In order to get APNs certificate for being a provider of push notification for an app, do I need to pay ?

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Klej Author

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In order to get APNs certificate for being a provider of push notification for an app, do I need to pay ?

There are very poor instructions or how to create the certificate. The instructions are nice for creating

of CSR etc. But no where is there any information of what type of developer you should be to get this.

One outside link unrelated to apple says you should be an enterprise developer and paying

$299/year !!! for this.

This really and totally ***** and apple is just looting if that's a requirement.

They can charge this for enterprises or companies. I am an individual user and would like to

just have some push notifications sent using my own home server.

If I go to https://identity.apple.com/pushcert/ (which redirects to another page prompting for login)

and I login with my free developer account, it says that your apple ID must be associated with

an email address etc (which is a wrong/irrelevant message).

Does anyone know how to get a push certificate ?

Is payment required absolutely ? Or can it be done without paying ?

If payment is required, how do we encourage or make apple make it free ?

iPhone 4S, iOS 5

Posted on Aug 29, 2012 6:50 PM

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Answer 1

Klej Author

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Aug 29, 2012 7:06 PM in response to Klej

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020612-mdm-apple-255756.html says that for push and developer there are different requirements.

Also, http://www.air-watch.com/downloads/GenerateAPNsCertificate.pdf says that

"This does not have to be an Apple Developer Account. It can be any AppleID."

But still with free apple ID I don't see anything that let's me create a certificate

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Klej Author

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Aug 29, 2012 7:08 PM in response to Klej

"Your Apple ID account must be configured with an email address and a security question before it can be used to acquire a certificate." Is the exact error message when I go to

https://identity.apple.com/pushcert/

when I am already logged in.

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Answer 3

Mar 18, 2013 10:28 AM in response to Klej

Same message here, but I have a paid account. Trying to create a APN cert for Microsoft System Center Configuration manager 2012 Sp1, and Intune. I can't get past this error. on https://identity.apple.com/pushcert/

"Your Apple ID account must be configured with an email address and a security question before it can be used to acquire a certificate."

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Answer 4

Mar 20, 2013 10:59 AM in response to KristoferfromNJ

I was having the same issue Kristofer, i went here https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/ selected manage apple id and associated my ID with my email address, it sent me an email verification and then i was able to log in to the pushcert page. its stupid i know but it worked.

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