Certificate file missing error when building SessionManagerUniversal.UI

xtopher

I can't find the missing file in the repo, so I'm guessing it's coming from somewhere else or is meant to be generated. Any ideas?

"C:\Users\xtoph\Code\HoloToolkit\Sharing\Src\Solutions\VisualStudio\HoloToolkit.Sharing.sln" (rebuild target) (1
) ->
"C:\Users\xtoph\Code\HoloToolkit\Sharing\Src\Projects\SessionManagerUniversal.UI\SessionManagerUniversal.UI.cspr
oj" (Rebuild target) (14) ->
(_GenerateAppxPackageFile target) ->
C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v14.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(2551,5):
error APPX0104: Certificate file 'SessionManagerUniversal.UI_TemporaryKey.pfx' not found. [C:\Users\xtoph\Code\
HoloToolkit\Sharing\Src\Projects\SessionManagerUniversal.UI\SessionManagerUniversal.UI.csproj]
C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v14.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(2551,5):
error APPX0107: The certificate specified is not valid for signing. For more information about valid certificat
es, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=241478. [C:\Users\xtoph\Code\HoloToolkit\Sharing\Src\Projects\Ses
sionManagerUniversal.UI\SessionManagerUniversal.UI.csproj]

holodoctor

@xtopher This is due to the fact that the dev certificate is not checked in to the git repository. This is just a dummy certificate used during development and you can create one yourself. Just name it SessionManagerUniversal.UI_TemporaryKey.pfx so that you don't have to modify the vs project file. The link in the error message, https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br230260(v=vs.110).aspx, shows how to generate a certificate. I could be wrong, but if you use Visual Studio it may automatically create one for you. If not, open the project properties and create a test certificate from the Signing tab. At least, I think that's how I do it. I've done this many times before (for general UWP app dev), but who remembers these details? If this doesn't work, then you can easily find a better info on the Web. (This is a common issue during Windows Store app development.) HTH, ~h

holodoctor

@xtopher This is due to the fact that the dev certificate is not checked in to the git repository. This is just a dummy certificate used during development and you can create one yourself. Just name it SessionManagerUniversal.UI_TemporaryKey.pfx so that you don't have to modify the vs project file. The link in the error message, https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br230260(v=vs.110).aspx, shows how to generate a certificate. I could be wrong, but if you use Visual Studio it may automatically create one for you. If not, open the project properties and create a test certificate from the Signing tab. At least, I think that's how I do it. I've done this many times before (for general UWP app dev), but who remembers these details? If this doesn't work, then you can easily find a better info on the Web. (This is a common issue during Windows Store app development.) HTH, ~h

xtopher

Thanks. That did the trick.

stephenhodgson

I was able to create the test cert, but the build still failed.

update: Fixed. Didn't follow steps correctly