Thanks Tom. My logic board fried (due to a speaker short) and I lost everything. I do have a complete backup as of July 1 but doubt things like keychain and certificates are backed up by Carbon Copy Cloner. I am hoping AppWrapper will come to the rescue.
Mark Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 22, 2026, at 5:14 am, Tom Glod via use-livecode > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Bob, > > Through experience and failure, your system probably does not have all the > certificates in the key chain that is needed. (Its literally a chain of > keys being used to secure the payload) You need Apple's global distribution > certificate installed as well. > > I use an app called Appwrapper that Mark Talluto told me about, its a > dream. one click code sign, and it helps you tofigure out what your system > is missing. > > Also...using codex you can also get this done. > > Good luck. > >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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 < >> [email protected]> 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 >>> >>> >>>> On Sep 21, 2026, at 15:11, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode < >> [email protected]> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> [email protected] >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
