Android Application Keys
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Upcoming changes to Google’s policy requires updating keys for your Android application. You’ll need to navigate between to two separate webpages to accomplish the update.
Log into your Banno Enterprise platform, and select People (1). This takes you to the Dashboard and expands the menu on the left-side of the webpage. Next, select Settings (2) and then App Keys (3). Next, you’ll check your App Integrity settings within Google Play and determine whether you need to complete Option A Opt in to Play App Signing or Option B provide Banno with information about your signing key from Google.
Check your App Integrity settings
Open a separate window, and log into the Google Play Developer Console using your owner credentials. Once you’ve logged in, you should see a screen similar to the following, but with your own applications:
From the top 10 list, select your Banno application by clicking on it.
In the left hand menu, underneath Setup, select App Integrity (1).
This takes you to the Play App Signing webpage. If the page displays Opt in to Play Signing (1), continue on to Option A Opt in to Play App Signing. If the page displays Google is managing your app signing key (2, below) and App signing key certificate (3, below), skip to Option B provide Banno with information about your signing key. You will only need to complete Option A or Option B, but not both.
Option A Opt in to Play App Signing
Return to the window open to People where you’ll complete Option A. Select Download Keys (1) to download your
SigningKey.pepk and UploadKey.pem key files. The key files will either automatically download, or you’ll be prompted to download the two key files. If you’re prompted, select Save File for each prompt.
Whether the two key files automatically downloaded or you were prompted to download them, you should be able to find the key files in your computer’s Downloads folder. You’ll need to access these files in a later step.
Return to the window open to the Opt in to Play Signing webpage in your Google Console, select the center option, Export and upload a key from Java keystore (1). There is a lot of information on this page, but steps 1 and 2 have already been completed. We’ll focus on steps 3 and 4.
Under step 3, click Upload private key (1). Choose the SigningKey.pepk file you downloaded earlier in People.
Under step 4, select Show instructions. Click Upload your upload key certificate (2). Choose the UploadKey.pem file you downloaded earlier in People.
Now that you’ve uploaded the files, the Save button in the bottom right-hand corner should be blue and clickable. Select Save, and the page will update to display several lines of data labeled fingerprint. This indicates a successful upload.
Finalize the setup by returning to the People webpage. Select Migration Complete. Once that’s selected, you’ll view the message Android application keys upgrade completed. No further action required.
This concludes the steps necessary for the Android application key upgrade. Now that you’re done, securely delete the SigningKey.pepk and UploadKey.pem files from your computer.
If you notice it says No android store key found. Set one now. under Android store key, stay calm. This is a separate, but necessary setup outlined in another tutorial.
Option B provide Banno with information about your signing key
On the App signing key certificate webpage, select Download certificate (1). The certificate file will either automatically download, or you’ll be prompted to download the certificate file. If you’re prompted, select Save File and then OK in the prompt. Whether the file automatically downloaded or you were prompted to download it, you should be able to find the certificate file in your computer’s Downloads folder. You’ll need to access this file in a later step.
Finalize the setup by returning to the People webpage where you’ll complete Option B. Select Provide information. Click Choose file. Search and select the file deployment_cert.der you just downloaded from the Google Console. You should be able to find the file in your computer’s Downloads folder. Click Open. Select Submit. Once that’s selected, you’ll view the message Android application keys upgrade completed. No further action required.
This concludes the steps necessary for the Android application key upgrade. If you notice it says No android store key found. Set one now. under Android store key, stay calm. This is a separate, but necessary setup outlined in another tutorial.