Can an "Apple Distribution" certificate be used instead of a "Mac Installer Distribution" certificate?

If I understand correctly, Apple Distribution certificate type aims to replace the separate platform-specific certificate types. (Please don't jump me, I know this is a very simplified way to put it :D)

I am 100% sure Apple Distribution certificate can be used instead of a "Mac App Distribution" certificate, but I'm not sure whether the same is true for installers, namely the "Mac Installer Distribution" certificate.

I have read eskimo's great articles on packaging (https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/701581) and signing (https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/128166) but I have not seen a definite answer to this question in those.

Our command line builds started to fail with a 'no certificate of type Mac Installer Distribution is found' without any actual apparent change to the build process, so I'm just trying to understand this certificate type better.

• I see no sign of this certificate ever having existed in developer.apple.com under Certificates tab.
• We use the xcodebuild -exportArchive command with an -exportOptionsPlist that has the following content:

	<dict>
		<key>[redacted]</key>
		<string>[redacted]</string>
		<key>[redacted]</key>
		<string>[redacted]</string>
	</dict>
	<key>installerSigningCertificate</key>
	<string>3rd Party Mac Developer Installer</string>
	<key>signingCertificate</key>
	<string>Mac App Distribution</string>

and this has not changed at all either between the last successful build and the failing ones.

I listed the existing code signing identities with security find-identity -p codesigning and only an Apple Distribution certificate shows up, not Mac Installer Distribution certificate.