Building An IPA Using Apple's Tools & Certificate For Jailbroken Devices

Question

How do I crack my own IPA file for jailbroken distribution? Or alternatively how do I build an IPA that will work on a jailbroken phone?

I purchased an apple certificate and am able to build an Xcode 4 ipa file that works on my device as well as devices of official beta testers. However, I would like to have an "open beta" for everyone since the application is essentially free.

So I would like to build a version of the IPA that works on jailbroken devices, essentially crack my own application... I found this which seems ridiculously hard and there is this answer which answers a slightly different question. I want this process to be automated by my build server so I hope its relatively reasonable.

I've tried manually building zips, building for the app store etc. and it all failed on the jailbroken device that I have. It might be a fluke with this particular device but I find it hard to find information for this particular use case, so maybe one of the things I did is "the right thing" and its just by bad lack that it didn't work (hopefully someone can confirm what "needs doing").

Answer 1

I was able to install a build of the application using debug credentials on the jailbroken device. I'm guessing the beta tester who used the device just did something wrong with a previous install attempt.

Answer 2

Im pretty sure this would break Apple's EULA.

The point of the IPA is to ensure that it will only run on selected devices, i would recommend against this, and stick with closed beta until release time.