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Converting a developer certificate into a P12 file

Mar 28, 2012 6:40 AM

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1. Omar Saleh,

Mar 28, 2012 6:40 AM in reply to Community Help

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Hello
i tried to get the idea how this work, i really find it difficult, i did not understand these steps
i searched for OpenSSL, and i found this URL
http://www.openssl.org/source/

but again no program to download

please help me to get it done,
thanks

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2. jrunrandy,

Mar 28, 2012 12:07 PM in reply to Omar Saleh

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Short answer: Try http://www.openssl.org/related/binaries.html

Long Answer: The page you're looking at is old. For more up-to-date information, try http://help.adobe.com/en_US/air/build/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d118666a de46-7ff0.html#WSfffb011ac560372f284e44b012cd1e700c0-8000

HTH,
Randy Nielsen
Senior Content and Community Manager
Adobe Systems Incorporated

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3. adijans,

Mar 28, 2012 5:50 PM in reply to Community Help

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This is the best post I have found about how to create your p12 on a windows pc with OpenSSL. http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2011/09/22/creation-of-an-iphone-app-w ith-flash-and-without-a-mac-for-all-windows-lovers/
I've used the process numerous times with success.

For other info about AIR for iOS development using Windows you can check out my post here: http://teampokpok.com/2012/air-for-ios-dev-usin-windows-pc/

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4. Razi Barkai,

Sep 9, 2012 12:42 AM in reply to Community Help

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After I did the 3 step it ask me
Enter Export Password
What password should I have to give
tks from razi

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5. Colin Holgate,

Sep 9, 2012 6:59 AM in reply to Razi Barkai

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You make up your own password. It need not be that complicated a password too, it's only used either in the settings in Flash Pro, or in the command line if you package your apps that way. There you would enter the same password you used when making the P12.

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6. Razi Barkai,

Sep 9, 2012 7:17 AM in reply to Colin Holgate

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tks a lot
Razi

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7. Razi Barkai,

Sep 9, 2012 7:23 AM in reply to Colin Holgate

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another question please
I create an apk file for an special Iphone
and I want that the Iphone user will download the application (without use
an up store)
how can he does it
best regard razi

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8. Colin Holgate,

Sep 9, 2012 7:35 AM in reply to Razi Barkai

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APK is for Android, so I guess you mean an IPA?

If you're using a Mac take a look at this application (it's called BetaBuilder):

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/betabuilder-for-ios-apps/id415348946?mt =12

With that app you can take an IPA file and post it online somewhere, and send the link to the iOS users that are listed in the provisioning file that you used. The recipients can then touch on the link and the app will install straight into their device.

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9. Razi Barkai,

Sep 9, 2012 7:55 AM in reply to Colin Holgate

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tks for the quick answer
I work with windows
I just explore and find the Installous software
what do you think
tks again
razi

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10. Colin Holgate,

Sep 9, 2012 8:24 AM in reply to Razi Barkai

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There is an online service, testflightapp.com, that does the same thing as BetaBuilder, only it has additional management tools. You could use that service and upload the IPA file to them, and again your users would be able to install straight onto their devices. It's slightly more complicated, because your users would also have to install a special profile from TestFlight.

When you finally have an app to submit to the App Store you are going to need a Mac to run the Application Loader program, so maybe you should find a friend who has a Mac to help with that.

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11. Razi Barkai,

Sep 9, 2012 8:49 AM in reply to Colin Holgate

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tks again
I will try this software
I am developing with flash builder and flash so I need no mac to download
to app store
I developed for android and now I upgrade all the software to iPhone
please advice me how log it take from the order to the end
and how difficulties the apple staff makes
tks from razi

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12. Colin Holgate,

Sep 9, 2012 9:27 AM in reply to Razi Barkai

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You can be approved as an iPhone developer in under a day. When you finally come to upload an app to the iTunes App Store it typically takes 8 days from when you submit the app until it is available in the store.

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13. Razi Barkai,

Sep 9, 2012 9:47 AM in reply to Colin Holgate

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tks
I am an apple developer for 7 days
and after I can check my software by download its to several QA staff I
will upload its to app stor
by from Razi - Israel

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14. Razi Barkai,

Sep 10, 2012 12:14 AM in reply to Colin Holgate

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Hi Colin
Maybe you can help me with that too
I am trying to make app ids for the apple store I write the description in
hebrew and I get ascii high number
אופק קופות �
תוכנה לבקרה
ושליט&#1492
does in the market it will show the real hebrew description
best regard
razi

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15. Razi Barkai,

Sep 10, 2012 3:09 AM in reply to Colin Holgate

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Hi Colin
If you don't mine I have another question
As you tell me before I have to have a Mac in order to upload my
application to the app store
If I don't have a friend with a Mac how can I do it
I heard there is a software witch amulate Mac Like VMWARE did you know
about it
tks from razi

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16. Filippo Gregoretti,

Sep 12, 2012 9:22 AM in reply to Community Help

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I have received from a client a .p12 certificate without password.
Air packager in flash professional CS6 doesn't let me export without entering something in the password field.

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17. Colin Holgate,

Sep 12, 2012 10:00 AM in reply to Filippo Gregoretti

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When your client made the P12 file they had to enter a password. Ask them what they used, and that's what Flash wants.

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18. Filippo Gregoretti,

Sep 12, 2012 10:03 AM in reply to Colin Holgate

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Yeah it was a password free certificate.
I had them to make another one with a password.
Big client, takes days for every little step on their side...
New certificate, works now, submited to app store... fingers crossed
thanks for the reply

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19. Colin Holgate,

Sep 12, 2012 10:06 AM in reply to Filippo Gregoretti

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Well, did you try entering no password, but telling Flash to remember that no password?

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20. Filippo Gregoretti,

Sep 12, 2012 10:25 AM in reply to Colin Holgate

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No matter what, remember or not remember, flash didn't allow me to publish but always popped up "please insert password" or something similar.
I didn't even know it was possible to generate password free certificates.
Anyway, now we know that from within CS6 you can't package ipa's with password free certificates.

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21. notHim,

Oct 2, 2012 8:07 AM in reply to Community Help

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expiriencing some kind of "unable to find certificate" error when trying to get the pem file

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22. notHim,

Oct 2, 2012 8:20 AM in reply to notHim

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Error opening Certificate developer_identity.cer
4128:error:02001002:system library:fopen:No such file or directory:.\crypto\bio\bss_file.c:398:fopen<'developer_identity.cer'. 'rb'>
4128:error:20074002:BIO routines:FILE_CNTRL:system lib:.\crypto\bio\bss_file.c:400:unable to load certificate

this one....any clues?

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23. Colin Holgate,

Oct 2, 2012 8:37 AM in reply to notHim

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Could be worth following iBrent's video on making a P12, there may be a step you missed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GteMgFvA1Y

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24. florin22xxl@yahoo.com,

Oct 2, 2012 2:04 PM in reply to Omar Saleh

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This is all u need to know to get your cetificate and converting a certificate into P12 file.This is the tutorial i fallowed.
http://gotoandlearn.com/play.php?id=133

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25. thx1138,

Mar 30, 2013 1:04 PM in reply to Community Help

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I opened Keychain and selected import. Then I chose the ios_distribution file. It doesn't appear to import. When I look in the Keys section I see my name with a disclosure icon. It shows "IPhone Developer". But this certificate is my personal developer certificate. It has been there before. Is this the distribution certificate or my developer certificate?

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26. Colin Holgate,

Mar 30, 2013 1:09 PM in reply to thx1138

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You seem to be doing things the wrong way around. Normally you choose export, not import, when making a P12 file.

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27. iBr3nt,

Mar 30, 2013 1:21 PM in reply to thx1138

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A distribution certificate will say "iPhone Distribution: Your Name" same as your iPhone Developer cert, but specifically Distribution. When you log in to your the Developer portal, do you see the Distribution tab in the Certificates section?

You want to create the certificate for Distribution and download that to your keychain. You'll end up with both, iPhone Developer and iPhone Distribution if you've done it right.

If you don't see the distribution tab in your developer portal, then you're not setup to create app store releases. If it's a business account with multiple team members you have to have the Team Agent export the distribution cert for you.

iBrent

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