Code Signing Certificate Renewal for Profile Manager

Currently we have around 800 ipods/iphones around the globe that were all enrolled into our Profile Manager in the past year. In one month our Code Signing Certificate will expire on ALL of those devices. I have updated the certificate on our Profile Manager server and installed that into the Profile Manager.
How do I update all of the devices in the field with the new certificate? It is not possible for every one of those devices to be re-enrolled. These are systems that we give to our customers to use for a specific purpose and they have no clue how to do anything with the MDM or the profile manager. Apple - this wasn't well thought out...

After loading the new certificates into the OS X Server box, the client devices will have to use the Profile Manager User Portal to load the updates.
Here is the Apple documentation on updating the Profile Manager certificate (HT5358), though you may well have found that document already.
Unfortunately, the users have to navigate to the portal for that, or you'll have to manage a short-notice device swap. (If it were even possible here, I'm not sure I'd want folks loading new certs via email, either...)
If the existing Profile Manager solution doesn't meet your particular needs, then there are alternative MDM solutions around from other vendors, and that are also compatible with the OS X Server and iOS provisioning mechanisms.
{FWIW, this is a user forum and the folks from Apple may or may not see your report. If you have acccess to it, the Apple bugreport tool is a common way to log an enhancement request that the folks from Apple will see.}

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In OS X Maverick's XCode, I created a brand new Mac > "Cocoa Application", with Core Data and Spotlight Importerl; about as vanilla a Cocoa application I could muster.
Under Preferences > Accounts, I signed in to my Mac Developer Account.
In Targets > Identity, I set Signing to "Mac App Store", and was able to select my Mac Developer Account for "Team".
I then went to Product > Clean, and then Product > Build for... > Running, and then Produt > Archive.
In the Organizer, I select the resulting .app and click "Validate", and hit the Mac App Store radio, and hit "Next", and it's able to log into my Mac Developer Account.
I select my Provisioning Profile in the dropdown, and click "Validate".
It comes back with several errors:
1 - "Invalid Provisioning Profile. The provisioning profile included in the bundle {BUNDLENAME} [{BUNDLENAME}.app] is invalid. [Missing code-signing certificate.] For more information, visit the Mac OS Developer Portal."
2 - "The bundle identifier cannot be changed from the current value, '{DIFFERENT-BUNDLE-FROM-OTHER-PROJECT}'. If you want to change your bundle identifier, you will need to create a new application in iTunes Connect.
3 - Invalid Code Signing Entitlements. The entitlements in your app bundle signature do not match the ones that are contained in the provision profile. The bundle contains a key that is not included in the provisioning profile: 'com.apple.applications-identifier' in '{BUNDLENAME}.app/Contents/MacOS/{BUNDLENAME}'
I was able to do the same process before, for a vanilla app, before Mavericks. I'm not sure if this is a Mavericks error, or a fact that now I have multiple app projects. Particularly odd is that DIFFERENT-BUNDLE-FROM-OTHER-PROJECT in error (2) is not the same bundle name as the current project's bundle.
Would love any help you can provide! Thank you!

Seen this thread?
New codesign behavior, --deep option
"Code signing has some interesting changes in Mavericks (that apparently haven't made it into the release notes yet...). Note that this is a change to the operating system, not to the devtools."

Code-signing Certificate Provider for Mavericks Server?

Our Digicert Code Signing Certificate [which worked fine in Mountain Lion Server but doesn't work in Mavericks Server no matter what I try] is about to expire, and I'm wondering if anyone could recommend a vendor whose code-signing certificates definitely work with Mavericks Server?

I have just created a self-signed code-signing certificate, I used XCA to generate it which is a front-end for openssl. Obviously being generated from a self-signed rootCA it is not going to be trusted by the outside world but it is good enough for an internal Profile Manager setup since the enrollment process will automatically trust your own self-signed rootCA.
Anyway, when trying to install it I did come across a gotcha which might help you and others here. I found that if I imported the certificate in to Keychain Access e.g. by double-clicking on it, then Server.app did not list it as an available certificate for Profile Manager code-signing. However if instead I used the option in Server.app under Profile Manager to import the code-signing certificate it was accepted.
In theory importing via Keychain Access should work as well but it did not, so if you have been doing it that way try importing via Server.app instead.
If you have already imported it via Keychain Access just delete it from your Keychain and try again.
With regards to the suggestion from ajm_from_WA for buying one from www.ssls.com I could not find any code-signing certificates listed on their website. These are different to ordinary website certificates.

Code-signing Certificate Renew issue

We recently renewed our Verisign code-signing certificate, only to discover that it breaks the auto-update process with the notorious error "This application cannot be installed because this installer has been mis-configured." We were able to make it work by using the ADT -migrate command. That is all well and wonderful. But there are two issues I see. First, there is a 180 day cut-off, beyond which users can no longer be updated. Then, when our certificate gets renewed again next year we might be stuck in a situation where we have to choose which users get to be updated and which are orphaned and are forced to uninstall/re-install.
Furthermore, how much of this pain we have to live with becomes a function of how long a certificate we are willing to pay for. If we're a small company forking out the money for a 3 year certificate might be kind of painful. Why should this be a factor? Why is it not straight-forward to renew the same certificate and have installations back to the beginning of time be alright with it?
It could be there is something about the renewal process that is not right. However, when I renewed my Verisign cert their process pretty much forced me to keep everything about the renewed cert the same as the original, otherwise it would not be a 'renewal'.
If there is an arcane trick we are missing I would be most appreciate to know what it is. This should not be this difficult.
Thanks
Kevin

Hi Kevin,
I've asked around and learned that the process as you describe is "as designed". However, there are stratigies for minimizing the downsides.
For more information, please see the following documents:
AIR 2.6 Extended Migration Signature Grace Periods
Update Strategies for Changing Certificates
Update Your Applications Regularly
Code Singing in Adobe AIR
Hope this helps,
Chris

Configuration Profile Code-Signing Certificates

Today, I learned that the Code-Signing Certificate used for signing Device Configuration Profiles is _different_ (and much more expensive) than the SSL Certificate used by other Lion Server services.
I understand that these certificates follow a trust _chain_, and that Lion Server creates a default Code-Signing certificate based on the self-signed certificate it creates during setup. Since then, I've replaced my self-signed SSL Cert with a fully verified one.
How can I use OpenSSL to create a Code-Signing certificate based on my purchased SSL Certificate, just like Lion Server did?

You must obtain a code-signing cert from a trusted authority or it won't be trusted by any of your clients.
** Code-signing your profiles is kind of pointless if you're a small business or school. This is only useful if you're a large enterprise (or maybe a college or university) deploying profiles to many devices and are worried about tampering. A signed SSL cert more useful than a code-signing cert.
** (This is totally my opinion but that's how I see it. Code-signing certs allow your clients to determine that the code is in fact from you and it hasn't been altered in transit to the client. If this is really a concern for you then you would need to obtain a cert from a trusted authority, but I bet it's not...)

What kind of code signing certificate do I need for Profile Manager?

I'm new to Lion Server and the Profile Manager, and I'm wondering what kind of CA-recognized code signing certificate I would need to buy to use in the Profile Manager -> Sign configuration profiles? For example, Verisign sells a bunch of different kind (http://www.verisign.com/code-signing/): Microsoft Authenticode, Java, etc.
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Missing Code Signing Certificate in Profile Manager

Hi everyone,
Firstly, I'm not a professional and managing a server isn't in my skill set. I have an old Mac mini running the Mavericks server to dabble with.
Recently, the code-signing certificate (I assume self-signed) disappeared from Profile Manager for the option to "Sign configuration profiles" – no idea why, and I'm struggling to get it back, it just doesn't appear in the drop down.
Under "Certificates" in Server.app, and within Keychain Access; it's still in the system and can be seen, where there are two of them.
I've tried renewing both of these through Server.app to see if that would be a quick fix, but nothing.
Could someone advise me on how to create a new verified code signing certificate for use with profile manager?
Kind regards,
Jamie

Tried again. Destroyed OD and recreated – code signing appears. Reboot machine, code signing disappears.
I tried exporting out the Code Signing Cert before rebooting the machine and reimporting after it disappears only to get "This profile cannot be used to sign profiles".
Any idea what could be breaking the code-signing on reboot? Really bizarre.

Profile Manager Code Signing Certificate from GoDaddy .spc

Convert the .spc to .cer for Profile Manager compatability.
Thought I'd share how to convert a code signing certificate acquired from go daddy as it downloads as a .spc file that Profile manager will not accept.
When you download your code signing certificate from go daddy it will be a .spc file as stated above, and profile manager needs a .cer file.
Take your .zip file over to a Windows 7 or better PC and double-click the .zip file.
Then double-click the enclosed certificate.
This will open the windows certmgr.
Expand the certificate and locate your certificate (Should be the one with your company name )
Right-Click the desired certificate, select all tasks, then Export
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Once that's done also add the .cer certificate to your keychain.
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After loading the new certificates into the OS X Server box, the client devices will have to use the Profile Manager User Portal to load the updates.
Here is the Apple documentation on updating the Profile Manager certificate (HT5358), though you may well have found that document already.
Unfortunately, the users have to navigate to the portal for that, or you'll have to manage a short-notice device swap. (If it were even possible here, I'm not sure I'd want folks loading new certs via email, either...)
If the existing Profile Manager solution doesn't meet your particular needs, then there are alternative MDM solutions around from other vendors, and that are also compatible with the OS X Server and iOS provisioning mechanisms.
{FWIW, this is a user forum and the folks from Apple may or may not see your report. If you have acccess to it, the Apple bugreport tool is a common way to log an enhancement request that the folks from Apple will see.}

Profile Manager - no code signing certificate?

I'm starting with a clean install of Lion Server. DNS is on an Xserve running Leopard Server.
- CA signed certificates in place
- DNS working fine
- I create an OD Master (I've done this through Server.app, Server Admin and from hitting the "configure" button in Profile Manger, which triggers building an OD Master), and when the OD Master is built, an OD-based CA is created along with an OD-based intermediate certificate, but (and this is my problem), the OD-based code signing certificate is never produced, thus I don't have a code signing certificate to select when trying to enable "sign configuration profiles"?
This is driving me insane. Anyone know why the code signing certificate isn't being generated?
Thanks,
Kristin.

I'm starting with a clean install of Lion Server. DNS is on an Xserve running Leopard Server.
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- I create an OD Master (I've done this through Server.app, Server Admin and from hitting the "configure" button in Profile Manger, which triggers building an OD Master), and when the OD Master is built, an OD-based CA is created along with an OD-based intermediate certificate, but (and this is my problem), the OD-based code signing certificate is never produced, thus I don't have a code signing certificate to select when trying to enable "sign configuration profiles"?
This is driving me insane. Anyone know why the code signing certificate isn't being generated?
Thanks,
Kristin.

Renew my code sign certificate?

I run a Mavericks server that serves profile manager, file, and time machine services. My code sign cert expires in a couple weeks. When you go into Server.app > Certificates and double click on it, there isn't a "Renew" button like there is for other certs I've renewed.
How would I renew this? And what impact would it have on my running services (ie. would I have to re-enroll everyone in profile manager)? Thank you.

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We need to renew the code signing certificate from Symantec. However, we only use it to manage the Windows Phone devices and don't publish apps. Do we still need to spend $300 on renewing this cert? Can't I manage them for free like our iOS and Android devices?

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Hello!
Since one month I expierence a message that I should renew my code signing certificate and today I thought it is time to stop this message.
Because I could not find anything about renewing the certificate in Mountain Lion I used the KB-article that discribes the process for Lion.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5358
after that I get this in at my terminal:
sudo /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/sbin/certadmin --recreate-CA-signed-certificate 'myserver.domain.de Signierungszertifikate für Code' 'IntermediateCA_MYSERVER.DOMAIN.DE_1' 7D3E2458
when I press return I get this:
/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/sbin/certadmin Cannot find the certificate: myserver.domain.de Signierungszertifikate für Code
I checked it again and again - I cannot find any typo or something like that - so maybe Mountain Lion wants to renew the certificate in a different way or certadmin cannot cope with german "Umlaute" - "für" - in english for - but I did not gave this name it was given by the system when I setup the server one year ago.
Every hint is welcome, bye
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Hello to all
Can you please let me know if there is a way to renew the self code signing certificate for server WITHOUT re enroll all devices?
We have 500 iPads enrolled and the code signing certificate expires in 2 weeks...
So it's really critical not to re enroll all devices .
Is there any way to do this?
Thank you for you help.

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