Get Apple Developer credentials for signing macOS Apps (need D-U-N-S)

[rfay]

What happened (or feature request):

To have a signed distributable .app or .dmg that our devs will be comfortable with, we need to have Apple Developer credentials. This is a bit of a lengthy process, so it's important to get it started.

• Get D-U-N-S number, which is required before beginning with Apple. Note: rfay began the D-U-N-S request process today for DRUD Techology, that may be good enough. Also requested that @ahufferd do it, before I realized that my simple search would be considered an application. D-U-N-S can verify by phone with the Rockmont office at tel:303.839.8500
• Sign up as an organization with Apple. It's important that at least 2 team members be on there. It's $99/year/dev. As I remember, the org can invite members from outside the org.

[rfay]

DRUD Technology LLC's shiny new D-U-N-S number is 080901017

[rfay]

@rickmanelius Please sign up for the Apple Developer problem for DRUD Technology. It requires somebody with the legal authority to bind DRUD to a contract. https://developer.apple.com/programs/enroll/ - Again, sign up as DRUD, not personal. Thanks!

[rickmanelius]

So I'm at the frustrating step of needing to validate an email sent to accounts@drud.com and no email shows up (checked spam and the google groups).

[ahufferd]

@rickmanelius I do not see it either. Perhaps login and verify which email was used? There could have been a typo or a delay in sending the email so you can likely send another...

[rickmanelius]

Doubled checked the email address and again it didn't show up. Going to try and wait a day and try again. 1 hour burned...

[rfay]

@rickmanelius For D-U-N-S registration you'll need to go through the process to get accounts@drud.com registered

1. Go to https://iupdate.dnb.com
2. Click "Start now" to "Register to use iUpdate!" (great exclamation points!)
3. Search for DRUD TECHNOLOGY, LLC when prompted
4. Answer all the credit questions correctly, jump through multiple hoops, establish an account.
5. Optional: Update anything anybody wants to update on the company record.

[rfay]

FYI from Circleci about code signing

Instead of automated code signing support, we recommend using Fastlane Match for code signing.

[rickmanelius]

Words escape me... I got the 6 digit confirmation and then hit this.

[rickmanelius]

Ok, so I was successful in creating accounts@drud.com. Now I am unblocked to complete the rest. Sorry for the occassional venting!

[rickmanelius]

Progress! I'll put this in "needs review" while we wait to hear back from Apple.

[rickmanelius]

So I need to physically be at Rockmont to answer the phone when they call. I won't be in the office until Wednesday, so I will follow-up then to get this verified and then we can proceed.

[rickmanelius]

We are now verified over the phone, @cyberswat is now the 2nd point of contact, I've accepted the terms, and I've paid the yearly fee of $99 (cc @ahufferd) and set it to auto-renew. This is now on Apple to review/approve.

[ahufferd]

@rickmanelius Excellent, thank you! I do not have permissions to check the second box :) Also, will you forward the invoice or payment remittance, please?

[rickmanelius]

@ahufferd @andrew-c-tran @rfay It looks like we're accepted. Now it's just a matter of navigating the interface to generate whatever it is we need. I may just add @andrew-c-tran in there so he can pick the correct option. Alternatively, send me the exact instructs and I'll make it happen.

[rfay]

Just adding our Apple users to it would be fantastic. Mine is randy@randyfay.com - I think you do an invite.

[rickmanelius]

@rfay just sent you an invite!

[rfay]

I'm in, thanks.

[rickmanelius]

@rfay @andrew-c-tran At this point I'm going to assume you both have the information and access you need and that we can close this issue because the scope was provisioning the account and getting the signature information. If we get to the point where we are submitting to the apple store, I suggest we open a new issue to address that need.

[andrew-c-tran]

It appears i need an apple developer account, not a standard apple user id, so i've just paid the $99. can you add tran.andrew.c@gmail.com ?

[rfay]

Bummer, you didn't need to pay. I didn't pay. You just needed to accept the invite AFAICT. Anyway, guess it's solved.