Openssl sha1 does not work for *.app files

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Openssl sha1 does not work for *.app files

Does anyone know why "Openssl sha1 *.app" does not work on any files with .app extension?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jun 25, 2013 2:40 PM

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Answer 1

red_menace

Level 6

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Jun 25, 2013 3:03 PM in response to macfrombrampton

The reason is in the error message - sha1 expects a file (or a string), and doesn't work on directories (an application bundle is a directory/folder).

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Answer 2

MrHoffman

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Jun 25, 2013 5:57 PM in response to macfrombrampton

Use the codesign tool instead.

Here's a general example:

$ codesign --verify --verbose iPhoto.app

iPhoto.app: valid on disk

iPhoto.app: satisfies its Designated Requirement

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Answer 3

Jun 29, 2013 5:56 PM in response to macfrombrampton

Thanks!. I did not reliaze it was a directory until I perforemd a ls -l.

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