterprise forum tag. If so, the new certificate should be valid for 3 years (2023/07/02), not one year. Or they used to be anyway. I only have one distribution cert in our Enterprise account right now, and I don't want to use my second one yet, so I can't test creating a new one to see if it shows up as a choice in my distribution profiles. You shouldn't need to create a new profile. In the past, when I have had a second active distribution cert, both have been visible in my distribution profiles. Hopefully someone else can help.

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