The executable was signed with invalid entitlements

Question

I am having a problem with ad-hoc distribution on my iPhone. I have developed an application with SDK 3.0. I have a developer\'s license. I have added certificates and provi

Answer 1

This is because your device, on which you are running your application is not selected with your provisioning profile.

So just go through Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles select your iOS Provisioning Profiles click on edit then select your Device

Answer 2

There are pretty good instructions in the 'Portal Program'. If you log into

http://developer.apple.com/iphone

Then click Distribution on the left, and click the

Creating and Downloading a Distribution Provisioning Profile for Ad Hoc Distribution

link at the bottom.

Here's the key bit:

For Ad Hoc Distribution, complete the following:

• In the File Menu, select New File -> iPhone OS -> Code Signing -> Entitlements. Name the file “Entitlements.plist" and click ‘Finish’. This creates a copy of the default entitlements file within the project.
• Select the new Entitlments.plist file and uncheck the “get-task-allow” property. Save the Entitlements.plist file. (in Xcode 4, get-task-allow is called "Can be debugged" )
• Select the Target and open the Build settings inspector. In the ‘Code Signing Entitlements’ build setting, type in the filename of the new Entitlements.plist file including the extension. There is no need to specify a path unless you have put the Entitlements.plist file somewhere other than the top level of the project.
• Click ‘Build’. (Note: Your binary must contain a flattened, square-image icon that is 57x57 pixels. This icon is displayed on the iPhone or iPod touch home screen.)

Answer 3

This error also may occur if you're trying to profile an app where the device is not included in the provisioning profile.

Make sure your device is included in the dev provisioning profile you want to use. Somehow the error message is misleading. My entitlements were actually ok.

Answer 4

In Xcode 5.1, if you go into Preferences -> Accounts -> View Details...

Make sure the Signing Identity status is Valid. If it says Revoked, hit the Plus button and add the appropriate signing identity: iOS Development or iOS Distribution. Xcode will replace it with a new, valid one.

Answer 5

I just had this happen to a developer on the team I administer.

It turned out his developer certificate expired and after renewal, I neglected to add his certificate to the provisioning profile his app used.

Answer 6

If you once come into the situation, that checking "get-task-allow" seems to be required in order to deploy your debug (!) build to your phone, check this:

a) Check the build setting. There should be no entry in "Code Signing Entitlements" for Debug b) Remove Entitlements.plist temporarily and build your debug version. If it complains about a missing Entitlements.plist, then you probably have the same situation, I had to fight today. c) Build again with Entitlements.plist and enable "get-task-allow". If it works now, you probably have the same problem:

After messing around with new profiles I couldn't deploy my Debug build to the phone. AdHoc was fine. I checked a) - empty.. Hmm. I checked b) - complains. c) - worked...

After all I examined project.pbjproj in an editor and - although the GUI did claim, that there was no entry for "Code Signing Entitlements" in fact there was one in the Debug section. I emptied it and was done.