iPhone developer certificate request

Question

I have a standard developer account($99). Can i generate the CSR in my friends mac or does the mac also need to be registered on my name ?

Answer 1

You need to generate the CSR on the Mac that you will be using for development because the generation is going to create a private key specific to you. You don't want that private key on someone else's computer or they can sign iPhone app binaries as you. Also, if you do this on your friend's computer you're going to have to manually export the keys and certificate to get them back on your own computer so you can code at home.

It really isn't worth the hassle. Just use your own machine to do this.

Answer 2

As i was told to ask further questions related to this out here. Here i am..

My professor has got a iphone standard developer program and has given me the credentials to login. I am unable to create a CSR following the steps in the program portal. The email id in the profile shown in the apple developer site is different from the id that was used is for registering to the program. My professor has never logged in or used the account.

I have used it since day one in my macbook. Now when i go to the key chain access to request the certificate,i enter the email id and a common name, i get a wrong username or passphrase error. I tried both the email id's, one used during the registration and also the current one in the profile but have failed in both the cases. Further, i have never been prompted for a passphrase (am not sure if we should be). I have been stuck at this point for a long time. Hope some one gets me going. Thanks in advance