Retrieving data programmatically from a Configuration Profile in IOS

Question

I have been searching all over the apple documentation, including these forums, yet was not able to retrieve a certificate from a configuration profile that I had created and installed on my iPhone.

More specifically: Using the iPhone Configuration Utility, I created a simple configuration profile that contains a certificate under the Credentials tab.

I am now trying to retrieve this certificate using my iPhone app but without any luck of coming across useful documentation/examples.

I know how to extract PKCS12 data - I just don't know where to find the certificate data to begin with. Is there a path to the certificate data or to an NSDictionary of configuration profile values?

Synopsis

What is it you are ultimately trying to do? Ie. why do you need to import an installed certificate? – Sprang

I am trying to authenticate a user in different apps using the same installed certificate. Are you implying that I am not supposed to access an installed certificate? Then what is the use of installing a certificate using the configuration utility? Confused, yet thankful for replies. – Synopsis

@Synopsis did you get any solution to this? if yes, please suggest me how to achieve this. Thanks. – Unwell

Answer 1

It seems it is not possible currently to read a profile. See https://devforums.apple.com/message/533356 (requires login).

Was looking for the same thing, to authenticate user as an enterprise employee.

Fuji

A few months later... Is there still no way? – Iatrogenic

We also need to be able to access device certificates for enterprise applications. Any new information? – Hardison

It seems that the application FullContacts knows if you have their CardDAV profile installed or not...How they do it? Screenshot here: drive.google.com/file/d/0B_r-y6Jk56yKT3l2MWFvZHd1MlE/… – Allover