Hi I have had severe malware issues recently and need to factory reset my Mac. I may have to reinstall the OS as well in case it has a root-kit. This means I cannot use any standard backups ( Time Machine etc.) and will manually recreate my user setup on the Mac.
Will reinstalling Xcode and downloaded signing certificates from my developer account work ? Are there other things to consider ? I will recreate my user ( assuming the uid will be the same as well )
Has anyone tried this before? What is your experience with it?
As long as you retain access to the Apple ID for you developer account, Xcode’s automatic code signing can take care of rebuilding most things. The one exception is Developer ID code signing identities. I discuss that in detail in The Care and Feeding of Developer ID.
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