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Manage Certificates
Where to download?
If you need to download and install any core certificates such as
- Developer ID Certification Authority
- Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority
Visit apple.com/certificateauthority/
To download your code signing certificates visit developer.apple.com/account/resources /certificates/
Which certificates do I need?
To ship applications on a company website you need to download the following certificates.
- Developer ID Application:
- Developer ID Installer:
- "Apple Development" or "Mac Developer"
To submit applications to the App Store, you'll need the following certificates.
- "Apple Distribution:" or "3rd Party Mac Developer Application"
- 3rd Party Mac Developer Installer
- "Apple Development" or "Mac Developer"
Install Certificates
Double click the downloaded certificates to install them into the Keychain Access. From there App Wrapper will be able to see and use them.
If there not a triangle to the left of the certificate name (as shown below) it is missing it's private key.
Recreate Certificates
If you need to re-create certificates (Missing Private Key), it's a bit more complicated, but not too difficult.
- Open "Keychain Access", select "Keychain Access" on the menubar, then select "Certificate Assistant" → "Request a Certificate from a Certificate Authority...".
- In the next window, enter in your Apple account e-mail address.
- Select "Saved to disk" under "Request is:", then click "Continue".
- Save it somewhere you can easily get to.
- Visit developer.apple.com/account/resources /certificates/.
- Click on the bright blue "+" icon, select the certificate type and click on "Continue".
- Choose the file you created in step 4, click on "Continue".
- Follow the on-screen instructions to be able to download the newly created certificate.
Delete Certificates
To Delete expired or invalid certificates, please follow these steps.
- Open Apple's "Keychain Access".
- Use the right hand search field and enter in the name of the certificate.
- If needs be, select a different view from the left hand list. Big Sur customers, this is now under the toolbar.
- Right click on the certificate and select "Delete" from the menu.