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Samsung certificate expired - no option to renew?

Hello,

 

I just can't believe that this process is correct (answer form samsung support):

My public level certificate expired (1 year). Now, the only way to update my apps is to create new certificate. It is not possible to update an existing app in samsung store with another certificate. According to samsung, I have to delete all my apps and publish new - so again fill all descriptions, pictures, etc., LOST REVIEWS, STARS, update history of app.

 

I just can't believe that's true...

Is it? Thanks! 

Responses

10 Replies
Shaswati Saha

Please try to contact with seller office in this regard. You may submit your enquiry in this link.

Konvalinka

Mentioned answer in first post IS from Samsung seller office...

Aussi Guy

@Konvalinka: Yes, thats what I heard from a friend of mine who went through the same situation.

I could not believe that the store does not have any policy to handle these kind of situations.

Your story confirms this.

I hope Samsung will revise their store policy after reading this post.

Slawek Kowalski

Probably you will have to register your app/apps with new certificate. A certificate should be created for 20 years at least.

However, try to ask Samsung support for help in resolving the issue.


 

Paul L

Hi,

you can easly create/extend new certificate using the old one in Tizen Studio.

You dont have to contact support team  - just login to your Tizen account  (in Tizen Studio). 

After that you will be able to update your apps in Tizen Store.

K Johnson

Hi Paul L,

Would you please post screenshots about the whole process? It'll help other developers to face same scenario.

Paul L

STEP BY STEP:

 

1. Start Certificate Manager int Tizen Studio (I have version 2.1) - ALT+SHIFT+C

2. In "Migration For Certificate Profile Window" click CANCEL
3. In "Tizen Certificate Manager" click ADD (plus icon)
4. Choose SAMSUNG certificate
5. Choose Mobile/Wearable
6. Select "Create a new certificate profile" and enter name, next
7. Choose "Create a new author certificate", mark "Use an existing certificate", provide old
cert path and password, next
8. In the next tab (Author certificate), Next
9. Samsung account window opens
10. Sign in to the Samsung Account
11. Samsung account window closes automatically
12. Check Congratulations section in the window - there is path to the new author certificate
13. Choose "Create a new distributor certificate", Next
14. Add device UIDS, or connect your phone via USB to the PC, NEXT
15. CHeck Congratulations section in the window - there is path to the new distributor certificate (the same as in 12)
16. FINISH
17. Now you have extended author and distributor certificates compatible with old ones!

K Johnson

Hi Konvalinka,

You may try the steps of Paul L's reply above. Please share your status here after trying.

 

Jirka Prazak

Hello all,

it is not and never was necessary to delete the application from store, your ratings and all are bound to the content ID and not the binaries. You can remove all of the binaries and start over with a completely new certificate without loosing your application history. This however will have a bad side effect, users will have to manually uninstall their apps before updating to the new version signed with new certificates. Based on my tests, regular update will fail with error during push to watch from the phone. There is however another cleaner way.

In order for the binary signatures to be consistent, the different binary versions have to be signed by a security profiles with same author certificate but can be signed with different distributor certificates. The distributor certificates however seem to need to be renewed and cannot be expired. So only update your security profiles with updated distributor certificates and you should be fine.

Jirka Prazak

Forgot to mention the most important part, the author certificate can be expired.