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I have an application (installer, actually) that was built outside of Xcode which I have codesigned using the codesign utility, but when I try to install it after downloading the signed app, Gatekeeper complains that it comes from an unidentified developer. I have tried using the "3rd Party Mac Developer:..." identity, as well as my own "Mac Developer:..." identity; same result in either case. codesign (as far as I can tell) says all is well, so I'm thinking I'm either using the wrong identity (in which case my question is what I should use/make-to-use instead) or the signature is fine, but there is something that needs to be done w/ my developer account (in which case my question is what might that be).

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This is a programming question and should be on Stack Overflow. – CajunLuke Sep 7 '12 at 14:19
It IS on SO, but since it is particularly Mac-specific, and (as I see in the "related" column") there is plenty of precedent for this kind of question. Further, it is NOT about programming -- it is about deployment. – Scott Hunter Sep 7 '12 at 14:21
I'm pretty sure we've sent other codesign questions to Stack Overflow. We'll have to see what one of the mods thinks. – CajunLuke Sep 7 '12 at 14:25
This is clearly on topic here. How gatekeeper works, command line tools to compile, execute and run programs are part of the Apple infrastructure. What we're not liking is code level problems on how to develop as oppopsed to how the system works. – bmike♦ Sep 7 '12 at 16:56
That being said - codesign details are also on topic at superuser.com and stackoverflow.com as well - and if the OP doesn't get an answer here in a week or two, we would entertain a migration request from them - but not force it on someone that wants the question to be asked here. – bmike♦ Sep 7 '12 at 16:58
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closed as off topic by CajunLuke, patrix♦, jmlumpkin, Jason Salaz♦ Sep 7 '12 at 20:22

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