title: iOS distribution requiring separate certificates for development and distribution?
body: <p>As I understand, a certificate serves the purpose of signing an app bundle and identifying that an app actually came from the developer it claims to come from.</p>
  
  <p>What is the intent behind requiring registered developer to create <strong>separate</strong> certificate for each development and distribution of iOS apps? Why can't distribution be done using just <strong>one</strong> certificate.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Note</strong>: I have already searched through SO to find potential duplicates. The closest one to my question that I can find is, <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5974813/difference-between-development-and-distribution-certificate">Difference between development and distribution certificate [duplicate]</a>, but it still doesn't answer the question.</p>