Manually creating a P12 certificate

Manually creating a P12 certificate

Generate a P12 signing key from an Apple Enterprise account to supply to Fliplet’s Automated App Build system.

NOTE: You need a Mac to complete the following steps and generate a certificate.

  1. Log in on Apple Developer portal with your Enterprise account.
  2. Click on Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles from the left sidebar.
  3. Click on the plus icon on the top right to create a new certificate.
  4. Choose In-House and Ad Hoc from the Production section and continue.
  5. Following the steps from the interface, on your Mac open the Utilities folder from the application and launch Keychain Access.
  6. Within the Keychain Access drop down menu, select Keychain Access > Certificate Assistant > Request a Certificate from a Certificate Authority.
  7. In the Certificate Information window, enter the following information:
    • In the User Email Address field, enter your email address.
    • In the Common Name field, create a name for your private key (e.g., John Doe Dev Key).
    • The CA Email Address field should be left empty.
    • In the “Request is” group, select the “Saved to disk” option.
    • Click Continue within Keychain Access to complete the CSR generating process.
  8. Back to the Apple website on your browser, click continue and then select the .certSigningRequest file saved on your Mac to upload it, then click continue.
  9. Your certificate will be ready for download. Download it on your Mac then click on it to install it on Keychain Access.
  10. Expand the imported certificate like the picture below to make sure it contains the private key, right click on the certificate and click export:

Export certificate

  1. When prompted to choose a password, leave it blank and continue.
  2. You then will be prompted to type in the password of your local user (the one on your Mac) to finish exporting the certificate.
  3. Select the destination where to export the p12 certificate.