Introduction to Development and Distribution Certificates:
To test your iOS app on your iPhone, one needs certificate and provisioning profiles to sign the app. In this post we will learn how to create development and distribution certificates so that we can sign our app source code in xcode and install them on real iPhone devices or upload them to Apple stores.
Steps to create Development and Distribution Certificates:
Step 1: Login with your developer account on Apple developer website
Step 2: Click on certificates, identifiers and profiles as shown in given below image/screenshot
Apple provides two kinds of certificates,
1) Development certificates: Used to sign app in order to run them on test devices during development phase.
2) Distribution certificates: Used to sign app in order to upload them to app stores and make thme live to public around the globe.
Click ‘+’ button
Step 3: Select iOS app development by clicking on radio button next to it and press continue button at the bottom of the page.
Step 4: Now we have to create CSR (Certificate signing request). For more guidance on how to create CSR follow below link
Create a Certificate Signing Request in a MAC
Step 5: Select CSR file created in step 4 by click choose file button and press continue.
Step 6: You are done with creating development certificate. In the same way you can crest distribution certificate.
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