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Not getting Appname_StoreKey.pfx when building
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Vishvanathan K
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Hi,
I am an UWP developer ,started learning recently. I had brought Windows Developer Account 3 weeks ago. As I have seen in Unigram repo , it has an Appname_StoreKey.pfx and an Appname_TemporaryKey.pfx. But when I create an uwp , I am unable to get StoreKey.pfx file even after associating it with store.
How will I be able to do it ?
Thanks in Advance,
Vishvanathan K
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Roy Li - MSFT 33,506 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor2021-03-25T03:30:56.03+00:00 Do you get the Package.StireAssociation.xml after you associate your app with the store? Package.StireAssociation.xml is the key file that generated after you associated your app to the store.
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Vishvanathan K 46 Reputation points
2021-03-25T07:14:11.55+00:00 NO, Not even Appname_Temporarykey.pfx is generated .
When will the Appname_storekey.pfx be generated then ? After submitting the app and getting verified, ah? -
Vishvanathan K 46 Reputation points
2021-03-25T07:23:30.263+00:00 To confirm that I just now created a UWP and associated with a app name with Developer account,
the only addition of a file I saw was Package.StoreAssociation.xml and nothing else.
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Roy Li - MSFT 33,506 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2021-03-25T07:52:10.903+00:00 I made a mistake, I mixed up the certificate sign file and the association file. You are right, after you associate the app with the store, the Package.StireAssociation.xml will be generated. It is the key file that contains the necessary information about the association.
The pfx file is the certificate file that is generally used for signing. If you want to upload your app to the store, then you don't need to care about the .pfx file after you have associated your app with the store.
For more information how to package an app package for uploading, please check this: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/package/packaging-uwp-apps#generate-an-app-package-upload-file-for-store-submission
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Vishvanathan K 46 Reputation points
2021-03-26T03:47:46.157+00:00 Oh! Thanks for clearing my doubt @Roy Li - MSFT
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