Understanding Iphone Code Signing Process

[Digital Chaos]

Hi,
I want to test my app on my iPod but I got a bit confused trying to understand the the code signing process :confused:.

*Is the Distribution Certificate my company's unique Identifier and hence I only need to generate it once? Is Development certificate needed for every programmer/tester? Do I need to create a different distribution/development certificate for each application?

*What does provisioning profile mean? Do I need a new profile for every application or do I use one for all? What’s the deference between provisioning profile to development/distribution certificate?

*What is the difference between development profile and distribution? Can I test my app on my device with a development profile (but without registering it on the portal as a device)?

Appreciate your help.
Cheers:)

[firewood]

You need to register your device ID in the portal, and use a provision that had that device ID checkmarked to test on that device.

A provision can't be used for cabled debug testing without a development certificate (and a WW* certificate).

You do not need a distribution profile for cabled debug testing.

You can use wildcards for multiple device IDs, although you can't test some of the new 3.x cloud API's if you do so.

[Digital Chaos]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.
Can I test my app on that device with a development profile without registering it in the portal?

Appreciate if you could also refer to all of my other questions as well.

10x!

[firewood]

Hi,

Can I test my app on that device with a development profile without registering it in the portal?



Not on a stock Apple device with any app not from the App store.
Not with any development profile alone, you need a provision for device testing.

You need a registered device ID, and app ID and a profile to create a usable provision in the portal, IIRC.