Retrieve embedded mobile provisioning profile from the app bundle programmatically.

gistfile1.txt

+ (NSString *)mobileprovision
{
#if TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR
    
    return nil;
    
#endif
    
    NSString *result = nil;
    NSString *profilePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"embedded" ofType:@"mobileprovision"];
    if ( profilePath ) {
        NSData *profileData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:profilePath];
        NSString *profileString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", profileData];
        profileString = [profileString stringByReplacingCharactersInRange:NSMakeRange(0, 1) withString:@""];
        profileString = [profileString stringByReplacingCharactersInRange:NSMakeRange(profileString.length - 1, 1) withString:@""];
        profileString = [profileString stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@" " withString:@""];
        NSMutableString *profileText = [NSMutableString new];
        for ( int i = 0; i < [profileString length]; i += 2 ) {
            NSString *hexChar = [profileString substringWithRange:NSMakeRange(i, 2)];
            int value = 0;
            sscanf([hexChar cStringUsingEncoding:NSASCIIStringEncoding], "%x", &value);
            [profileText appendFormat:@"%c", (char)value];
        }
        
        NSRange range1 = [profileText rangeOfString:@"<?xml"];
        if ( range1.location != NSNotFound ) {
            NSRange range2 = [profileText rangeOfString:@"</plist>"];
            if ( range2.location != NSNotFound ) {
                NSRange range = NSMakeRange(range1.location, range2.location + range2.length - range1.location);
                result = [profileText substringWithRange:range];
            }
        }

    }
    
    return result;
    
}