You can create up to five Developer ID Application certificates and up to five Developer ID Installer certificates using either your developer account or Xcode. To create a Developer ID certificate in Xcode, visit “Manage signing certificates ” in Xcode Help.
Required role: Account Holder.
Cloud-managed certificates are also available to admins with the cloud-managed Developer ID certificate access role.
- In Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles , click Certificates in the sidebar.
- On the top left, click the add button (+).
- Under Software, select Developer ID, then click Continue.
- Developer ID Application: A certificate used to sign a Mac app.
- Developer ID Installer: A certificate used to sign a Mac Installer Package, containing your signed app.
- Follow the instructions to create a certificate signing request.
- Click Choose File.
- In the dialog that appears, select the certificate request file (a file with a .certSigningRequest file extension), then click Choose.
- Click Continue.
- Click Download. The certificate file (a file with a .cer file extension) appears in your Downloads folder.
To install the certificate in your keychain, double-click the downloaded certificate file. The certificate appears in the My Certificates category in Keychain Access.
