I have an application that I have been signing, notarizing and distributing to beta testers for a year with no issues, note: I have never got stapling to work I always get a error 65 in the process. But up until yesterday that hasn't been an issue and online verification has always worked. Yesterday morning around 9am online gatekeeper verification has been failing with: APP not opened, apple cannot verify app is free of malware. etc this keeps happening, with every build I try. redownloading previously successful builds show the same behavior I know I can allow in privacy and security, but heading towards launch I dont want to have to tell users to do that. has there been a change in how gatekeeper works or issues with the service? any help with this or getting stapling working would be very appreciated!

My notary service has been stuck for more than 5 hours. Is it taking long time because the notary service is down or because i am a new user

I believe that this is related to the post https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/790880. I essentially have the same problem that they did. I submit my Distribution PKG for notarization but the notarization fails and when I attempt to install the PKG user the UI I get a "External component packages (3) trustLevel=0 (trust evaluation failed; treating as invalid due to higher trust level for parent product archive)" However if I install using "sudo installer -verboseR -pkg ConcealDistribution.pkg -target /" everything works as expected. The difference between me and the other post is that when I expand my PKG using pkgutil --expand I do not have a Resources folder within my top level distribution. Instead my structure looks like ConcealDistribution ├── Distribution ├── ConcealConnect.pkg ├── ConcealBrowse.pkg └── ConcealUpdate.pkg The specific notary service errors I receive are as follows { "logFormatVersion": 1, "jobId": "7e30e3fd-1739-497c-a02e-64fbe357221d", "status": "Invalid", "statusSummary": "Archive contains critical validation errors", "statusCode": 4000, "archiveFilename": "ConcealDistribution.pkg", "uploadDate": "2025-10-08T19:41:33.491Z", "sha256": "40aacfacf25c6da0be8fe31ae9c145a25ddf9ed1f38be714687c74d95b26619d", "ticketContents": null, "issues": [ { "severity": "error", "code": null, "path": "ConcealDistribution.pkg", "message": "Package ConcealDistribution.pkg has no signed executables or bundles. No tickets can be generated.", "docUrl": null, "architecture": null }, { "severity": "warning", "code": null, "path": "ConcealDistribution.pkg", "message": "The contents of the package at ConcealDistribution.pkg could not be extracted.", "docUrl": null, "architecture": null } ] } For what its worth all the inner PKGs have their executables signed, the PKGs are signed themselves and they are all notarized and stapled without issue. Then I am attempting to sign and notarize the outer PKG and that is where the problems pop up. Additionally I'm not sure when this stopped working as I expected but just a few months ago I was able to do this exact same process and install with the UI and have it work.

I am facing an issue while trying to staple a notarization ticket to my signed macOS installer package. Details of my setup: The .pkg file is signed using my Developer ID Installer certificate. The app inside the package is signed using my Developer ID Application certificate. Notarization via xcrun notarytool completes successfully with status: Accepted. However, the stapler command fails with the following error: xcrun stapler staple -v /Users/mac-test/Desktop/IPMPlus_Arm_Installer_signed.pkg Processing: /Users/mac-test/Desktop/IPMPlus_Arm_Installer_signed.pkg Could not validate ticket for /Users/mac-test/Desktop/IPMPlus_Arm_Installer_signed.pkg The staple and validate action failed! Error 65. I verified that all other Apple notarization-related servers (api.apple-cloudkit.com, gs.apple.com, ocsp.apple.com, ocsp2.apple.com, crl.apple.com, developer.apple.com) are reachable. However, the domain cdn-apple-cloudkit.apple.com cannot be resolved from any network, including mobile or public Wi-Fi. Both dig and nslookup return “No answer” even when using external DNS servers like 8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1. It appears that cdn-apple-cloudkit.apple.com might be required during the stapler validation process, but the DNS for this domain is not resolving. Could you please confirm whether this CDN endpoint is required for stapling, and if there is currently an outage or configuration issue with cdn-apple-cloudkit.apple.com?

Hi everyone, My app notarization has been stuck in the “In Progress” state for the past 4 days. Here are the details: createdDate: 2025-10-12T07:56:46.228Z id: 8f8c9a33-1c72-489e-a189-74c797a12fbc name: DevScribe.zip status: In Progress I checked the Apple System Status page and noticed that the Developer Notarization service has been showing an outage since October 8th. Could this ongoing outage be the reason my notarization is stuck? Is anyone else experiencing the same issue? Any guidance or workaround would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone, I’ve just subscribed and configured my Apple Developer account. I tried to notarize the first binary I need to distribute via Homebrew, but I’m experiencing an issue where the process has been stuck in “In Progress” status for more than 21 hours, without completing or returning any errors. Here’s the relevant history: createdDate: 2025-10-15T21:53:41.343Z status: In Progress

Hello, I am new to the apple developer program. I, and my team, are working on porting some medical software that we have written from Windows to MacOS. We obviously want to notarize our app to make it easy for professionals and colleagues to use. The software is entirely written in python and includes ffmpeg for one of the features to export the medical data to video and compiled to a single file with pyinstaller, like so: pyinstaller app_name.py --noconfirm --onefile --add-data "ffmpeg:ffmpeg" chmod +x dist/app_name* We are currently adding the signing and notarization of the app to our github workflow. The workflow build a successful app with the correct structure and is able to be run if we allow it past the MacOS firewall. We are signing the app like so: run: | BINARY_PATH="dist/app_name" IDENTITY=$(security find-identity -p codesigning -v | grep -E 'Developer ID Application|Mac Developer' | head -n1 | awk -F\" '{print $2}') echo "Using identity: $IDENTITY" security unlock-keychain -p "" build.keychain codesign --verbose=4 --force --options runtime --timestamp --entitlements .github/mac_build_tools/entitlements.plist --sign "$IDENTITY" "$BINARY_PATH" codesign --verify --verbose=4 "$BINARY_PATH" We then also move the binary around into an app structure and sign that as well like so echo "Moving contents to SedPlot.app" mkdir -p dist/app_name.app/Contents/MacOS mv "$BINARY_PATH" dist/app_name.app/Contents/MacOS cp .github/mac_build_tools/Info.plist dist/app_name.app/Contents echo -n "APPL????" > dist/app_name.app/Contents/PkgInfo echo "Signing App" codesign --verbose=4 --force --options runtime --timestamp --entitlements .github/mac_build_tools/entitlements.plist --sign "$IDENTITY" dist/app_name.app codesign --verify --verbose=4 dist/app_name.app codesign --display --entitlements :- dist/app_name.app If I upload the artifact and check its properties, everything looks good. It has the correct ID associated with it and shows as valid when I use codesign --verify on it. I start having issues when I move onto notarization, like so: cd dist echo "Zipping and checking the zip" ditto -c -k --keepParent app_name.app app_name.zip zipinfo -1 app_name.zip | head echo "$AC_API_KEY" > AuthKey.p8 SUBMISSION_ID=$(xcrun notarytool submit app_name.zip \ --key AuthKey.p8 \ --key-id "$AC_KEY_ID" \ --issuer "$AC_ISSUER_ID" \ --team-id "TEAM_ID" \ --output-format json | jq -r '.id') echo "Submitted notarization with ID: $SUBMISSION_ID" All of the print statements for errors look good at this point, and the submission ID shows up in my history when I query it. However, all 7 attempts that I have made to notarize this app hang for indefinite amounts of time. We are hoping to submit our tool for publication soon, and it would be helpful to know if there is an issue causing the hang on our end or if this is an issue with new developers. I have been reading around the forums and see some notes about this taking about a week until the system start to "learn" about our development team and our attempts to notarize. I also know that there is limited amounts that can be said about the backend of the notarizations step. What would be helpful is a few things: I would like feedback about if there is a fundamental flaw in our approach for signing and notarizing our application, so that we can identify it. I would appreciate some guidelines about how long to expect this notarization step to take until we can get notarization to finish within 10s of minutes, as we have a hard-coded 30 min wait time for the completion of the notarization in our workflow right now. It would be helpful to know how to check our logs, as requesting the logs for any of our attempts results in being told that the logs are not available yet. In case someone from apple is interested in this and wants to check, the most-recent submission ID (the one that I believe should be most-likely correct and valid) is 9ef24966-42a5-47db-a7e0-c6baf0310ac4 Thank you in advance!

I am trying to package a Filemaker 18 Runtime app. A week ago, I managed to get 90% of the way towards doing as much, using MS Copilot as a guide. Unfortunately, due to my confusion over the landing stage files, I decided to start the process from scratch. This time, I fell at the first stage: Code Signing my .app Bundle. The Terminal command: codesign --deep --force --verify --verbose \ --sign "Developer ID Application: ME (V********)" \ "/Users/Me/Documents/Apps/MyApp/Runtime/MyApp/My App.app" Returned the error: /Users/Me/Documents/Apps/MyApp/Runtime/MyApp/My App.app: bundle format unrecognized, invalid, or unsuitable In subcomponent: /Users/Me/Documents/Apps/MyApp/Runtime/MyApp/My App.app/Contents/Frameworks/FMWrapper.framework No matter how many separate elements within the bundle I sign, I encounter the same error message. A few days ago, the identical command worked first time. I would be obliged for any help you can provide. Thanks.

Hello, We are experiencing an issue with the notarization queue and would appreciate your assistance. A few days ago, we helped another team submit their app for notarization. However, that submission has been stuck in the “In Progress” state for about three days now. Unfortunately, this also seems to have caused our own team’s notarization requests to get stuck as well. We ran the following command to review the submission history: xcrun notarytool history --apple-id "xxx" --team-id "xxx" --password "xxx" Successfully received submission history. Partial results: id: 0bafa66f-4f47-4327-811f-a05481be5d0b status: In Progress id: 2d00b75a-a17a-44fc-afa1-71e0e39ec2cd status: In Progress It appears that one of these belongs to another team’s app we helped submit, and the other is our own submission. Both have remained In Progress for several days, and we are now unable to proceed with any new notarization requests. Could you please help us clear or reset the stuck notarization queue so we can continue our submissions? Thank you very much for your help!

Hello Quinn and Apple Developer Support, We are encountering an issue where our notarization queue appears to be stuck, and we would greatly appreciate your help. A few days ago, we assisted another team by submitting their app for notarization using our own Apple Developer account, because their own notarization attempts were getting stuck. However, the submission we made for them under our account has now been stuck in the “In Progress” state for about 5 days. Later, their own submission (using their account) was rejected after 2–3 days, but our submission for them (under our account) has never completed. Since then, all our subsequent notarization requests have also remained “In Progress”, which strongly suggests that the stuck submission is blocking our entire notarization queue. Here are the details from our submission history: xcrun notarytool history --apple-id "xxx" --team-id "xxx" --password "xxx" Partial results: id: 0bafa66f-4f47-4327-811f-a05481be5d0b status: In Progress id: 2d00b75a-a17a-44fc-afa1-71e0e39ec2cd status: In Progress The first ID is our own app’s submission. The second ID belongs to the submission we made for the other team. Both have been stuck in “In Progress” for several days, which seems abnormal. Could you please help us clear or reset the notarization queue for our account so that we can continue submitting our own apps? Thank you very much for your time and assistance! Best regards, gongcj

Hi everyone, I’m trying to notarize a macOS app for direct distribution in Xcode. The upload finished, but the notarization has been stuck on “In Progress” for hours. I’m not getting any emails or errors, and the status log in Organizer only shows the same “In Progress” message without any extra details. I tried reopening Organizer and creating a new archive, but it always ends up in the same state. Is this normal, or is there something I should check on my side? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Unable to notarize Electron-based application. All notarization attempts fail with "The signature of the binary is invalid" for main executable and Electron Framework, despite passing local codesign verification. ENVIRONMENT: macOS: 24.6.0 (Sequoia) Hardware: Apple M4 Max (arm64) electron-builder: 26.0.12 Electron: 36.9.5 (also tested 37.10.2, 38.2.0) Certificate: Developer ID Application: AS LIVE MEDIA SP Z O O Team ID: 2KJ532SU3G Certificate validity: Oct 7 2025 - Oct 8 2030 PROBLEM: Every notarization submission fails with identical error for two binaries: Contents/MacOS/PresentClic Desktop Contents/Frameworks/Electron Framework.framework/Versions/A/Electron Framework Error message: "The signature of the binary is invalid." Architectures affected: Both x86_64 and arm64 CRITICAL CONTRADICTION: ✅ Local verification PASSES: $ codesign --verify --deep --strict "PresentClic Desktop.app" Result: valid on disk, satisfies Designated Requirement ❌ Apple notarization service FAILS: Error: "The signature of the binary is invalid" LATEST SUBMISSION ID: 11e1a452-4ea7-4562-ac8e-5e76c39eeb6c Local verification output shows all components validated: Electron Framework: validated ✅ All helper apps: validated ✅ All frameworks: validated ✅ Main executable: valid on disk ✅ Authority chain: Developer ID Application → Developer ID CA → Apple Root CA ✅ Timestamp: Present ✅ Runtime Version: 15.4.0 ✅ CONFIGURATION: Entitlements (build/entitlements.mac.plist): com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit: true com.apple.security.cs.allow-unsigned-executable-memory: true com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation: true com.apple.security.cs.allow-dyld-environment-variables: true com.apple.security.automation.apple-events: true Standard device/network/file entitlements Build configuration: hardenedRuntime: true gatekeeperAssess: false (tested both true and false) entitlements and entitlementsInherit: properly configured TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS ATTEMPTED (ALL FAILED): ✅ Updated electron-builder from 24.13.3 to 26.0.12 ✅ Downgraded Electron 38 → 37 → 36 ✅ Tested x86_64 and arm64 separately ✅ Regenerated certificate via Xcode (new cert generated 23/11/2025) ✅ Configured App Store Connect API for notarization ✅ Tested multiple entitlements combinations ✅ Manual component-by-component re-signing ✅ Removed all metadata files (._ files) ✅ Tested both ZIP and DMG formats ✅ Automatic electron-builder notarization ✅ Manual notarization via xcrun notarytool ✅ Custom afterSign hooks for re-signing ✅ gatekeeperAssess true and false ✅ Clean builds (removed dist/ directory) ALL attempts result in identical failure. Local codesign verification ALWAYS passes. QUESTIONS: Why does local codesign --verify pass but Apple notarization service fails? Is there a known issue with Electron Framework notarization on macOS Sequoia + Apple Silicon? 3. Are there undocumented requirements for Electron apps that could cause this? 4. Could this be a bug in the notarization service for this specific configuration? ADDITIONAL CONTEXT: Multiple notarization attempts over 24+ hours Different certificates, configurations, architectures - all fail identically No similar reports found in forums or GitHub issues Application functions correctly when Gatekeeper is bypassed This is blocking production distribution to macOS users This appears to be either: A bug in Apple notarization service for Electron apps An incompatibility between electron-builder 26 + Electron 36/37 + macOS Sequoia + Apple Silicon The fact that local verification passes but notarization fails suggests the issue is with the notarization service validation logic, not the actual code signatures. REQUEST: Need guidance on resolving this issue. Standard documentation and troubleshooting steps have not resolved the problem. Thank you for any assistance. Staszek Pliszko

Error 7000 "Team is not yet configured for notarization" - Cannot notarize any apps I'm trying to notarize macOS apps for Developer ID distribution and consistently getting error 7000 on every submission. Error Details: { "status": "Rejected", "statusSummary": "Team is not yet configured for notarization. Please contact Developer Programs Support at developer.apple.com under the topic Development and Technical / Other Development or Technical Questions.", "statusCode": 7000 } What I've tried: Completed enrollment verification Created new App Store Connect API key with Admin access Created fresh App-Specific Password Submitted via both API key and App-Specific Password authentication All submissions are accepted and uploaded successfully, but after processing they're rejected with error 7000 Technical Details: Active Developer ID Application certificate Hardened runtime enabled Apps are properly code-signed (codesign -vvv passes) Behavior: Over 15 submissions since December 2nd - ALL rejected with the same error 7000. The submissions upload successfully and show "In Progress" for extended periods (sometimes hours) before eventually being rejected. Questions: Has anyone encountered error 7000 and resolved it? What was the fix? Are there any account settings or agreements required specifically for notarization that aren't obvious in the developer portal? Should I contact Apple Developer Support directly, or is there a self-service solution? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Dear support team, is it possible to rename a notarized ZIP package and not to loose the notarized status? One of our ZIP package contains resources and binaries which are code signed. The archive itself is accepted after submitting and uploading during the notarization process (online notarization). Unfortunately, the ZIP cannot be stapled (offline verification). So, is the filename part of the notarized ZIP package or can a ZIP package be renamed? Best regards, Stefan

i encountered an error when i distributing my app on xcode 26.0.1. Below is error log. { "logFormatVersion": 1, "jobId": "ed2b622b-61f6-4c8a-90b7-7c3cdfbafc7a", "status": "Rejected", "statusSummary": "Team is not yet configured for notarization. Please contact Developer Programs Support at developer.apple.com under the topic Development and Technical / Other Development or Technical Questions.", "statusCode": 7000, "archiveFilename": "mychm.zip", "uploadDate": "2025-12-10T01:50:34.198Z", "sha256": "b61e224154823c8e06c3db904d67a78969f1564c7602f1fa77335fdd12a8d22b", "ticketContents": null, "issues": null }

I'm currently observing a problem similar to this thread https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/737334 The difference is that this is happening after updating a system extension. Basically same error, sysextd complains it can not check that the system extension is notarized: macOS Error 3 + Error code=-67050. I think macOS (Sequoia 15.3.2 or 15.7.2 if it matters) is wrong in this case for the following reasons: when using spctl assess -t install, the system extension is reported to be correctly notarized. when restarting the Mac, the updated system extension is correctly checked and staged. if I run spctl assess before sysextd tries to check the system extension, it works. I'm currently thinking of 2 reasons why the check does not work: sysextd is somehow trying to work with a cached assessment that has become invalid after the system extension was updated. macOS needs way more time between the update of the files and the request to update the staged extension. I tried adding a 5-second delay. This does not seem to work or at least reliably. I tried just touching the system extension, no positive result. Unfortunately, in macOS Sequoia, it is not possible anymore to reset-default using spctl and see if it solves the issue, at least the next time the update is performed. [Q] Is there some magic operation that would help macOS correctly check the notarization of an updated system extension?

The notary service requires that all Mach-O images be linked against the macOS 10.9 SDK or later. This isn’t an arbitrary limitation. The hardened runtime, another notarisation requirement, relies on code signing features that were introduced along with macOS 10.9 and it uses the SDK version to check for their presence. Specifically, it checks the SDK version using the sdk field in the LC_BUILD_VERSION Mach-O load command (or the older LC_VERSION_MIN_MACOSX command). There are three common symptoms of this problem: When notarising your product, the notary service rejects a Mach-O image with the error The binary uses an SDK older than the 10.9 SDK. When loading a dynamic library, the system fails with the error mapped file has no cdhash, completely unsigned?. When displaying the code signature of a library, codesign prints this warning: % codesign -d vvv /path/to/your.dylib … Library validation warning=OS X SDK version before 10.9 does not support Library Validation … If you see any of these errors, read on… The best way to avoid this problem is to rebuild your code with modern tools. However, in some cases that’s not possible. Imagine if your app relies on the closed source libDodo.dylib library. That library’s vendor went out of business 10 years ago, and so the library hasn’t been updated since then. Indeed, the library was linked against the macOS 10.6 SDK. What can you do? The first thing to do is come up with a medium-term plan for breaking your dependency on libDodo.dylib. Relying on an unmaintained library is not something that’s sustainable in the long term. The history of the Mac is one of architecture transitions — 68K to PowerPC to Intel, 32- to 64-bit, and so on — and this unmaintained library will make it much harder to deal with the next transition. IMPORTANT I wrote the above prior to the announcement of the latest Apple architecture transition, Apple silicon. When you update your product to a universal binary, you might as well fix this problem on the Intel side as well. Do not delay that any further: While Apple silicon Macs are currently able to run Intel code using Rosetta 2, that’s not something you want to rely on in the long term. Heed this advice from About the Rosetta Translation Environment: Rosetta is meant to ease the transition to Apple silicon, giving you time to create a universal binary for your app. It is not a substitute for creating a native version of your app. But what about the short term? Historically I wasn’t able to offer any help on that front, but this has changed recently. Xcode 11 ships with a command-line tool, vtool, that can change the LC_BUILD_VERSION and LC_VERSION_MIN_MACOSX commands in a Mach-O. You can use this to change the sdk field of these commands, and thus make your Mach-O image ‘compatible’ with notarisation and the hardened runtime. Before doing this, consider these caveats: Any given Mach-O image has only a limited amount of space for load commands. When you use vtool to set or modify the SDK version, the Mach-O could run out of load command space. The tool will fail cleanly in this case but, if it that happens, this technique simply won’t work. Changing a Mach-O image’s load commands will break the seal on its code signature. If the image is signed, remove the signature before doing that. To do this run codesign with the --remove-signature argument. You must then re-sign the library as part of your normal development and distribution process. Remember that a Mach-O image might contain multiple architectures. All of the tools discussed here have an option to work with a specific architecture (usually -arch or --architecture). Keep in mind, however, that macOS 10.7 and later do not run on 32-bit Macs, so if your deployment target is 10.7 or later then it’s safe to drop any 32-bit code. If you’re dealing with a Mach-O image that includes 32-bit Intel code, or indeed PowerPC code, make your life simpler by removing it from the image. Use lipo for this; see its man page for details. It’s possible that changing a Mach-O image’s SDK version could break something. Indeed, many system components use the main executable’s SDK version as part of their backwards compatibility story. If you change a main executable’s SDK version, you might run into hard-to-debug compatibility problems. Test such a change extensively. It’s also possible, but much less likely, that changing the SDK version of a non-main executable Mach-O image might break something. Again, this is something you should test extensively. This list of caveats should make it clear that this is a technique of last resort. I strongly recommend that you build your code with modern tools, and work with your vendors to ensure that they do the same. Only use this technique as part of a short-term compatibility measure while you implement a proper solution in the medium term. For more details on vtool, read its man page. Also familiarise yourself with otool, and specifically the -l option which dumps a Mach-O image’s load commands. Read its man page for details. Share and Enjoy — Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com" Revision history: 2025-04-03 — Added a discussion of common symptoms. Made other minor editorial changes. 2022-05-09 — Updated with a note about Apple silicon. 2020-09-11 — First posted.

General: Forums topic: Code Signing Forums subtopic: Code Signing > Notarization Forums tag: Notarization WWDC 2018 Session 702 Your Apps and the Future of macOS Security WWDC 2019 Session 703 All About Notarization WWDC 2021 Session 10261 Faster and simpler notarization for Mac apps WWDC 2022 Session 10109 What’s new in notarization for Mac apps — Amongst other things, this introduced the Notary REST API Notarizing macOS Software Before Distribution documentation Customizing the Notarization Workflow documentation Resolving Common Notarization Issues documentation Notary REST API documentation TN3147 Migrating to the latest notarization tool technote Fetching the Notary Log forums post Q&A with the Mac notary service team Developer > News post Apple notary service update Developer > News post Notarisation and the macOS 10.9 SDK forums post Testing a Notarised Product forums post Notarisation Fundamentals forums post The Pros and Cons of Stapling forums post Resolving Error 65 When Stapling forums post Many notarisation issues are actually code signing or trusted execution issue. For more on those topics, see Code Signing Resources and Trusted Execution Resources. Share and Enjoy — Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

I am reaching out regarding a persistent issue I have been facing with code signing. Despite extensive troubleshooting, I am unable to resolve the problem, and I would greatly appreciate your assistance. When attempting to sign my electron application with codesign with the following command: codesign --keychain ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain --sign “Developer ID Application: MYNAME (DEV-ID)” --force --timestamp --options runtime --verbose=4 dist/mac-arm64/my.app I receive the following error message: “Warning: unable to build chain to self-signed root for signer ‘Developer ID Application: MYNAME (DEV-ID)‘“. This prevents me from successfully completing the code signing and notarization process. To resolve this, I have meticulously tried to troubleshoot the problem. Here are the steps taken so far: Imported Certificates into Keychains: I imported all necessary certificates (including Developer ID Application, Developer ID Certification Authority, Apple Root CA and Apple Root CA - G2) into the keychain. I tested with both the System and Login keychains (one at a time to avoid errors due to duplicates) Checked Trust Settings: I confirmed that the trust settings for the certificates are properly configured to “Always Trust.” I verified the private key is present in Keychain Access and is properly linked to the public certificate. Ensured valid identity: I ensured that the correct Developer ID identity is valid and the associated private key is available (security find-identity -v -p codesigning and security find-key -t private | grep “MY NAME”) Ensured keychain access permissions: I ensured that the respective keychain has access permissions (security set-key-partition-list -S apple-tool:,apple: -s -k ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain) Verified matching Issuer and Subject to build certificate chain: I verified that the Issuer and Subject fields in the certificates show the correct references to build the certificate chain. Deleted and Re-imported Certificates: I deleted and re-imported the certificates multiple times to ensure there were no import issues or corruption in the certificates. Tested simplified setup: I attempted to sign simple files, such as a plain .txt file, using the Developer ID Application certificate I also attempted signing with minimal flags to rule out any issues with the app structure or build configuration Updated Xcode Command Line Tools One potential factor is that I am signing the application on a different machine from the one where the certificates were originally generated. I included the private key when exporting the certificate as a .p12 file from the original computer and imported it into the second computer’s keychain. This second computer is not connected to iCloud, and I suspect this could potentially affect the signing process. Despite all these efforts, the issue persists, and I am unable to identify the root cause. I would greatly appreciate your guidance on resolving this matter so I can successfully complete the code signing and notarization process. Thank you for your time and support.

I want to distribute a macOS application created with Electron to third parties, but I am currently unable to do so because the code signing is not working correctly. From the following response, it appears that the code signing itself was successful: $ codesign -dvvv dist/mac-arm64/AnySticky.app Executable=/Users/myname/dev/electron-tutorial/dist/mac-arm64/AnySticky.app/Contents/MacOS/AnySticky Identifier=com.electron.electron-tutorial Format=app bundle with Mach-O thin (arm64) CodeDirectory v=20500 size=778 flags=0x10000(runtime) hashes=13+7 location=embedded Hash type=sha256 size=32 CandidateCDHash sha256=e105ecd3c2051554239df404c185f00fca5900de CandidateCDHashFull sha256=e105ecd3c2051554239df404c185f00fca5900de742e572c154aa889e9929186 Hash choices=sha256 CMSDigest=e105ecd3c2051554239df404c185f00fca5900de742e572c154aa889e9929186 CMSDigestType=2 CDHash=e105ecd3c2051554239df404c185f00fca5900de Signature size=9083 Authority=Apple Development: MY NAME (66MDM239Z8) Authority=Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority Authority=Apple Root CA Timestamp=Dec 18, 2024 at 20:26:03 Info.plist entries=30 TeamIdentifier=9C8S7XP2UN Runtime Version=14.0.0 Sealed Resources version=2 rules=13 files=11 Internal requirements count=1 size=192 However, when I attempt to notarize the app, I receive an error stating that the app is not signed with a valid Developer ID certificate: $ xcrun notarytool submit dist/mac-arm64/AnySticky.zip --keychain-profile "AnySticky" --wait Excerpt from the error message: { "severity": "error", "code": null, "path": "AnySticky.zip/AnySticky.app/Contents/MacOS/AnySticky", "message": "The binary is not signed with a valid Developer ID certificate.", "docUrl": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_macos_software_before_distribution/resolving_common_notarization_issues#3087721", "architecture": "arm64" }, { "severity": "error", "code": null, "path": "AnySticky.zip/AnySticky.app/Contents/Frameworks/AnySticky Helper (Renderer).app/Contents/MacOS/AnySticky Helper (Renderer)", "message": "The binary is not signed with a valid Developer ID certificate.", "docUrl": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_macos_software_before_distribution/resolving_common_notarization_issues#3087721", "architecture": "arm64" }, ... I would greatly appreciate any guidance on how to resolve this issue. Thanks.