You can check out the certificate that appears on your device after a download, if you go to Settings -> General -> Profile (like in the pictures below, for iOS 6 and iOS 7). Whenever a user opens an enterprise-signed application for the first time, the provisioning certificate is validated by contacting Apple's server, which then allows the app to successfully run. Installing Enterprise-Signed AppsĮnterprise-signed apps can simply be downloaded from any website onto any iOS device, or sideloaded using iTunes. So, I'll just assume that's what you're doing. Then again, if you want to be extra safe and you know a thing or two about coding, you could help fix one of the open bugs and submit a pull request, clearly documenting your involvement with the "organization" developing the app. Plus, if you're helping to test an open-source project, that would seem to satisfy the requirement too. It would seem that anyone an enterprise distributes one of their signed apps to would be implicitly a member of the organization they want the app distributed to. It's hard to verify that people downloading the app are part of the same company or organization that signed it. When it comes to distributing an open-source app like the GBA emulator using an Enterprise certificate, we get into a grey area with the enterprise agreement. Since the distribution of in-house apps is restricted to your employees/organization-members, it seems that by installing a signed sideloadable app, you would technically have to consider yourself a part of the organization, so as to abide by the agreement. The key part of the this list is the enterprise distribution provisioning profile, which allows you to send out your app to be installed on an unlimited number of iOS devices (as opposed to the typical 100-device limit set by the regular iOS Developer program allows).
So, how exactly do we get access to an enterprise signed application? To understand that, you'll have to look at the process of how in-house apps are deployed to employees/members: Once in the iOS Developer Enterprise Program, it "allows you to distribute your apps to employees or members of your organization through Ad Hoc distribution." Gaining Access to In-House Apps A developer must have a legit business in order to get in-a Dun & Bradstreet (D-U-N-S) Number is required for enrollment, which appears to be a credit-checking system that verifies the trustworthiness of the business.
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Since they're notoriously careful with their approval process, monitoring any circumvention and nipping it quickly in the bud, I found it surprising when I was able to easily download a third-party Game Boy Advance emulator on my iPhone 5 directly from Safari without any issues-and without jailbreaking.īut getting into the enterprise program isn't quite as easy as the standard iOS developer program. The review and signing process helps to deter bad eggs, and gives them the option to universally ban any app and/or developer that slips through the cracks. Of course, Apple always keeps 30% of app revenues for themselves, so it's beneficial to them to make sure only the highest quality apps make the cut. Second is security, because they don't want users downloading viruses or trojans that could harm devices or steal data. The number one reason why Apple rejects apps from the App Store is because they crash.
While there are many reasons for this, the three most frequently referenced are quality control, malware prevention, and of course-money. Apple is widely known for keeping a tight grip on iOS, disallowing open-source and third-party downloads.
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