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CIQQA-4716

First app upload: “Status: Verified” but “Signature check failed” — SDK 9.2.0

Hello Garmin Connect IQ team,

I am uploading Challenge 0.12.4 to the Connect IQ Store for the first time.

At Step 2, the green App File panel shows both:
Status: Verified
Signature check failed.

Environment:
- Windows, Connect IQ SDK 9.2.0
- Exported using monkeyc -e with the existing developer signing key
- Build successful for all five devices
- Manifest AppID: 980a27cc50e349408ef17f169123efa4
- Devices: D2 Air X15, Venu 3, Venu 3S, Venu 4 41mm and 45mm

Local verification:
- Archive integrity check passed.
- The manifest SHA256 signature verifies using the embedded public key.
- Both SHA1 and SHA256 signatures for all five executable files verify locally.
- The package has not been repacked, and the signing key and AppID have not been changed.

Expected: Valid signatures should be accepted.
Actual: The upload page reports “Signature check failed” without further details.

I have not clicked the final Submit button. Can you clarify which signature check is failing, and whether this is a display issue or an export problem?

I can provide the IQ package if needed.

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  • I ran into the same signature check error during my very first beta upload. Out of curiosity, I went ahead and clicked the final submit button anyway, and to my surprise, it actually uploaded successfully. After that, I tried updating the app, and this time the dashboard showed 'Signature: Verified' and everything worked perfectly. I even tried generating a new developer key earlier, but it made no difference—the issue seems strictly tied to the initial upload process itself.

  • Can you send the IQ file you're attempting to upload to [email protected]? We'd like to try to reproduce this. If you have trouble sending the IQ file via email, we can provide you with an upload link to a file sharing site.

  • How did you generate your developer key?

    The proper way to do in is in VSC, go to the command palette, and click on "Monkey C: Generate a developer key"

    The result is a file with your key.  One you start using it, make sure you have it saved off to the cloud/off site, as there is no way for you or Garmin to get it back, and without the correct one, you can't update your app.