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Notarizing Your App Before Distribution Give users even more confidence in your software by submitting it to Apple for notarization.

Notarization gives users more confidence that the Developer ID-signed software you distribute has been checked by Apple for malicious components. Notarization is not App Review. The Apple notary service is an automated system that scans your software for malicious content, checks for code-signing issues, and returns the results to you quickly. If there are no issues, the notary service generates a ticket for you to staple to your software; the notary service also publishes that ticket online where Gatekeeper can find it.

When the user first installs or runs your software, the presence of a ticket (either online or attached to the executable) tells Gatekeeper that Apple notarized the software. Gatekeeper then places descriptive information in the initial launch dialog to help the user make an informed choice about whether to launch the app.

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xcodebuild to notarize mac app and wait for response?

I heavily rely on xcodebuild to automate the build process. Developers can now notarize their mac Developer ID apps before distribution, in Xcode 10. I realize notarisation is an asynchronous process, one which involves waiting for Apple to…
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How to convert existing macOS command line tool (for a launch daemon) into a bundled app for code signing & stapling?

I have a macOS command line tool project for my launch daemon (written in C++). It compiles into a single Mach-O binary file. I need to code sign and notarize it for distribution (outside of the App Store.) For that, it seems like I need to convert…
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How to codesign and notarize Electron (electron-builder) app on behalf my client?

I'm trying to figure out what I need from my client to codesign and notarize an Electron app on MacOS on behalf of my client. As far as electron-builder goes I already have that configured to codesign and notarize the app and publish it to github…
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Notarize issue: altool not in PATH?

OSX version: 10.14.6 electron-builder: 22.11.1 electron-notarize: 1.0.0 I've been trying to notarize an Electron app using the latest version of Electron Builder, however I keep getting the error: error: unable to find utility "altool", not a…
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Install4J notarization for MacOs fails based on new & needed 2-factor auth

Starting February 2021, two-factor authentication or two-step verification will be required for all users to sign in to App Store Connect (https://developer.apple.com/support/authentication/). Currently we do notarization as described by install4j…
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Is notarization valid for iOS (iPhone/iPad) apps

Is Notarization applicable only for macOS apps or is it required for iOS apps too ?
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How properly add MacOS Signature & Notarization to .app built with Qt

I have an application (built with Qt / QML) that I am trying to sign and notarize for Ad hoc distribution outside the App Store (it's for internal company use). Apple confirms that my software has been notarized, and I then staple my .app - but…
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How can I better diagnose a specific codesign error on macOS?

On macOS systems, I am encountering a dynamic linking error - DYLD, [0x5] Code Signature error - when launching an application on systems other than my own (both Catalina and Mojave). Why my system works fine is not clear? My dylibs are loaded from…
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macOS code sign and notarize .app and .dmg for distribution

I have a simple question, but I could not find an exhaustive answer. We have an .app that we distribute (download) as a .dmg. We can code-sign and notarise without problems using the Terminal. Everything works fine. However, we have doubts about the…
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Signing, Notarizing, hardening, etc. a macOS command-line binary?

What are the most appropriate ways to harden, code-sign, notarize, package, etc., a command-line binary (stdin, stdout, etc., no windows or icons) to allow distribution of the binary to macOS Catalina users, so that they can run the utility with the…
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Relative framework paths, the Hardened Runtime and Notarization

After successfully notarizing my app around a dozen times and it working just fine, it now goes through notarization without a hitch and then crashes on launch with: Dyld Error Message: Library not loaded:…
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Electron-packager is generating correct .app file Electron-Builder is showing blank screen

I was using electron-packager to generate .app file from my Angular-Electron app and then electron-installer-dmg to generate installable .dmg file from .app. But I have to add Notarizing to my app which I could not figure out how to do with…
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OSX Notarize for executables (not an app)

I maintain OS software which is distributed as an Mach-O executable in a zip. It's not packaged as an app. I can codesign this without problems but all references to notarization that I can find are talking about .apps. Does anyone know about…
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How can I add secondary files to my macOS .app archive and still pass Apple's notarization?

I know this is long so here's a real brief summary: I am trying to build an application and copy other pre-built scripts or files into the .app/Contents/MacOS directory. I can get something that works and still prompts the user for mic access but…
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Is notarization necessary for Mac App store release?

Is it necessary to notarize app before uploading to Apple App Store? I come across some article says that notarization is needed for non-app store distribution, while apple will run notarization before approving an app store version. Anyone can…
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