Xcode 8 logs out my developer account saying "session has expired"

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When I am using my developer account, I am getting this message in Xcode 8.

Your session has expired. Please log in.

With another Apple ID it works. Also when logging in to developer.apple.com everything is okay; I log in without a problem. How can I fix this?

I confirm that 2 factors authentication solve this issue. Don't know if Apple decide to force developers to use 2 factors authentication or if a temporary issue. — Mateo JC, Dec 15 '16 at 13:53
People, **don't** change your password attempting to fix this. If you do, you'll be locked out of adding 2FA for 3 days, which seems to be needed here. — Nate, Dec 16 '16 at 12:25

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 11 '17 at 12:47

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I just added two factor authentication to my Apple ID and Xcode was fine again. Don't know how it's related but it worked for me. Do the same.

edited Jan 11 '17 at 12:47

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answered Dec 15 '16 at 12:07

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I guess that changing password is not a good idea. It looks like magic. – Rostyslav Druzhchenko Dec 15 '16 at 18:23
Don't know the exact reason but seems like adding two factor auth kinda resets the cookies or clears open sessions, maybe. – Codetard Dec 15 '16 at 18:28
hehe, "TWO-STEP VERIFICATION Come back after 07:45 PM (GMT) on December 18, 2016 to set up two-step verification." – SoftDesigner Dec 15 '16 at 19:48
I had to go to System Preferences > iCloud. Sign in and then enable two factor authentication, and thats it.. everything seems to be working... – venu Dec 16 '16 at 02:48
is this a High quality post ? stackoverflow review stuff sure has its flaws – maazza Jan 11 '17 at 12:12
@maazza what do you mean? – Codetard Jan 11 '17 at 12:20
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@SatnamSync http://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/341298/603977 is probably what maazza is referring to. – jscs Jan 11 '17 at 12:49

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 16 '16 at 11:31

As @Satam Sync suggested activation of two factor authentication seems to work. If you already use it you can try deactivate end reactivate it.

For your interest this is the support answer from Apple I received:

Hello Oliver,

My name is Steffen from Apple Developer Program Support and I am happy to assist you today.

I understand that you receive an error message stating your session has expired when trying to login to Xcode. We are aware of the issue and we are working with priority yo resolve the issue as soon as possible.

We kindly ask you to try to login again at a later time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause in the meantime. We hope and thank you for your understanding. As mentioned please try to doing again after a few hours.

Kind regards,

Steffen Apple Inc.

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 19 '16 at 12:29

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Apple has fixed the issue (at least for the moment). No need for the suggested two factor authentication workaround.

answered Dec 19 '16 at 12:29

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Xcode 8 logs out my developer account saying "session has expired"

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