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Uploading the CSR to the Provisioning Portal
Now that you have a file with a public key that identifies you, you must upload it to the Provisioning Portal.
When you use the Portal to generate a certificate, the key is embedded in it, and Xcode uses it to confirm your
build, testing, and distribution permissions.
NOTE
The CSR file created in the previous step is for upload only. Although the key inside the file is referenced by
Xcode, the file itself isn't. When you need to re-provision from scratch—certificates expire after a year—it can be
useful to keep a copy of the file, so you can skip the initial key generation step.
To convert a CSR file into a development or distribution certificate, follow these steps:
1.
On the Portal, select Certificates and then select either Development or Distribution.
2.
Click the Request Certificate button.
3.
Upload your CSR file.
4.
Approve the request.
Ignore the auto-generated e-mail message.
5.
Download the certificate.
You must repeat this sequence for each of the two certificates: development and distribution. As a separate
step, you also must download the WWDR certificate.
6.
Log in to your iOS developer account, and open the iOS Provisioning Profile. Select Certificates
from the column at the left, and select Development from the tabs. Click the Request Certificate but-
ton at the right of the page.
The first time you do this, the page should be similar to the one shown in Figure 11.5.
Figure 11.5
