How can I solve the Code Sign error: The identity ipad doesn't match any valid, non-expired certificate/private key pair in your keychains?

Question

I'm new to developing for iOS (hence new to MacOSx) and using Titanium, the version I'm using is 2.1. I tried to deploy my application on an iPad but the following error showed up:

[ERROR] Code Sign error: The identity 'iPhone Developer' doesn't match any valid, non-expired certificate/private key pair in your keychains

When I checked Xcode the Provisioning Profiles have the status Valid signing identity not found, my Xcode version is 4.4. I have entered my team developer portal, the application and the iPad are registered there and have downloaded the certificate and the provisioning files and I can't seem to figure out what's wrong with this. I have tried this post but I couldn't solve my problem.

I'm really lost here and I wish someone would just guide me in finding the answer to this problem. What I have read so far hasn't given me a solution. Hope anyone can help me with this issue.

Fran

my answer to this may help: https://mcmap.net/q/1625426/-ios-code-signing-issue/… Basically you need a private key. – Ali

yeah it doesn't have a private key, but I don't have the computer where the CRS was generated, is there another way? – Fran

you need to go to ios provisioning portal, delete your old profile and generate a new one. – Ali

is there a guide I can use to be sure I won't mess with it? The person who did the configuration of the provisioning profiles is away at the moment and I can't reach him right now. Thanks for your help. – Fran

also I just checked this and it says what I have to revoke is the certificate, that sounds more drastic or am I misunderstanding something? – Fran

Na, it is pretty dramatic. If you don't have access to a machine with the private key you need, and you don't want to revoke and create a new certificate, then you need to wait for the original person to become available again. – Wrote

Also, note for others. If you have two "iPhone Developer" certificates in Keychain Access, you may have an expired one. In my experience deleting the expired one solves the problem. – Wailoo

I had to import the .p12 file, that didn't make it expandable, but changed its status to valid profile. – Macarthur

Answer 1

Every time this problem creeps up for me (when I'm using a new machine or new device), I always refer to this post:

iPhone app signing: A valid signing identity matching this profile could not be found in your keychain

The answer by Louie always worked for me. Good luck

Prosser