Check Code Signature On Mac Os App

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Mar 03, 2016 Following up then, I tried buiding a version with NO entitlement file and an automatic provisioning profile and the tester still got a 'Code Signature Invalid' crash. Just cause, I tried manually choosing the wildcard Mac Team Provisioning Profile (ie: no App ID) and still a crash.
Mar 13, 2016 OS X has so many hidden gems that it never seizes to surprise even those who have been using it for years. One super useful feature of the Preview app allows users to add their signature to the Mac, and then quickly insert it on any PDF document.

To ensure the authenticity of its software updates, Apple digitally signs all updates and offers them exclusively through the App Store or Apple Support Downloads site. Always get Apple software updates from one of these sources, and always check these sources to make sure that you have the latest software version.

Some software updates are automatically verified

When you download and install an update from Apple, Apple's digital signature is automatically verified before installation.

Manually downloaded software updates can be verified manually

If you manually download an Apple software update, you can confirm that the update is authentic and complete by verifying the digital signature before installation.

Double-click the software update package (.pkg) file to open the installer.
Click the lock icon or certificate icon in the upper-right corner of the installer window to see information about the certificate. If neither icon is present, the package is unsigned, and you shouldn't install it.
Select 'Apple Software Update Certificate Authority,' as pictured below. If you see a different certificate authority, or the certificate doesn't have a green checkmark indicating that the certificate is valid, don't install the package.
Click the triangle next to the word 'Details' to see more information about the certificate.
Scroll to the bottom of the Details section to see the SHA-256 fingerprint.
Make sure that the SHA-256 fingerprint in the installer matches one of the following fingerprints from Apple's current or earlier certificate. If they match, the signature is verified: click OK and allow the installer to continue.
SHA-256 12 99 E9 BF E7 76 A2 9F F4 52 F8 C4 F5 E5 5F 3B 4D FD 29 34 34 9D D1 85 0B 82 74 F3 5C 71 74 5C

The installer automatically verifies the files in the package. If any file has an issue, installation stops without changes to your system, and you'll see a message that the installer encountered an error.

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Code signing is a macOS security technology that you use to certify that an app was created by you. Once an app is signed, the system can detect any change to the app—whether the change is introduced accidentally or by malicious code.

You participate in code signing as a developer when you obtain a signing identity and apply your signature to apps that you ship. A certificate authority (often Apple) vouches for your signing identity.

Note: In most cases, you can rely on Xcode’s automatic code signing, which requires only that you specify a code signing identity in the build settings for your project. This document is for readers who must go beyond automatic code signing—perhaps to troubleshoot an unusual problem, or to incorporate the codesign(1) tool into a build system.

Benefits of Code Signing

After installing a new version of a code-signed app, a user is not bothered with alerts asking again for permission to access the keychain or similar resources. As long as the new version uses the same digital signature, macOS can treat the new app exactly as it treated the previous one.

Other macOS security features, such as App Sandbox and parental controls, also depend on code signing. Specifically, code signing allows the operating system to:

Ensure that a piece of code has not been altered since it was signed. The system can detect even the smallest change, whether it was intentional (by a malicious attacker, for example) or accidental (as when a file gets corrupted). When a code signature is intact, the system can be sure the code is as the signer intended.
Identify code as coming from a specific source (a developer or signer). The code signature includes cryptographic information that unambiguously points to a particular author.
Determine whether code is trustworthy for a specific purpose. Among other things, a developer can use a code signature to state that an updated version of an app should be considered by the system to be the same app as the previous version.

Limitations of Code Signing

Code signing is one component of a complete security solution, working in concert with other technologies and techniques. It does not address every possible security issue. For example, code signing does not:

Guarantee that a piece of code is free of security vulnerabilities.
Guarantee that an app will not load unsafe or altered code—such as untrusted plug-ins—during execution.
Provide digital rights management (DRM) or copy protection technology. Code signing does not in any way hide or obscure the content of the signed code.