In the machine of Apple Platform developers, the certificates and keys that are generated by the Apple Developer Program are saved. They are needed for development. I back up them and restore them when I initialize my machines.
This article explains that how to backup and restore them.
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How to export to the developer profile file
Export the needed informations from the Xcode. Do as follows.
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Select the “Preferences…” item from the “Xcode” menu.
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Open the “Accounts” tab.
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Click the three point leader button (Its icon is “…”) which located at left bottom of the accounts list, and select the “Export Apple ID and Code Signing Assets…” item.
Export Apple ID and Code Signing Assets
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The exporting dialog is displayed, enter the file name and the password.
Make the name extension of the new file name to be developerprofile as displayed initially. Enter the password into the Password field and the Verify field.
Exporting Dialog
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Copy the exported file to any storage you like.
The exported developer profile file is encrypted.
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Close the Preferences window.
How to restore from the developer profile file
You can use Xcode when you would like to restore from the developer file file too. Do as follows.
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Select the “Preferences…” from the “Xcode” menu.
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Open the “Accounts” tab.
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Click the three point leader button (Its icon is “…”) which located at left bottom of the accounts list, and select the “Import Apple ID and Code Signi” item.
Import Apple ID and Code Signing Assets
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Select the developer profile file and click “Open” button.
Open the developer profile file
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Enter the password.
The password dialog is displayed, enter the password that was used when exporting it, and click “OK” button.
Enter the password
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Number of imported accounts and certificates are displayed, click “OK” button.
Accounts and ceritificates are imported
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Open the “General” tab and back to the “Accounts” tab again.Click “Sign In Again …” button.
The imported Apple ID is signed out.
Sign in again
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Enter the your Apple ID’s password and click the “Next” button.
Enter the password
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If the multi factor authentication dialog was displayed, follow the instruction.
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If you sign in successfully, then your joined team will be displayed.
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