Code Sign with Mac Developer certificates

[vtardia]

• Version: 7.11.3

• Target: macOS

Hi, with electron-builder 3 I was able to sign my app previews with my "Mac Developer" certificate. I've updated to 7 and I'm no longer able to do this, and I have to disable signing and manually sign with codesign.

Why? Can you put back this feature?

[develar]

Why? Can you put back this feature?

You must not use this certificate type. Please see #740 and https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/MaintainingCertificates/MaintainingCertificates.html

Mac Developer – Used to enable certain app services for a Mac app during development and testing.

So, you must use Developer ID Application — Used to sign a Mac app before distributing it outside the Mac App Store.

[vtardia]

I'm familiar with both #740 and Apple guidelines, but I still need to be able to use Mac Developer certificates for development and testing, and let my client(s) use Developer IDs for distribution...

[develar]

Could you please explain me, why you cannot use Developer ID cert? Why Mac Developer is required?

[vtardia]

Because as far as I know "Developer ID" is currently available only for paid plans

[develar]

as far as I know "Developer ID" is currently available only for paid plans

Sorry, I don't understand. Any Apple cert requires Apple Developer account — in any case you have to pay for developer account and any cert is free for you.

[vtardia]

With an Apple ID you can have free membership and a Mac Developer certificate for testing https://developer.apple.com/support/compare-memberships/. I develop and test with my free account and certificate, and my clients sign with their paid membership certificates.

[develar]

Certificate will be allowed.

[vtardia]

Thank you very much @develar!

[ghost]

Hi @develar, does it implemented/fixed? Still can't sign with "Mac Developer" cert.

Cert is correctly listed here: security find-identity -v

[develar]

@cumajkeee What version of electron-builder do you use?
Please set env DEBUG=electron-builder and attach log of the terminal output.

[ghost]

@develar:
v=11.2.3

Tue, 10 Jan 2017 14:12:26 GMT electron-builder Executing security find-identity -v
Tue, 10 Jan 2017 14:12:26 GMT electron-builder Executing security find-identity -v -p codesigning
Error: Identity name "Mac Developer: [email protected] (URxxxxxxxx)" is specified, but no valid identity with this name in the keychain
at /{path}/electron/node_modules/electron-builder/src/codeSign.ts:226:13
From previous event:

[develar]

@cumajkeee if you specify identity manually, you should specify only name, without type prefix.

[ericzhangjx]

@develar
Actually doing so could also cause Error:

Packaging for darwin x64 using electron 1.4.14 to dist/Mac
Error: Identity name "[email protected] (QWERT12345)" is specified, but no valid identity with this name in the keychain
    at /Users/Eric/WorkSpace/PROJECT/node_modules/electron-builder/src/codeSign.ts:226:13

node: v=7.4.0
npm: v=4.0.5
electron-builder: v=11.2.4

[ericzhangjx]

#1103
Seems to have solved the problem (by removing an unnecessary exception inside findIdentity()).

[develar]

Fixed in upcoming 11.2.4 (thanks to @ericzhangjx).

[ghost]

Thanks @ericzhangjx and @develar!