How to solve "Application failed codesign verification" when uploading to iTunes Connect?

Question

Hi,

I've got a problem that I couldn't solve with a deep search in different resources as most of the "similar" points out to be an error with Icon.png size, etc...

I've tried to upload my application after verifying that:

• Correctly builds and run on my device
• That my certificates are installed properly
• That my certs / profiles are not expired.
• That the Icon.png has the proper size and format of 57x57 PNG.
• And several other things.
• Ran codesign --verify -vvvv MyApp.app which worked fine.
• My ZIP File was properly done

When I've tried to upload through the iTunes connect interface I got the simple error above, and that's why I tried with ApplicationLoader, to try and find out what's causing the error looking at the console.

The console showed the following:

16/02/10 13:25:52   ApplicationLoader[549]  *** Codesign error (please ignore invalid option comments): got requirements(0x800000, 534)
Executable=/var/folders/WZ/WZu24JnOGNe9L79GWq0IlU+++TI/-Tmp-/MyApp.zip/MyApp.app/MyApp
Identifier=com.realtimed.MyApp
Format=bundle with Mach-O thin (armv6)
CodeDirectory v=20100 size=829 flags=0x0(none) hashes=33+5 location=embedded
Signature size=4333
Authority=iPhone Developer: My Name (XXXXXXXXX)
Authority=Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority
Authority=Apple Root CA
Signed Time=16/02/2010 13:22:24
Info.plist entries=17
Sealed Resources rules=3 files=28
Internal requirements count=1 size=144

Executable=/var/folders/WZ/WZu24JnOGNe9L79GWq0IlU+++TI/-Tmp-/MyApp.zip/MyApp.app/MyApp
got entitlements(0x800400, 317)
codesign_wrapper-0.7.3: using Apple CA for profile evaluation
codesign_wrapper-0.7.3: Caling codesign with the following args:
codesign_wrapper-0.7.3:    /usr/bin/codesign
codesign_wrapper-0.7.3:    --verify
codesign_wrapper-0.7.3:    -vvvv
codesign_wrapper-0.7.3:    -R=anchor apple generic and certificate 1[field.1.2.840.113635.100.6.2.1] exists and certificate leaf[field.1.2.840.113635.100.6.1.4] exists
codesign_wrapper-0.7.3:    --entitlements
codesign_wrapper-0.7.3:    /var/tmp/signingbox/codesign_wrapper_entitlements.plist
codesign_wrapper-0.7.3:    /var/folders/WZ/WZu24JnOGNe9L79GWq0IlU+++TI/-Tmp-/MyApp.zip/MyApp.app
**/var/folders/WZ/WZu24JnOGNe9L79GWq0IlU+++TI/-Tmp-/MyApp.zip/MyApp.app: valid on disk
/var/folders/WZ/WZu24JnOGNe9L79GWq0IlU+++TI/-Tmp-/MyApp.zip/MyApp.app: satisfies its Designated Requirement
test-requirement: failed to satisfy code requirement(s)
codesign_wrapper-0.7.3: failed to execute codesign(1)**

Any help / feedback or ideas on how to solve the situation would be highly appreciated.

Answer 1

I found the solution to this problem after deeply looking at the log file.

Although I created my own Distribution Profile and assigned to the CODE SIGNING IDENTITY the correct value for the developer certificate, it didn't work giving me an error: "Application failed codesign verification".

The problem is at the following line:

Authority=iPhone Developer: My Name (XXXXXXXXX)

Despite the correct selection in the project settings for the Distribution profile, XCode was compiling it with the developer certificate.

I finally solved it: Right click on the "Targets" -> Get info -> and there it was selected (don't ask me why) the wrong distribution certificate instead of the right one.

I corrected that and it finally was accepted.

Related links (you need a developer account): https://devforums.apple.com/message/147964

Answer 2

Thank God, this really helped me. I had the same problem and it was driving me insane. Rebecca