As we saw in the article Certificates I, we can always check the Automatically manage signing box to let Xcode generate the necessary certificates. However, when working in a team, we will need to manage the certificates ourselves.
To follow this article, you will need a paid developer account, whether Personal or Organization.
Development & Distribution
When creating certificates, we need to differentiate between those for development, used for installations via USB or testing on a list of devices, and those for distribution, used for uploading our app to the App Store.
Provisioning Profile
The ultimate goal is to obtain a Provisioning Profile, which is the file Xcode will use to sign our app. This Provisioning Profile is created using a Certificate (linked to our Mac and our developer account) and an Identifier (which identifies a specific app). This Identifier will also include a list of devices, which will be the only ones where our app can be installed.
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