Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Creating an App ID and managing certificates
OS X apps don't support wildcard/suite IDs, so you must create a new ID for each app, following the steps de-
scribed in Chapter 11.
App IDs aren't built into the Mac App Software Certificate or the Mac Installer Package Certificate, so you can
reuse the same certificates for every app.
NOTE
When a user buys an app from the store, iTunes generates a receipt file that locks it to one specific Mac. Your app
can validate this receipt to prevent piracy. This requires extra code; it's not automatic. Validation isn't part of the
build process, but it's a good idea to add it and test it while developing. For details and sample code, see Validat-
ing App Store Receipts in the documentation.
Customizing the build for the App Store
You must do the following:
Customize the build settings.
Modify the build options: summary and info.
But you don't need to do these things:
Create a new configuration. The default Release configuration can be used as is.
