iPhone distribution certificate

How to create iPhone distribution certificate?

A Distribution Certificate identifies your organization within a provisioning profile and allows you to submit your app to the App Store.

A Distribution Certificate identifies your organization within a provisioning profile and allows you to submit your app to the App Store.

You’ll require a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for creating the iPhone Distribution Certificate.

Certificate signing request

Follow these steps to create an iPhone Distribution Certificate:

• Log in to your Apple Developer account.

• Click on Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles.

• Click on the + button to add a new certificate.

• Under the Software section, select Apple Distribution or iOS Distribution.

• Click on Continue to proceed.

• Click on Choose File and upload the CSR file you had created previously.

• Select Continue to proceed.

• Click the Download button to download the .cer file.

• Double click .cer file to open Keychain Access window.

• Click on Login and navigate to the My Certificates tab in the Keychain Access window.

• Right-click on the .cer file and export it to your system.

• Give your certificate a unique name and select .p12 File Format.

• Select Save to save the certificate on your system.

• Add a password to it while saving your certificate file. Adding a password is optional. If you end up password-protecting the file, save it for later to generate a build for your iOS app.

• You’ve now successfully created the iPhone Distribution Certificate.