Search code examples
macosbundlexcrun

unable to validate your application. We are unable to create an authentication session

xcrun altool --notarize-app -f “xxx.pkg" --primary-bundle-id "com.xxx.xxx” --username “xxx” --password “xxx”

I specified correct username and app specific password.

The above command giving me below error, if anybody faced similar issue please let me know how to resolve the issue

Error:Unable to notarize app

Solution

  • Is that the entire error message? I would expect something more detailed, like:

    2020-08-01 12:00:00.000 altool[6000:9000] *** Error: Unable to notarize app.
2020-08-01 12:00:00.000 altool[6000:9000] *** Error: code -22016 (Unable to validate your application. We are unable to create an authentication session.)

    That second message is the explanation for the failure.

    If you see the “unable to create an authentication session” message, then it is likely that the app-specific password is incorrect (or that you're using your Apple ID password instead of the app-specific password). I would suggest creating a new one. Just go to https://appleid.apple.com/account/manage and in the Security section, click Generate Password under App-Specific Passwords.