Code signing on mac

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Code signing on mac

I have been working on a utility to sign applications on mac. I am doing so by running the codesign command with appropriate arguments. Just that I'm executing this command by wrapping it up in a simple java application.

This utility however seamleslly works on a 10.6 mac and fails to do so on 10.7/10.8 versions. I have not been able to get to the depth of this scenario.

Does code-signing depend on mac versions? Are there different ways in which mac handles signing?

MacBook, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)

Posted on Dec 4, 2012 2:54 AM

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etresoft

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Dec 4, 2012 5:38 AM in response to DeepikaRS

DeepikaRS wrote:

Just that I'm executing this command by wrapping it up in a simple java application.

Why?

Can you even submit apps with 10.6 or 10.7 anymore? When it comes to worrying about backwards compatibility, test the application, forget about the tools. Run the tools only on 10.8.2 and test them on 10.8.3.

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