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Roy_Nevo
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January 23, 2013
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Gatekeeper reports that the AIR package is damaged

  • January 23, 2013
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We develop an AIR application which runs both on Windows & Mac.

Distribution is done using a signed AIR package.

Installer can be downloaded from www.genomecompiler.com

Since Apple released Mountain Lion, gatekeeper prevents our installer from running and we must instruct our users to change their security settings - Allow applications downloaded from anywhere.

Additional information from apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5290

I purchased an apple developer license and should have all the information needed.

What should I do in order to sign an AIR package using an apple developer ID?

Thanks,

Roy

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Correct answer chris.campbell

Hi Roy,

Could you try the following steps that I received from one of our ADT experts back in October:

I believe what they need to do is signing the Installer app. Mount the dmg file that gets generated by ADT.

Copy the mac Application inside the DMG file to a hard disk.

Use a code signing tool on Mac platform to sign the mac application with their valid certificate.

Put the signed app. Back into a DMG file

Thanks,

Chris

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chris.campbell
chris.campbellCorrect answer
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January 23, 2013

Hi Roy,

Could you try the following steps that I received from one of our ADT experts back in October:

I believe what they need to do is signing the Installer app. Mount the dmg file that gets generated by ADT.

Copy the mac Application inside the DMG file to a hard disk.

Use a code signing tool on Mac platform to sign the mac application with their valid certificate.

Put the signed app. Back into a DMG file

Thanks,

Chris

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Roy_NevoAuthor
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January 24, 2013

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the info - it works. [this also helped]

Now I painfully realize that I can't use the built in updater provided by the framework.

I update my application every month and auto update is crucial.

Is there a way to sign the AIR file with the apple certificate?

What do you suggest?

Thanks,

Roy

chris.campbell
chris.campbell
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January 24, 2013

Have you seen this article that walks you through updating an app packaged with a native installer?  If so, is this incompatible with the app store?

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/updating-air-apps-native-installer.html

Thanks,

Chris

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