A Publisher Key is a key that is allocated to a person with a Publisher License.

Create the Publisher Key as follows.

1. Double-click the [Publishing Utility] icon on the Desktop and start the Publishing Utility.

Figure 2 Publishing Utility

2. Connect your PC to the Internet to enable communicate with the SCE server for creating the Publisher Key. When using a proxy server with a company intranet environment, etc., select [Menu] - [File] - [Proxy Server Settings] and make connection settings.
3. Select [Key Management] panel of the Publishing Utility and click the [Generate Publisher Key] button.

Figure 3 [Generate Publisher Key] Button

4. Follow the instructions displayed in the dialog to make your input.
5. When the Publisher Key is successfully created, the data of the Publisher Key will be displayed in the Key Name and Date of Creation fields.

The Device Seed refers to the data used to create the App Key. The Device Seed is a value that is unique to each device which can be obtained from the device itself.

Create the Device Seed as follows.

1. Connect your PC to the applicable device using a USB cable. Once connected, the device will be displayed on the [Device List & App Key] list.
2. Have DevAssistant running on PS Vita.
3. Select the target device and click the [Generate Device Seed] button; the creation of the Device Seed will start.

Figure 4. Device Seed Creation

4. When the Device Seed is successfully created, the applicable icon indicating the type of device will be displayed in [Seed].

Note: To delete the Device Seed, select the Device Seed and select [Right click] - [Delete Device Seed].

An App Key is a key used to execute a PSM application on an actual device.

• An App Key must be created per Application ID per device.
• An App Key is created based on the Publisher Key, Device Seed, and the PSM application's Application ID.
• There are two types of App Keys, "application development key" and "application execution key". When an App Key is created, these two types will be automatically created.
  • The application development key is used upon building the program.
  • The application execution key is transferred to the actual device and used when executing the PSM application.

Create the App Key as follows.

1. First, register the Application ID of the PSM application to execute on the actual device. Click on the [+] button of the key management panel.

Figure 5. Application ID Registration

2. On the displayed dialog, click the [...] button and select app.xml of the PSM project. Press the [OK] button to register the Application ID within app.xml to the list box.

Figure 6 Application ID

Figure 7 Opening app.xml in the Project

3. Select the Application ID and device displayed within the list box and click the [Generate App Key] button.

Figure 8 [Generate App Key] Button

3. Follow the instructions displayed in the dialog to make your input.
4. When the App Key is successfully created, the key will be displayed under [App Key].

Figure 9 App Key

5. After App Key creation, rebuild the solution. From hereon, the PSM application for which an App Key has been created will become executable on the device.

Note: To delete the App Key, select the App Key and select [Right click] - [Delete App Key].

• A different Publisher Key, App Key, and device key will be created every time.
• When the version of DevAssistant to be installed on the actual device is updated, the device and App Key must be created again.

Example:

• The Publisher Key was recreated. -> Delete the App Key and recreate the App Key.
• The Device Seed was recreated. -> Delete the App Key and recreate the App Key.

• A PSM application can be executed on up to 100 actual devices per Sony Entertainment Network account.

  • When executed on a PS Vita, usage is limited to two devices per Sony Entertainment Network account.

    Notes: http://manuals.playstation.net/document/jp/psvita/psn/aboutactivate.html

• When executing on a PC simulator, the Publisher License and key are not required.

• The creation of the Publisher Key is only required once. The Publisher Key can be continually used even when the SDK version is updated.
• There is no expiration data for the Publisher Key.
• A Publisher Key will be registered on SCE servers when created.
• Only the most recently created Publisher Key will be valid for a single Sony Entertainment Network account.
• When a team shares a Sony Entertainment Network account and Publisher Key, be careful not to overwrite the Publisher Key.

Example:

1. Development team member A creates Publisher Key A_pub_key with SEN account P_team.
2. Afterward, development team member B creates Publisher Key B_pub_key with the same account. At this time, B_pub_key will become valid, and the overwritten A_pub_key will become invalid. In addition, App Keys created with Publisher Key A_pub_key will also become invalid at this time.

In such cases, development team member B should export Publisher Key B_pub_key and give it to development team member A.

• The validity of a Publisher Key retained by a developer can be checked with the [Check Publisher Key] command.

• In PSM Studio, execute it with - [Menu] - [Key] - [Check Publisher Key].
• In Publishing Utility, execute it with - [Key Management] panel - [Check Publisher Key].

• When installing a new version of DevAssistant, previously created Device Seeds will become invalid. After deleting the Device Seed, create a new Device Seed.

• The App Key will become unusable when the SDK is reinstalled. Upon reinstalling the SDK, a dialog will be displayed to delete the key; select [Yes] to delete and recreate the App Key.
• The expiration data for an App Key is 3 months after its creation date.

If a key is shared among multiple people, refer to Key Management in Team Development.