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Q: Push Notifications Registration

I have purchased a web certificate as well as created my own. How do I re-register these so they won't expire?

 

apns:com.apple.alerts

apns:com.apple.calendar

apns:com.apple.contact

apns:com.apple.mail

apns:com.apple.mgmt

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013), iOS 9.3.1, OSX Server

Posted on Sep 16, 2016 9:36 PM

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Q: Push Notifications Registration

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  • by cdhw,Helpful

    cdhw cdhw Sep 18, 2016 12:09 AM in response to maxdog_extreme
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    Servers Enterprise
    Sep 18, 2016 12:09 AM in response to maxdog_extreme

    All certificates expire after a period of time that is specified when they are created.

     

    To renew Server certificates, if that is what you are asking:

     

    In Server.app select the certificate you want to renew and click the editing button (it's got a pencil icon on it). Some details will be displayed and the 'Renew...' button is on the bottom left of the panel that opened when you clicked the pencil.

     

    C.

  • by maxdog_extreme,

    maxdog_extreme maxdog_extreme Sep 17, 2016 11:40 PM in response to cdhw
    Level 1 (12 points)
    Mac OS X
    Sep 17, 2016 11:40 PM in response to cdhw

    I've grasped that portion now. Thanks for the reminder. What confuses me is I've never seen certificates for

    apns:com.apple.alerts

    apns:com.apple.calendar

    apns:com.apple.contact

    apns:com.apple.mail

    apns:com.apple.mgmt

     

    Are these automatically generated? Do you know why I might be getting alerts for these?

  • by cdhw,Solvedanswer

    cdhw cdhw Sep 18, 2016 2:04 AM in response to maxdog_extreme
    Level 4 (2,668 points)
    Servers Enterprise
    Sep 18, 2016 2:04 AM in response to maxdog_extreme

    There is a single Apple Push Notification Service certificate, which you get from Apple and is tied to an AppleID. It is valid for all APNS services. When it expires all the services that need APNS, which is pretty much your list, complain.

     

    Here's how APNS works in more detail:

     

         https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Con ceptual/RemoteNotificationsPG/Chapters/ApplePushService.html

     

     

    C.

  • by maxdog_extreme,

    maxdog_extreme maxdog_extreme Sep 18, 2016 10:34 PM in response to cdhw
    Level 1 (12 points)
    Mac OS X
    Sep 18, 2016 10:34 PM in response to cdhw

    Thanks for taking the time for this reply. Interesting stuff here. I've pretty much taken Server on as a hobby now that I'm retired. I'm using my domain to run a VPN with myself and son being the only 2 clients so far. Sometimes I read the Server log for hours. Anyway, I still don't completely understand the whole having to renew the certificate that Apple gave me. Since it's a hobby I'll let it lapse and see what transpires. Learning curve if you will.