Error: “No identities are available for signing” Xcode 4.3.1

Question

I upgraded my OSX from Snow Leopard to Lion and I downloaded Xcode 4.3.1 Now when I try to validate and publish my app I get the first screenshot. If I click on Download Identif

Answer 1

These steps solved it for me (some of them are in the answers above):

1. Update to Xcode 5.0.1 (current version); otherwise Xcode crashed when pressing "Cancel"
2. Update of my "Distribution iOS Provisioning Profile" in the Developer Center because mine were outdated.
3. Xcode > Preferences > Accounts > Apple IDs > > View Details:
   • The list below in the popup was outdated ==> Select iOS Distribution and press "+" (I don't remember what Magic happened then, however the list was actual after that)
4. As in the answer above: In Xcode go to the Build Setting and search for "code signing" and:
   • Change the "Code Signing Identity" for "Distribution" and "Release" to "iPhone Distribution"
   • Change the "Provisioning Profile" for "Distribution" and "Release" to (I could not find it before doing step 4)

I was very glad that I didn't have to revoke everything in the Developer Portal.

My announcement to Apple: Please, make this process much more easier and bugfree! It's such a hassle that costs me hours every time you force me to update to a new MacOS, Xcode, iTunes, iOS in order to keep my software running!