Certificate generation for iOS program release test

IOS ProgramReleaseTestOfCertificateGeneration is the content to be introduced in this article. It mainly introducesCertificateFirst, let's look at the details.

There are two types of iOS certificates: one is the development certificate, which is used to test your developers) and the other is the release certificate, the issued certificate is not mentioned here when it is published to app store again) and the ad hoc certificate for release test.

What is the difference between an ad hoc certificate and a development certificate? If your tester team's testers and customers can bring the test device to you and directly plug it in to your mac development machine, you can "fill" the program directly, it is enough to have a development certificate without the need for an ad hoc certificate.

What should I do if the tester iOS device cannot allow you to program directly? You must package Archive) your program, and then send it to your tester, let him install it through itunes, then you need the ad hoc certificate.

For specific differences, Let's first look at the ad hoc certificate generation process, which is very similar to the development certificate generation process,

1. Enter the main interface of Provisioning Portal, for example,

For details about how to enter the main interface of Provisioning Portal, refer to "iOS program Release Test 2-Get Tester device UDID ")

2. Select Provisioning and then select Distribution, as shown in figure

This is a difference between the Development Certificate and the generation of the publishing certificate. The difference is described in the article "iOS program Release Test 4-package Archive) Release share.

3. Select "New Profile" and the New certificate publishing page appears, as shown in,

Select "Ad Hoc" and then select the Tester device ID to obtain and add the Tester device ID. For details, see "iOS program Release Test 3-Get Tester device UDID ").

4. Download the certificate to your local device,

Click "Download" to Download the certificate to the local device.

Note: If the status is "pending", refresh it to "Active.

5. Import the certificate. Double-click to see Xcode. Here is 4.0) provisioning interface, as shown in,

CertificateAfter the file is generated and imported, Archive is packaged and share is published.

Summary:IOS ProgramReleaseTestOfCertificateWe hope this article will help you with the introduction of the generated content. AboutIOS ProgramOfTestFor more information, see the following articles:

IOS program release test tutorial

Get the Tester device UDID for iOS app release test

IOS program release test package release