Weird code-signing error

Question

I'm trying to upload a new Mac app, designed under Xcode 5, to the Mac App Store. I have done this before for many apps with previous Xcode versions, so I thought I had it mastered, but I am banging my head against this one. It must be some trivial issue, but I don't see what!

Description of my settings:

• My target's "General" settings have "Signing: Mac App Store", then my account as "Team"
• I have sandbox enabled ("Capabilities" tab of the target)
• In "Build Settings", I have:
  • CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = MyApp/MyApp.entitlements
  • CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = Mac Developer
  • PROVISIONING_PROFILE = Mac Team Provisioning Profile: com.myname.myapp

The app builds and runs fine. Yet, when I validate it for App Store distribution, I get the following error:

Invalid Provisioning Profile. The provisioning profile included in the bundle MyApp [MyApp.app] is invalid. [Missing code-signing certificate.] For more information, visit the Mac OS Developer Portal.

What am I missing?

Answer 1

Solution

You should review the section in the App Distribution Guide covering the management of certificates and provisioning profiles for Mac Apps. Specifically the section on Troubleshooting will provide the most insight and covers fixes for the provision profile issue you've reported. I recommend you explore the entire troubleshooting area as sometimes certificate expiration dates impact the validity of provisioning profiles.