iPhone Developer Portal won't accept my CSR

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I am using the Development Provisioning Assistant in the iPhone Developer Portal, but when I get to the part where it asks me to generate and upload my CSR, I try to upload it and it just gives me this error:

The CSR selected is invalid. Please check the file and try again.

Does anyone know what this means or what I can do about it?? Thanks!

Eh, no, but you can still try to help the guy out... Eamon, make sure you follow the directions very carefully. I remember the first time I did it not selecting something that should have been selected and it causing problems. — John Biesnecker, Jun 15 '09 at 07:14
@Eamon thank you for asking this question. It's definitely programming related. Some people just don't understand what it takes to program on the iPhone. +1 — ma11hew28, Oct 30 '10 at 00:06

score 91 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 23 '10 at 06:37

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Also make sure you use Safari for uploading.

I tried Chrome and it always failed. Then I switched to Safari and it worked with the same CSR.

answered Sep 23 '10 at 06:37

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+1 I had the same problem. Also, make sure you use the same email address as you registered with! – Jesse Pepper Sep 30 '10 at 05:27
This worked for me, I didn't use the same email address I registered with. I just switched from Chrome to Safari. – James Zaghini Nov 03 '10 at 09:11
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+1 Fixed. I feel like the ios web sites are to safari as microsoft's website in the 90's was to IE – ghempton Dec 06 '10 at 01:17
Thanks, that got me, and your posting saved me some sanity. :) – Adam Jack Jan 10 '11 at 22:44
+1 Fixed - Apple need to but a note inside the lightbox regarding this! – jodm Jan 26 '11 at 08:50
Is still an issue, Chrome failed, Safari worked. Please report this issue to https://bugreport.apple.com/ – Chris Miles Feb 03 '11 at 23:14

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 15 '09 at 19:34

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Never mind, I figured it out... in case anyone else has the same problem, I fixed it by downloading the WWDR Intermediate Certificate before generating the CSR, which I forgot to do. slaps forehead

answered Jun 15 '09 at 19:34

This is the one that fixed it for me. Didn't work in any browser until I downloaded this. – Alistair McMillan Mar 30 '11 at 17:36

Andrew Hammond · Answer 3 · 2011-02-21T20:27:47.707

If you do not have the following menu item: "Keychain Access->Certificate Assistant->Request a Certificate from a Certificate Authority", then you need a new WWDR Intermediate Certificate. My menu item was originally similar, but had some extra text in the title. Downloading and installing a new certificate changed the menu item and allowed generation of a valid CSR. This was odd because my previous WWDR Intermediate Certificate appeared in my keychain as an unexpired certificate.

I logged a bug at bugreport.apple.com asking for a clearer error message and pointing back to this SO discussion. Edit: fyi.. apparently developer portal bugs should be logged by sending email to devprograms@apple.com instead of the "product" targeted bugreport website. I encourage folks that have wasted time on this issue to provide helpful feedback regarding the issue via email.

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 08 '13 at 14:21

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Did right the opposite: used Firefox instead of Safari and the button worked.

answered Mar 08 '13 at 14:21

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I had an error "Processing of multipart/form-data request failed. Disc quota exceeded" when uploading CSR... Very strange, I tried Chrome and it worked. I probably just needed to restart Safari. – Brad G May 14 '13 at 11:53

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 08 '10 at 09:05

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If you are not able to upload the CSR using launching assistant, try going to "Provisioning Portal -> Certificates". Upload your file there and click "submit" button at the bottom. I had my certificate this way.

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 20 '10 at 14:03

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I had the same problem, and what fixed it for me was to repair my login keychain. Go to 'Keychain First Aid' in Keychain Access and you can verify/repair your config.

answered Sep 20 '10 at 14:03

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score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Jan 28 '11 at 12:59

Second on the Chrome vs. Safari conflict and solution.
The instructions on the iOS Provisioning Portal -> Certificates -> "How-To" tab are exactly correct, but I have a repeatable failure on upload in Chrome, and instant success on Safari. Versions: OS: OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6 64-bit Chrome: 8.0.552.237 Safari: 5.0.3 (6533.19.4)

xenonii · Answer 8 · 2010-04-09T20:48:08.957

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I had a similar problem. When creating a CSR for enabling push notifications, I first had to deselect the current selected key in Keychain Access before selecting Request a Certificate from a Certificate Authority. That solved my problem

Make sure you have only "Request a Certificate from a Certificate Authority" and not something like "Request a Certificate from a Certificate Authority with key "

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered May 15 '10 at 12:53

If under Keychain Access you only have the option for "Request a Certificate from a Certificate Authority with key" it will not work. This indicates you have not downloaded the "WWDR intermediate certificate". You can get it from the "Certificates" tab in the iPhone Provisioning Portal. Once its installed (double click it to install), the menu item will change to "Request a Certificate from a Certificate Authority" and it should work.

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