Transferring Keychain for iOS Apps to new Machine

Question

I've developed a couple of apps for iOS on my mac and am switching to a newer macbook pro. I've got one app in the App Store and a couple for internal deployments. These apps have entries for certificates and what-not in my keychain. I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how to proceed. Should I just backup my certificates and keys individually and and import them on my new machine? Or is there a better/smarter way.

Answer 1

For Xcode5 it is very simple.

In Xcode Preferences select Devices. Click on the gear icon at the bottom and select "Export Accounts". Select a save file name and location, add a password (really do add a good password because this file will have your private developer key in it).

On the new Mac go to Accounts and the gear and select "Import Accounts".

There is more complete information in the Apple Documentation for Exporting and Importing your developer credentials.