Upgrade iOS Development and APN Production for Enterprise Applications [AirWatch]
I have developed an iOS app for my corporation. We distribute it through AirWatch. Some of the certificates are about to expire and it is very difficult to try and figure out what to do. I have googled it and it seems that each page has different information. I would really love it if someone could point me in the right direction.
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I have an iOS Development certificate with my name. Looks like I can't resume it, just cancel or load it. Some pages said that if I upload it again it refreshes, some say that I need to create a new certificate. What is it and am I doing it in Xcode or portal?
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I have a certificate "APNs Production iOS" with my company id on it (reverse dns entry like "com.apple.mobile" is also coming soon. How do I renew and where do I renew it, in Xcode or the portal.
We don't use Apple Push notifications in the app, but I get the impression that you still need this since Apple is securely identifying your app. It's true?
- I have an "IOS Provisioning Profile" that will expire as well. Same questions. Can I just edit it to resume it? I do this in Xcode or Portal.
Thanks in advance.
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Yes, you will need to update your profiles (whatever you use for development or distribution. Then you will need to rebuild any applications that were built with the old profiles. Otherwise no one can install the application that was created with an expired profile. In principle, any applications created and distributed with an enterprise distribution profile will need to be rebuilt at least once a year.
Edit: More on how to generate a new certificate.
Just go to the ios developer portal and go to the area on the right for certificates, IDs and profiles on the right. Go to the Certificates area and click the + sign to create a new certificate. Follow the instructions to create a new certificate. Once you have a new certificate, go to the profiles section and you will need to generate your profiles using the new certificate. For each profile, click the Edit button, change the certificate drop-down list to a new certificate, and click the Create button. Download the new profile and use it to rebuild applications.
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