Invalid 'com.apple.application-identifier' entitlement value

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Created Nov ’20

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Trying to validate an app for upload to mac app store. Using Big Sur, and Xcode 12.2

App will not validate. This is for an existing app I'm trying to update. It updated peffectly week just 2 weeks ago with Xocode 11.xx and Catalina. It was rejected a week ago for metadata concerns. I've corrected metadata concerns, and am trying to submit a new binary.

I've tried validating the same bundle with a diffreent app id, and everything goes prefectly and is validated.

Here is what the non-validation looks like:

SUMMARY

Team: XXXXXXX

Certificate: Apple Distribution (Expires 10/31/21)

Profile: Mac Team Store Provisioning Profile: com.XXXX.XXXX

Symbols: Included

Architectures: Intel 64-bit

ENTITLEMENTS

com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-write

true

com.apple.application-identifier

XXXX.com.XXXX.XXXX

com.apple.developer.team-identifier

XXXXXXXX

com.apple.security.app-sandbox

true

******

The result = Not Validated

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Error message Xcode displayed.

Unable to process application at this time due to the following error: Invalid Provisioning Profile. The provisioning profile included in the bundle com.XXXX.XXXX [com.XXXX.XXXX.pkg/Payload/XXXXYYYY.app] is invalid. [Invalid 'com.apple.application-identifier' entitlement value.] For more information, visit the macOS Developer Portal..

** end error message********

Any thoughts or suggestions???

Thanks in advance.

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Answer 1

greg@didsoftware.com OP

Feb ’21

I have this exact problem. The Provisioning Profile shows as Xcode Managed and when you click on the i it shows Mac Team Store Provisioning Profile: com.XXXX.XXXX with the com.apple.application-identifier set which Organizer Validate objects to.

I have two other targets within the same project which don't use In-App Purchase. On those, the Provisioning Profile reads "None Required". So it really appears like Xcode is creating and adding the Provisioning Profile because it is required for IAP and then complaining that the Provisioning Profile it created is invalid. And I can't find where the Mac Team Store Provisioning Profile: com.XXXX.XXXX is to even see if I can edit it. (doesn't help the the window truncates the full name)

Did (or anyone else who happens by) figure a work-around? I running Xcode 12.4 and 11.2....

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Answer 2

JF47 OP

Mar ’21

Same problem. No solution that I can see. Tried manually signing for validation and still not working. What a PITA! Anyone ever figure anything out?

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Answer 3

osuzuki OP

Oct ’21

I have the same problem. But it was solved. The reason is the prefix of application-identifier is different from team-identifier. After I regenerated AppID in "Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles", the error did not occur.

Before Fix

com.apple.application-identifier

ABCDEF.com.example.SampleApp

com.apple.developer.team-identifier

ZYXWV

After Fix

com.apple.application-identifier

ZYXWV.com.example.SampleApp

com.apple.developer.team-identifier

ZYXWV

I hope this helps!

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Answer 4

Behinder OP

Aug ’22

This solution no longer (August 2022) works as there is no place when you can manually set this entitlements. The only field is APP ID Prefix and I choose to set TEAM ID as option, other option are set of Characters I really can't recognise.

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Answer 5

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Aug ’22

I’ll respond on the thread you created for your specific issue.

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Answer 6

Boomer OP

May ’23

Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up creating a new identifier and profile, making sure to select an application bundle prefix that matched my team id.

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