Alternate Titles
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- Xcode 'CodeSign error: code signing is required'
- Xcode: iPhone app codesign error
- /usr/bin/codesign failed with exit code 1
- Jenkins fails with Code Sign error
- Command-line build fails with "provisioning profiles not found"
- Archiving Xcode project fails with provisioning error
- Missing signing certificates in Xcode
Symptoms
The issue manifests it's self in one of several ways:
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Running your app on a device results in an error referencing "code signing" or "expired signing certificates"
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Building from the command line (or using a continuos integration system, such as Jenkins) fails with a error similar to this:
Check dependencies Code Sign error: No unexpired provisioning profiles found that contain any of the keychain's signing certificates
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Archiving an app fails with "code signing" or "expired signing certificates" where a run or build work correctly.
Often the project may have several configurations and sometimes only a subset will fail. Deleting and regenerating provisioning profiles has no effect.
Best Answer
CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY verification script.
Often in set ups that use version control the
project.pbxproj
can be merged in such a way that twoCODE_SIGN_IDENTITY
lines can be inserted. This seems to cause Xcode problems under certain situations (like command-line builds or archiving).A tell-tail sign is lines similar to this in the
project.pbxproj
file (right-click on the project and select "Show Package Contents…")Deleting one of these lines will let you select the correct value in Build Settings and the project should once again build correctly.
I have created simple script to help diagnose this issue it can be found here: https://github.com/rjstelling/Xcode-Project-Validate