script Set up code signing exited with status code 1

[ramjak7]

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Which mobile framework are you using?

Flutter (Dart)

Steps to reproduce

i m in the process of generating signed development build .ipa on codemagic.io for testing on my ipad using windows laptop , as i dont have mac.. here's the codemagic.yaml- workflows:

  ios-workflow:
    name: iOS Development Workflow
    environment:
      flutter: stable
      xcode: latest
    scripts:
      - name: Clean build
        script: flutter clean
      - name: Get dependencies
        script: flutter pub get
      - name: Debug Podfile
        script: |
          cd ios
          cat Podfile
      - name: Build iOS app (Development)
        script: flutter build ios --release --no-codesign
      - name: Set up code signing
        script: |
          # Import .p12 certificate 
          # echo $P12_FILE | base64 --decode > ios_certificate.p12 || { echo "Failed to decode .p12"; exit 1; }
          # Import .mobileprovision 
          # echo $MOBILEPROVISION_FILE | base64 --decode > mobileprovision.mobileprovision || { echo "Failed to decode .mobileprovision"; exit 1; }
          # Unlock keychain
          security unlock-keychain -p $KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD /Users/builder/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db || { echo "Failed to unlock keychain"; exit 1; }
      - name: Archive and sign iOS app
        script: |
          cd ios
          xcodebuild -workspace Runner.xcworkspace -scheme Runner -configuration Debug archive -archivePath build/Runner.xcarchive \
            -allowProvisioningUpdates \
            CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY="iPhone Developer" \
            CODE_SIGN_STYLE="Manual"
      - name: Export IPA (Development)
        script: |
          cd ios
          xcodebuild -exportArchive \
            -archivePath build/Runner.xcarchive \
            -exportPath build/ios/ipa \
            -exportOptionsPlist exportOptions.plist            
      - name: Ensure GoogleService-Info.plist is included
        script: |
          PLIST_PATH="ios/Runner/GoogleService-Info.plist"
          DEST_DIR="ios/build/Runner.xcarchive/Products/Applications/Runner.app"

          if [ -f "$PLIST_PATH" ]; then
            echo "✅ GoogleService-Info.plist found. Copying to build directory..."
            mkdir -p "$DEST_DIR"
            cp "$PLIST_PATH" "$DEST_DIR"
            echo "✅ GoogleService-Info.plist successfully copied."
          else
            echo "❌ GoogleService-Info.plist not found!"
            exit 1
          fi
    artifacts:
      - ios/build/ios/ipa/*.ipa
    publishing:
      email:
        recipients:
          - [REDACTED]@gmail.com
        notify:
          success: true
          failure: true                    

here's exportoptions.plist-

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>method</key>
    <string>development</string>
    <key>teamID</key>
    <string>[REDACTED]</string>
    <key>provisioningProfiles</key>
    <dict>
        <key>[REDACTED]</key>
        <string>[REDACTED]</string>  
    </dict>
    <key>signingCertificate</key>
    <string>iPhone Developer</string>
    <key>signingStyle</key>
    <string>manual</string>
    <key>compileBitcode</key>
    <false/>
    <key>uploadBitcode</key>
    <false/>
    <key>uploadSymbols</key>
    <false/>
</dict>
</plist>              

I have correctly uploaded p12 certificate (generated using OpenSSL) with correct $KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD (i have double checked the password is correct) and also uploaded fttapp_dev_profile.mobileprovision .. in teams settings in global environment variables in codemagic.io - i m getting this error-

#!/usr/bin/env bash 

# Import .p12 certificate 
# echo $P12_FILE | base64 --decode > ios_certificate.p12 || { echo "Failed to decode .p12"; exit 1; }
# Import .mobileprovision 
# echo $MOBILEPROVISION_FILE | base64 --decode > mobileprovision.mobileprovision || { echo "Failed to decode .mobileprovision"; exit 1; }
# Unlock keychain
security unlock-keychain -p $KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD /Users/builder/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db || { echo "Failed to unlock keychain"; exit 1; }
security: SecKeychainUnlock <NULL>: The user name or passphrase you entered is not correct.
Failed to unlock keychain


Build failed :|
Step 7 script `Set up code signing` exited with status code 1    ////////////////// what am i doing wrong 

Expected results

using the process described in (Steps to reproduce), i should be able to generate and export .ipa (development build) to test on my iPad

Actual results

i m getting this error- #!/usr/bin/env bash

# Import .p12 certificate 
# echo $P12_FILE | base64 --decode > ios_certificate.p12 || { echo "Failed to decode .p12"; exit 1; }
# Import .mobileprovision 
# echo $MOBILEPROVISION_FILE | base64 --decode > mobileprovision.mobileprovision || { echo "Failed to decode .mobileprovision"; exit 1; }
# Unlock keychain
security unlock-keychain -p $KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD /Users/builder/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db || { echo "Failed to unlock keychain"; exit 1; }
security: SecKeychainUnlock <NULL>: The user name or passphrase you entered is not correct.
Failed to unlock keychain


Build failed :|
Step 7 script `Set up code signing` exited with status code 1

Build id (optional)

67f6ac902dfd4cb3721dd507

[dam-ease]

Hello @ramjak7,
You will need to make some more changes to your YAML configuration.
Since you are trying to build an IPA file, you can follow the guide in this section of the docs - https://docs.codemagic.io/yaml-quick-start/building-a-flutter-app/ or check out this sample project - https://github.com/codemagic-ci-cd/codemagic-sample-projects/blob/main/flutter/flutter-android-and-ios-yaml-demo-project/codemagic.yaml