Question

I purchased a p12 certificate but am having difficulty using it. I always get the following error when trying to sign my app:

Error creating AIR file: Unable to build a valid certificate chain for the signer.

This is not an issue when I sign the app with a self-signed certificate.

I’m trying to sign a .air file for the desktop. I’m on Mac OSX. Is there anything I must do before using the p12 file?

I have previously (2 years back) purchased a p12 key from the same provider and that one did not have any issue. That key has expired now though.

Answer 1

After looking around I was able to generate a new P12 certificate which works. Yay!

The last answer in this Adobe forum worked:

http://forums.adobe.com/message/1975832#1975832

Here are the steps listed on the forum:

1. I get the certificate cert-client.p12 from my client
2. Double click and install the certificate from the windows explorer
3. Open Internetexplorer > Tools > Internet Options > Content > Certificates
4. Select the certificate which have previously imported and click export
5. Next
6. Yes, export the private key
7. Format: PKCS, (checked) Include all certificates in the… , (checked) Enable Strong protection, (unchecked) Delete the private key …
8. Next
9. Enter Password for the certificate
10. Next enter filename and export the file
11. Rename the file to pk12