A valid signing identity matching this profile could not be found in your keychain

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

Hello,

I bought the Corona SDK and followed the instructions how to test my first app on my IPhone step by step.
But I always get the error “A valid signing identity matching this profile could not be found in your keychain.” in the Organizer. I am completely new to apple so maybe I am missing something very basic here.

Any help is highly appreciated. Maybe someone could post some screenshots of his keychain so I can double check if everything is in place?

Thanks in advance,
Patrick. [import]uid: 4589 topic_id: 450 reply_id: 300450[/import]

#2

When you say new to Apple, have you signed up for Apple’s iPhone developer program (http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/), paid the $99 fee, and downloaded/installed a certificate from the Apple developer Web site (http://developer.apple.com/iphone/manage/overview/index.action)?

There are instructions on the site, but it’s undeniably confusing. The Development Provisioning Assistant (a wizard) will walk you through the process but you need to use Safari…it doesn’t work for me with Firefox.

If you have, it could be the absence of the interim certificate or your cert could have been created using incorrect settings. Or something else entirely. [import]uid: 1560 topic_id: 450 reply_id: 865[/import]

#3

sounds like you may have tried to upload the version that is for development rather than a build using a distribution profile. The Ansca team lays it out pretty well in their device build guide. [import]uid: 3715 topic_id: 450 reply_id: 870[/import]

#4

Thanks for the comments.

I registered as a developer, got my certificate, installed it etc. but I got no luck. I noticed that there are no keys in my keychain only certificates and passwords. Is that how it is supposed to be?
My MacOS is in German. Are there any known issues with foreign language settings?

Best,
Patrick. [import]uid: 4589 topic_id: 450 reply_id: 877[/import]

#5

I started from scratch. Now I got a key pair but I still get the same error.
[import]uid: 4589 topic_id: 450 reply_id: 880[/import]

#6

I got it working for the development profile :smiley:
Not for the adHoc profile though but I can view my first app on the phone! [import]uid: 4589 topic_id: 450 reply_id: 881[/import]

#7

When you finish your app and wish to compile for distribution, remember to get a Distribution Provisioning Profile before to upload to AppleStore. That distribution provisioning profile shouldn’t be ad-hoc.

To upload your app after compile, you must compress it with .zip extension. Keep into account that app compiled for Distribution purposes will not run in your device. So, don’t be surprised by this. Distribution apps will be only valid for AppleStore instead of your device. If you wish to keep running your app in your device (for testing or whatever) just use Developer Provisioning Profile.

Good luck.

Flavio. [import]uid: 3022 topic_id: 450 reply_id: 907[/import]

#8

Hi Flavio,

thanks for the hints. I am just glad I got something running on my phone for now. It’ll take a while until I will actually submit something to the app store.

Cheers,
Patrick. [import]uid: 4589 topic_id: 450 reply_id: 920[/import]