Code Signing

[Bob Sneidar]

So I requested a certificate, got the PEM file, double clicked it and installed it in my keychain, but I am getting the same issue. First, I looked for the certificate in my keychain but it doesn’t show up with the same name as the PEM file, not sure if that’s normal, and when I use the one that seems like it’s correct, it doesn’t work. 

This is all way more complicated than it ought to be. 

Bob S


> On Sep 21, 2026, at 15:17, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Yup I figured that out. I just re-upped, but just as an aside, now the IT support people for IOTEC are saying we ALSO have to pay them for a subscription fee so they can install thair management app on our devices to restrict what we can and cannot do. 
> 
> Bob S
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>> On Sep 21, 2026, at 15:11, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> To code sign a macOS app, I think you need an Apple issues developer certificate.
>> 
>> Apple Developer membership is something like $99 USD per year (or around that). You can sign up if you don;t already have an account at developer.apple.com. A code signing cert is then "free" for anyone with a developer account.
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>> On 9/21/2026 4:53 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
>>> Hi all.
>>> 
>>> I have been forced into a position where I have to sign my MacOS apps. I downloaded Xcode, and also Trevor DeVore’s code signing app. I chose the app I want to sign, but now it’s asking me the name of the certificiate. I know I have a code signing certificate because when I digitally sign PDFs, that’s the certificate I have. I found it in my Keychain, and made sure it was valid for code signing. They only problem is it is a self signed certificate.
>>> 
>>> Am I required to get a trusted certificate, and if so how do I do that from Xcode as opposed to some other 3rd party certificate agency? Or can I even do that??
>>> 
>>> Bob S
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