Converting a developer certificate into a P12 file

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[thx1138]

I opened Keychain and selected import. Then I chose the ios_distribution file. It doesn't appear to import. When I look in the Keys section I see my name with a disclosure icon. It shows "IPhone Developer". But this certificate is my personal developer certificate. It has been there before. Is this the distribution certificate or my developer certificate?

[Colin Holgate]

You seem to be doing things the wrong way around. Normally you choose export, not import, when making a P12 file.

[iBr3nt]

A distribution certificate will say "iPhone Distribution: Your Name" same as your iPhone Developer cert, but specifically Distribution. When you log in to your the Developer portal, do you see the Distribution tab in the Certificates section?

You want to create the certificate for Distribution and download that to your keychain. You'll end up with both, iPhone Developer and iPhone Distribution if you've done it right.

If you don't see the distribution tab in your developer portal, then you're not setup to create app store releases. If it's a business account with multiple team members you have to have the Team Agent export the distribution cert for you.

iBrent