I’m unable to notarize the executable and the .app — the status has been showing “In Progress” for over an hour. Upon checking the xcrun logs, it indicates that the submission ID was not received. I also noticed there’s an Apple Developer Service outage reported since October 8, 2025. Could you please let me know when this outage is expected to be resolved? It would be very helpful.
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I am receiving an entitlement error from stripe terminal SDK when integrating Tap to Pay from apple in the info.plist.
Im hoping that someone can give me their input on my error output rather than diving into the stripe sdk to point me in the right direction of something I may have missed with entitlements.
I have been approved for tap to pay entitlement and am following the instructions here from apple: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/proximityreader/setting-up-the-entitlement-for-tap-to-pay-on-iphone
com.apple.developer.proximity-reader.tap-to-pay
I keep getting this error when trying to install Audio app extension.
Everything is reviewed from certificates to profiles, for some reason
CreatingCustomAudioEffects sample is deployed correctly but when Creating new Project (Audio Extension App) from new project Option, it doesn't work at all.
If I remove Extension from Frameworks and deploy app, then no problem but then App crashes as extension is missing. Something wrong with Xcode? I am pretty sure it used to build new projects but not anymore.
Failed to verify code signature of /var/installd/Library/Caches/com.apple.mobile.installd.staging/temp.0k1RXy/extracted/AudioUnitsAppExtensionTest.app : 0xe8008015 (A valid provisioning profile for this executable was not found.)
Please ensure sure that your app is signed by a valid provisioning profile.
If this issue persists, please attach the following when sending a report to Apple:
A sysdiagnose from this Mac
A sysdiagnose from the device failing installation
An IPA of the app failing installation
Hi,
I'm having a really hard time figuring out why I cannot perform cloud signing via Developer ID with xcodebuild.
I have a macOS application, which I can perfectly cloud sign the following way:
Sign into Xcode with my Admin + Account Holder Apple ID.
Delete my Developer ID Application certificate from Keychain Access.
In Xcode, click Archive.
When archived, click "Distribute App" in Xcode Organizer.
The app is cloud signed. I prove this by extracting the certificate codesign --extract-certificates -- /path/to/app.app then locate the 1.2.840.113635.100.6.1.32 bit mentioned by Quinn in this post. I however do it by simply opening the certifiacte with Keychain Access, where I can investigate the content of the certificate, rather than use that tool he does.
Then, I do the following to attempt to cloud sign via xcodebuild:
Create an API Key for the whole team in Users and Access > Integrations > App Store Connect with the "Admin" role selected.
Download the private key .p8 file to ~/Downloads.
Sign out of my Apple ID in Xcode by removing the account in Settings > Accounts.
Create an archive:
xcodebuild archive -scheme "<redacted scheme name>" -archivePath ~/Downloads/archive.xcarchive -authenticationKeyIssuerID <redacted issuer id> -authenticationKeyID <redacted key id> -authenticationKeyPath ~/Downloads/AuthKey_<redacted key id>.p8 -allowProvisioningUpdates
The archive is successfully created, with a new "Apple Development: Created via API (TEAM ID)" naming.
Export the archive:
xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath ~/Downloads/archive.xcarchive -authenticationKeyIssuerID <redacted issuer id> -authenticationKeyID <redacted key id> -authenticationKeyPath ~/Downloads/AuthKey_<redacted key id>.p8 -allowProvisioningUpdates -exportOptionsPlist ~/Downloads/exportOptions.plist -exportPath ~/Downloads
which then fails:
2025-03-07 10:27:58.706 xcodebuild[2152:40704] [MT] IDEDistribution: -[IDEDistributionLogging _createLoggingBundleAtPath:]: Created bundle at path "/var/folders/tn/yy7ynz3d0yb4p3sd_5q_wl0h0000gn/T/<redacted app name> macOS_2025-03-07_10-27-58.706.xcdistributionlogs".
error: exportArchive Cloud signing permission error
error: exportArchive No signing certificate "Developer ID Application" found
** EXPORT FAILED **
Opening the distribution logs, I find this in the Provisioning Log:
2025-03-07 09:09:58 +0000 2025-03-07 09:09:58 +0000 IDEProvisioningRepair(<redacted app name>.app): 2025-03-07 09:09:58 +0000 IDEProvisioningRepair(<redacted app name>.app): Sending request 84E57539-BC1D-407A-8402-7BCE9F2FD100 to <https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/xcbuild/v1/certificates> for session DVTServicesTeamBasedSession <issuer: <redacted issuer id>; key identifier: <redacted key id>>.
Method: POST
Headers:
{
Accept = "application/vnd.api+json";
"Accept-Encoding" = "gzip, deflate";
Authorization = "Bearer <redacted bearer token>";
"Content-Length" = 116;
"Content-Type" = "application/vnd.api+json";
"User-Agent" = Xcode;
"X-HTTP-Method-Override" = GET;
"X-Xcode-Version" = "16.2 (16C5032a)";
}
Payload:
{"urlEncodedQueryParams":"teamId=<redacted team id>&filter%5BcertificateType%5D=DEVELOPER_ID_APPLICATION_MANAGED&limit=200"}
2025-03-07 09:09:59 +0000 2025-03-07 09:09:59 +0000 IDEProvisioningRepair(<redacted app name>.app): 2025-03-07 09:09:59 +0000 IDEProvisioningRepair(<redacted app name>.app): Received response for 84E57539-BC1D-407A-8402-7BCE9F2FD100 @ <https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/xcbuild/v1/certificates>. Code = 0
2025-03-07 09:09:59 +0000 2025-03-07 09:09:59 +0000 IDEProvisioningRepair(<redacted app name>.app): 2025-03-07 09:09:59 +0000 IDEProvisioningRepair(<redacted app name>.app): Response payload: {
"errors" : [ {
"id" : "3d09690a-e26f-497f-b576-25104064387e",
"status" : "403",
"code" : "FORBIDDEN_ERROR",
"title" : "This request is forbidden for security reasons",
"resultCode" : 7495,
"detail" : "You haven't been given access to cloud-managed distribution certificates. Please contact your team's Account Holder or an Admin to give you access. If you need further assistance, contact Apple Developer Program Support at https://developer.apple.com/contact/."
} ]
}
Which is really weird, since I am using an API key with Admin rights. If I create a new key, and use it only for this command, App Store Connect does show the "Last Used" date as today after running the command.
I thought some time might need to pass, but the issue has been persisting since yesterday.
What could be wrong here? I do have a managed Developer ID Application certificate showing in my account but I still can't retrieve it with an Admin right imbued API key.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
Signing Certificates
Xcode Cloud
Developer ID
Hey,
Just recently I realized something I have been overlooking in my build pipelines.
I thought that by adding the the "hardened runtime", I disable 3rd-party library injection (I do not have the disable-library-validation entitlement added).
However, I was using some checks on my code and I noticed that the "library validation" code signature check fails on my applications (e.g. adding the .libraryValidation requirement via the LightweightCodeRequirements framework) - with codesign -dvvvv /path/to/app I can check it doesn't have the CS_REQUIRE_LV flag:
[...]
CodeDirectory v=20500 size=937 flags=0x10000(runtime) hashes=18+7 location=embedded
[...]
then I used in Xcode the "Other Code Signing Flags" setting and added the -o library option, which added the flag:
[...]
CodeDirectory v=20500 size=937 flags=0x12000(library-validation,runtime) hashes=18+7 location=embedded
[...]
Is this flag something I should be explicitly setting? Because I was under the impression enabling hardened runtime would be enough. Popular Developer ID distributed applications (e.g. Google Chrome, Parallels Desktop, Slack) all have this flag set.
Hi,
I just released a new version of an app that was transferred from another developer account.
The previous version of this app used the App Groups feature to store some important data, and I would like to retrieve that data.
In the new version, I’m using the same bundle identifier and the same App Group ID (which has already been deleted from the original developer account). I also added the App Groups entitlement in the project settings and set the same App Group ID. However, I still cannot access the data in the App Group.
From the documentation and issues I’ve found, it seems that an app should still have permission to access the same App Group after being transferred.
Did I miss something?
Thanks!
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Entitlements
Tags:
Files and Storage
iOS
Entitlements
Provisioning Profiles
After I upgraded to macOS 15.3, all of my current Xcode project have the signing issue, I spent half day and I didn't make any progress, I tried two projects, one is Swift AppKit App calling one C++ dylib, another one is a pure Swift AppKit app, when I build, there will be error:
Warning: unable to build chain to self-signed root for signer "Apple Development: Steven Tang (XXXXX)"
/Volumes/TwoTSSD/steventang/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/ImageEnhancement-ddbilgyraofrdyfeljyuknusunza/Build/Products/Release/ImageEnhancement.app: errSecInternalComponent
I tried remove account, add account back in Xcode, none of it worked, also tried ChatGPT's WWDR updating and it won't help.
Hello,
Recently our team requested the "Notification (NSE) filtering" capability. Our request was rejected but we sent a new request with a more detailed explanation of our need.
However if we go check the status of the request in the Capability Requests tab the status is "No requests". We sent the new request yesterday.
Is it even possible to request a capability after a rejected request? We really need the capability and the absence of it is blocking our progress.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
I'm developing an app using Electron Builder for a potential port to Windows in the future. I've had a heck of a time getting credentials to work and felt like I was in some sort of time loop doing the same things over and over again to no avail. I finally was able to sign my app, sign the .dmg and start the notarization process. That was last night and it still says "In Progress". If anyone is able to push it through, that would be awesome! (id: 2520e724-7069-408a-9ea4-60b23e8435a7)
I saw another thread on here where people stated it was taking forever, I'm not sure if this is just because its my first time, but I was hoping to get a beta out to testers this weekend. I just need a version that doesn't get flagged as "Malware" by Gatekeeper. This is just for a standalone macOS application, not the App Store.
Is there a reason that this process takes an absurd amount of time? Will it always be like this or is this just a fluke and it was a bad time to try?
Hey there,
I'm experiencing an issue with notarization of my macOS application, which is blocking a release.
We have signing/notarization hooked up to our CI process, both for prior releases as well as development builds (at the trunk tip). The notarization process has typically taken anywhere from a few minutes to a few tens of minutes, but for our most recent release, it's taking an unreasonably long time.
I've compiled the submission info for each build (+ reattempted notarizations) below. What's interesting is that the oldest one was accepted- however, it timed out our CI process, so we never actually released it.
Subsequent builds are more or less identical in terms of their content, however, they've been stewing in the notarization process for over 13 hours in some cases.
% xcrun notarytool info 67413dae-64f5-4372-972d-e0ac158e18e3
Successfully received submission info
createdDate: 2025-04-02T16:28:25.999Z
id: 67413dae-64f5-4372-972d-e0ac158e18e3
name: Warp Vault.app.zip
status: In Progress
% xcrun notarytool info 0c72b243-4a8d-4976-a97b-75689d7e2497
Successfully received submission info
createdDate: 2025-04-02T05:49:05.861Z
id: 0c72b243-4a8d-4976-a97b-75689d7e2497
name: Warp Vault.app.zip
status: In Progress
% xcrun notarytool info 8e2edfc2-58bc-4b33-bc8e-078155759a81
Successfully received submission info
createdDate: 2025-04-02T05:23:28.870Z
id: 8e2edfc2-58bc-4b33-bc8e-078155759a81
name: Warp Vault.app.zip
status: In Progress
% xcrun notarytool info 8fb17b0c-ace4-4b6f-bef8-68d22696814d
Successfully received submission info
createdDate: 2025-04-02T05:07:48.187Z
id: 8fb17b0c-ace4-4b6f-bef8-68d22696814d
name: Warp Vault.app.zip
status: Accepted
At the time of checking, the UTC date was:
% TZ="UTC" date
Wed Apr 2 18:42:14 UTC 2025
It's interesting to me that the notarization process is taking this long. We've notarized many development builds (with debugging flags enabled) in the time between our last public release and our attempt to notarize this one. What's more, the original build for this release was notarized within the span of about 15 minutes, but subsequent submissions of the same build have hung for tens of hours.
My two questions are:
How can I get our pending notarizations "unstuck"?, and
To prevent these types of hangs in the future, should I also routinely build/sign/notarize non-debug builds of my application during the development process?
Best regards and many thanks,
Charlton
The actual error:
pkgbuild: error: Could not find appropriate signing identity for “Developer ID installer: My Name (DeveloperID)”.
I'm trying to sign a program written with gfortran. The steps worked the last time (Mar 23) I built this code.
The steps to error:
a) xcrun notarytool store-credentials --apple-id "xxx" --team-id "yyy"
Giving Profile Name zzz and App-specific password
b) codesign --force --timestamp --options=runtime -s "Developer ID Application: My Name (yyy)" AppName
c) pkgbuild --root ROOT --identifier org.aaa.bbb --version "1.1.1" --sign "Developer ID installer: My Name (yyy)" AppName.pkg
ROOT contains the package contents
At this point I get the error
pkgbuild: error: Could not find appropriate signing identity for “Developer ID installer: My Name (yyy)”
Are there steps that have changed. Any suggestions?
Thanks, David
In Swift I'm using unzip by launching a Process to unzip a file.
I added a launchRequirement to the process in order to make sure the executable is code signed by Apple and the identifier is com.apple.unzip. After testing out my code on another machines (both physical and virtual), I found out that in some the identifier is actually com.apple.zipinfo, which broke the SigningIdentifier requirement.
It's safe to assume that /usr/bin/unzip can be trusted since it's in a System Integrity Protection (SIP) location, but I'm wondering why this executable has different identifiers?
In the LightweightCodeRequirements framework, there is a LaunchCodeRequirement object which can be used as a requirement object for a Process for example.
What I don't understand (I admit my macOS low-level knowledge is limited) is that how can this be used in a secure way that doesn't fall victim of a Time-of-Check/Time-of-Use issue.
e.g.
I specify a LaunchCodeRequirement via Process.launchRequirement for my process, let's say /usr/local/bin/mycommandlinetool.
The LaunchCodeRequirement specifies my development team and a developer ID certificate.
The process must be started in some form, before a SecCode/SecTask object can be created, rather than a SecStaticCode object (which only guarantees its validity checks to be intact as long as the file is not modified).
But if the process was started, then I have no tools in my set to prevent it from executing its initialization code or similar. Then, by the time I'm able to check via SecCode/SecTask functions the LaunchCodeRequirement, I might have already ran malicious code - if mycommandlinetool was maliciously replaced.
Or does the operating system use a daemon to copy the executable specified for Process to a secure location, then creates the SecStaticCode object, assesses the LaunchCodeRequirement and if passed, launches the executable from that trusted location (which would make sure it is immutable for replacement by malicious actors)?
I have a hard time understanding how this works under the hood - if I remember correctly these are private APIs.
Background
We are using a Developer ID application certificate to sign our application. We lost the private key and we need to revoke it before we can receive a new one.
Per documentation (https://developer.apple.com/support/certificates/), I know that previously installed applications will still be able to run, but new installations will not be able to work.
I want to confirm what will happen when we revoke the certificate so we know how to prepare customers for this upcoming change.
Questions Will existing installations of the application receive a notice that the certificate has been revoked?
Will previously installed applications be able to launch again after they are closed?
What will the user see when they try to install the application with the revoked certificate?
Today, I used xcrun notarytool submit to upload my packaged Electron app for macOS—once as a .zip file and once as a .dmg—for Apple notarization. However, both submissions have been stuck at "Current status: In Progress" for several hours now.
I’ve also checked the status using xcrun notarytool info, and it keeps returning status: In Progress.
Could someone please help me understand what might be going wrong?
This is quite urgent—if a technical support engineer or anyone from the team could take a look, I’d be glad to provide the UUIDs of my notarization requests.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Notarization
Notarization Rejects Valid Developer ID Certificates - Apple Infrastructure Issue?
Environment
macOS: 15.6.1
Xcode: 26.0.1
Architecture: arm64 (Apple Silicon)
Team ID: W----------
Certificate Status: Valid until 2030 (verified on developer.apple.com)
Problem
Apple's notarization service consistently rejected properly signed packages with error:
"The binary is not signed with a valid Developer ID certificate."
Despite:
✅ Valid certificates on developer.apple.com
✅ Local signing succeeds (codesign --verify passes)
✅ Proper certificate/key pairing verified
✅ Package structure correct
Failed Submission IDs
September 2025:
adeeed3d-4732-49c6-a33c-724da43f9a4a
5a910f51-dc6d-4a5e-a1c7-b07f32376079
3930147e-daf6-4849-8b0a-26774fd92c3c
b7fc8e4e-e03c-44e1-a68e-98b0db38aa39
d7dee4a1-68e8-44b5-85e9-05654425e044
da6fa563-ba21-4f9e-b677-80769bd23340
What I've Tried
Re-downloaded fresh certificates from Apple Developer Portal
Verified certificate chain locally
Tested with multiple different builds
Confirmed Team ID matches across all configurations
Verified no unsigned nested components
Waited 3 months for potential propagation delays
Verified all agreements are current and accepted
Re-tested with minimal test package - same error persists
Local Verification
# Certificates present and valid
security find-identity -v -p codesigning | grep "Developer ID"
1) XXXXXXXXXX "Developer ID Application: <<REDACTED>> (W----------)"
2) XXXXXXXXXX "Developer ID Installer: <<REDACTED>> (W----------)"
# Signing succeeds
codesign --verify --deep --strict --verbose=2 [app] → Success
Question
This appears similar to thread #784184. After 3 months and ensuring all agreements are signed, the issue persists with identical error.
The certificates work for local signing but Apple's notarization service rejects them. Could this be:
Backend infrastructure issue with Team ID W----------?
Certificate not properly registered in Apple's notarization database?
Known issue requiring Apple Support intervention?
Has anyone else experienced valid Developer ID certificates being rejected specifically by the notarization service while working locally?
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Notarization
Tags:
App ID
Notarization
Signing Certificates
Code Signing
The attached file bellow contains the full error
error
I clone this repo to my mac, change team id and group, and run it in Xcode: https://github.com/protonpass/ios-pass
There's no issue when I ran it with the Debug configuration, but when I go to Product > Scheme > Edit Scheme and change the iOS target build configuration to Release then I got that error above.
I have tried Archive and export the ipa, verify that the provisioning profile contains my Mac UDID, but when double clicking the ipa to install, I also got the error This app cannot be installed because its integrity could not be verified.
Hello,
We are currently facing an issue with the Apple Notary Service that is completely blocking our production pipeline.
For the past three days, every single submission has been stuck in the "In Progress" state indefinitely. Some submissions have been pending for over 48 hours, and none of them ever proceed to analysis.
When checking the status via xcrun notarytool history, all entries show "In Progress". Attempting to retrieve logs with xcrun notarytool log always returns: Submission log is not yet available.
This strongly suggests that the processing hasn't even started. This issue occurs consistently from my local machine (MacBook Air M3) and Our GitHub Actions CI workflow.
Both environments are properly configured with Electron + Electron-Builder, and the app is correctly signed and uploaded each time. We have verified multiple times all credentials and code signing settings, no exceptions so far or problems in the pipeline.
Here are a few stuck submission IDs:
This is not a normal delay, it looks like a backend issue affecting our account or this specific App ID. Please escalate this case as soon as possible.
We appreciate your urgent attention.
Best
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Notarization
Hello everyone,
I’ve been stuck for weeks on an issue with Family Controls + Device Activity entitlements in my iOS app, and Apple Developer Support has not provided a solution so far. I’m hoping someone here who has successfully implemented Family Controls + Device Activity can point me in the right direction.
About the App
• The app is a Digital Wellbeing app called Breakloop.
• It lets users select apps they want to block, requires them to complete a positive affirmation before opening those apps, and can re-block apps after a set time (e.g., 10 minutes).
• This functionality exactly matches the purpose of Family Controls and Device Activity APIs.
What Works So Far
• Family Controls capability is enabled in the main app target in Xcode.
• We have valid Apple Developer certificates (Apple Development) and a team account.
• The main app builds and runs fine when using Family Controls alone.
• We have App IDs for:
• bl.Breakloop (main app)
• bl.Breakloop.BreakloopMonitorExtension
• bl.Breakloop.BreakloopShieldConfigurationExtension
The Problem
The provisioning profiles for the extension targets (BreakloopMonitorExtension and BreakloopShieldConfigurationExtension) do not include the com.apple.developer.device-activity entitlement even though:
• The App IDs in the Developer Portal have Family Controls (Development) enabled.
• The extensions have the correct entitlements file with both:
com.apple.developer.family-controls
com.apple.developer.device-activity
• Xcode Signing & Capabilities points to the correct provisioning profile + certificate.
Because the provisioning profiles don’t include the entitlement, the build fails with:
Provisioning profile doesn't include the com.apple.developer.device-activity entitlement.
What Apple Support Said
Apple Support told me:
• “Family Controls grants access to Device Activity.”
• They cannot enable it manually or guarantee that profiles will include the entitlement.
• They sent links to the documentation but no further assistance.
What I Need Help With
1. Has anyone successfully built extensions using Family Controls + Device Activity?
2. Do I need to request any additional approval for Device Activity, or should it appear automatically once Family Controls is enabled?
3. Is there a known Xcode or Apple Developer Portal configuration issue that causes the entitlement to be missing in provisioning profiles?
4. Any working example of a project setup that uses Family Controls + Device Activity in extensions would be extremely helpful.
Extra Info
• We use the latest Xcode + iOS SDK.
• Tried recreating certificates, profiles, and App IDs multiple times.
• Followed Apple’s docs for Family Controls + Device Activity exactly.
I would greatly appreciate any guidance, especially from someone who has this working with iOS app extensions.
Thank you!
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Entitlements
Tags:
Entitlements
Family Controls
Device Activity
Screen Time
Xcode automatic signing consistently fails for the macOS target when adding the App Groups capability, even though the Developer Portal is correctly configured.
Error:
Provisioning profile “Mac Team Provisioning Profile: com.example.testapp.mobile” doesn’t support the App Groups capability.
Setup:
• Bundle ID: com.example.testapp.mobile
• App Group: $(TeamIdentifierPrefix)group.com.example.testapp.mobile
Troubleshooting Steps Tried (None Helped):
• Changed bundle identifiers and deleted/recreated them in the Developer Portal
• Deleted and recreated App Groups
• Removed and re-added the developer account in Xcode
• Deleted all provisioning profiles from the system
• Cleared Derived Data and Xcode caches
• Even tried on a clean macOS system
This setup used to work previously. The issue seems to have started after the Apple Developer account was renewed.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles