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That expired certificate prevented the apps from launching, though no developer would have expected that, based on Apple’s own documentation.

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So what happened? All three of these apps (and probably some others we haven’t heard from yet) contained an expired code signing certificate. no updates had been released), and yet they simply stopped working. Nothing had changed with these apps (i.e. Recently, some well-known Mac apps, including 1Password, PDFpenPro, and Soulver, had a big problem: They all failed to launch. Thanks, Apple, for the quick response! We’re leaving the original article posted as a non-techie overview of the Developer ID system keep reading if that’s of interest to you. That’s effectively forever in the world of a macOS app (it’s longer than macOS/OS X itself has existed, in fact.) So any app that uses a provisioning profile created after February 22nd of this year will not crash due to an expired provisioning profile-even if the developer does nothing and lets their Developer ID certificate expire-until February 22, 2035. To simplify the management of your Developer ID apps and to ensure an uninterrupted experience for your users, Developer ID provisioning profiles generated after Februare valid for 18 years from the creation date, regardless of the expiration date of your Developer ID certificate. That’s not necessarily good news…but the good news is that this will, going forward, be a much rarer event:

That section addresses the crashes seen in PDFpenPro and 1Password: It is now documented that an expired provisioning profile will prevent your app from launching. However, if your Developer ID provisioning profile expires, the app will no longer launch.

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As long as your Developer ID certificate was valid when you compiled your app, then users can download and run your app, even after the expiration date of the certificate. Gatekeeper will evaluate the validity of your Developer ID certificate when your application is installed and will evaluate the validity of your Developer ID provisioning profile at every app launch.

Here’s what they say (emphasis added):įor apps that utilize advanced capabilities with a Developer ID provisioning profile Their Developer ID page, which I believe is brand new, specifically addresses provisioning profiles and their relationship to the Developer ID certificate. Apple has responded quickly to address this issue.