Apple Certification Expired

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Hello everyone. I have a simple doubt, I receive an email informing that the Apple Distribution certificate will expire. I create one new in the Developer portal with one year duration. My doubt is, I need to do something more like open again the app in Xcode, insert new certificate and build it again, send to apple and everything? Or just creating this certification is enough? Is possible to increase this certification time or auto renew? Thank you!!!

Answered by DTS Engineer in 842748022

One other thing to keep in mind here is that App Store distribution certificates only need to be valid at the time that you upload the app. So the expiration of such certificates is usually not such a big deal.

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BryanZhang OP

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Hi there!

Great question — this can definitely be a bit confusing the first time.

If your Apple Distribution Certificate has expired or is about to, just creating a new one in the Developer Portal is the first step. But yes, you’ll need to update your project with the new certificate as well:

Download and install the new certificate from the Apple Developer Portal to your Mac (double-click to add to Keychain).

Open your app in Xcode, go to your project settings → Signing & Capabilities, and make sure Xcode is using the new certificate.

Re-archive and rebuild your app, then re-upload it to App Store Connect if you’re submitting a new version.

Unfortunately, distribution certificates can’t be renewed or extended — they always expire after one year and must be manually replaced.

Hope this helps!

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DTS Engineer OP

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One other thing to keep in mind here is that App Store distribution certificates only need to be valid at the time that you upload the app. So the expiration of such certificates is usually not such a big deal.

Share and Enjoy
—
Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

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