CIPP
A type of system profile used to launch one or more apps on devices and use certain services. It contains a distribution or development certificate, Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs) or Specified devices associated with the team (Development), and an App ID.
What is a provisioning profile?
One of the Apple-based delivery tools that is required to submit apps to the App Store and is available through the Mac App Store and the Developer Downloads Library.
What is Xcode?
Based on this policy, the user may or may not have access to support with an account specific topic or app. Advisors must determine the level of support the user receives and confirm or deny account-specific details.
What is Support Eligibility?
New users to development of apps on Apple platforms must accept this to have an account created and in order to use this account to download beta versions of Xcode, visit forums, report bugs, or accept an invitation to join organization’s account in the Apple Developer Programs.
What is the Apple Developer Agreement?
Nonprofit organizations, accredited educational institutions, and government entities that will distribute only free apps on the App Store and are based in eligible countries can request to have this when enrolling in the Apple Developer Program.
Apple Developer Program Membership Fee Waivers
This type of access is required to export and sign a binary. Users without this access cannot sign apps through Xcode's automatic provisioning. Users are granted this access by an Account Holder from a company/organization membership. Account Holders can export the app from Xcode for users without this access to be able to upload.
What is Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles Portal (CIPP) access?
This WWDC computer program includes the latest developer news, videos, WWDC content as well as Developer identity verification, Apple Developer Program enrollment and Apple Developer Program membership subscriptions.
What is an Apple Developer App?
After signing in with their Apple ID, developers choose a topic and request a phone call or an email response using this feature.
Developer Support Contact Us
Members of the Apple Developer Programs and MFi licensees are able to use this tool to participate, discuss development issues with Apple engineers and other developers.
What is Developer Forums?
These are where businesses and educational institutions download apps for volume distribution. Apps are offered to educational institutions for a reduced price or specific organizations to download apps. This includes the ability to distribute proprietary apps for internal use within your organization.
Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager
This tool on macOS helps protect users from downloading and installing malicious software by checking for a Developer ID certificate from apps distributed outside the Mac App Store. It is a macOS security feature that enables users to choose to disallow the launching of apps, plug-ins, or installer packages that aren’t code signed by developers known to Apple.
What is Gatekeeper?
This Apple service is an automated system that scans software for malicious content, checks for code-signing issues, and returns the results quickly.
It scans the developer’s Developer ID-signed software and performs security checks to allow Developers to distribute macOS software through their own platform (outside of Apple) or a third party distribution service.
macOS App Notarization
An individual account used to access Apple services like the App Store and that allows users to sign in to all Apple services with a single email and password.
What is an Apple ID?
A unique nine-digit number that identifies business entities on a location-specific basis and is used as a standard business identifier to check the identity and legal entity status of an organization as part of the company enrollment verification process for joining the Apple Developer Program or the Apple Developer Enterprise Program.
What is a D-U-N-S® Number?
This is required for developers who wish to offer paid apps, or apps with in-app purchases and paid subscriptions.
Paid Applications contract
This type of distribution Authorizes a Limited Set of Devices to Run Apps and distribute to a limited number of devices that chosen for testing. It also allows iOS developers enrolled in the Standard Program to distribute an app outside of the App Store on up to 100 different devices for testing purposes only.
What is Ad Hoc?
This is used during the development process to provision devices and by the operating system when the app is distributed to users. It uniquely identifies a single app throughout the system. Its string must be a uniform type identifier (UTI) that contains only alphanumeric characters (A-Z,a-z,0-9), hyphen (-), and period (.).
What is an app ID or Bundle ID?
In an effort to improve security for developers, customers and organizations, this is required when individuals or organizations enroll in the Apple Developer Program, Apple Developer Enterprise Program, or iOS Developer University Program. It’s also required for various other processes, such as Account Holder transfer.
What is Identity Verification?
If this happens apps will no longer be available for download and developers will not be able to submit new apps or updates. Developers will also lose access to pre-release software, Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, and Technical Support Incidents. However their apps will still function for users who have already installed or downloaded them, and they will still have access to App Store Connect and free development resources.
What are Expired Memberships?
An Apple capability that allows users to set up an account and access apps and associated websites with their Apple ID.
What is Sign in with Apple?
A type of distribution certificate used to distribute apps outside the Mac App Store. These certificates are issued only to members of the Apple Developer Program or Apple Developer Enterprise Program.
There are two specific types: The "Application" which is used to sign apps, and a "Installer" which is used to sign installer packages.
What is Developer ID?
This tool allows you to distribute your beta builds before you make your app available on the App Store. It allows you to collect feedback on features and test the functionality of your app. Testers use this tool's app to install beta builds on their iOS devices.
What is TestFlight Beta Testing?
This user management feature controls access to the development and distribution tools included with the Apple Developer Program membership and determines support eligibility.
Member roles
A request for code-level support for Apple frameworks, APIs, and tools, that is also available for purchase to members of the Apple Developer Program, Apple Developer Enterprise Program, and MFi Program.
What is A Technical Support Incident (TSI)?
Developers may use this to promote their apps and in-app purchases for marketing and demonstration purposes. This allow interested parties to download apps or in-app purchases for free.
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