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How to create and update Apple iOS push notification certificates

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How to create and update Apple iOS push notification certificates

How to generate a certificate signing request

1. In the Applications folder on your Mac, open the Utilities folder and launch Keychain Access.
2. Within the Keychain Access drop down menu, select Keychain Access > Certificate Assistant > Request a Certificate from a Certificate Authority.
3. In the Certificate Information window, enter the following information:

• In the User Email Address field, enter your email address (doesn't really matter).
• In the Common Name field, create a name for your certificate (AppName Push). This is how it will appear in your keychain.
• The CA Email Address field should be left empty.
• In the "Request is" group, select the "Saved to disk" option.

4. Click Continue and choose a name for your certificate signing request file (e.g. AppNamePush.certificateSigningRequest)

At this point you have a certificate signing request and a private key in your keychain.

DO save your certificate signing request (check it in to source control) because you can reuse it when your push certificates expire (in 1 year).

Generating a push certificate

This step assumes that you have a certificate signing request.

1. Sign in to Apple's Developer Portal
2. Go through the process to create a new push certificate (sandbox or production) and upload your certificate signing request when prompted for it.
3. Download the certificate from Apple (i.e. aps_development.cer or aps_production.cer)

Configuring your push server

This step assumes that you have one or more push certificates.