Generate and Test a iOS Push Certificate

Hello,

A (working) quick way to generate a working P12 Certificate using OpenSSL for push notifications on your iOS apps:

Transform the Certificate from CER to PEM
openssl x509 -in aps_production.cer -inform DER -out distrib_final.pem -outform PEM}
Transform the Key from P12 to PEM (P12 file must be exported from the “Keychain Access” application)
openssl pkcs12 -nocerts -out distrib_final_key.pem -in certificates.p12
Generate Final Certificate:
openssl pkcs12 -export -in distrib_final.pem -inkey distrib_final_key.pem -certfile CertificateSigningRequest.certSigningRequest -name "apn_developer_identity" -out distrib_final_ready.p12
A connection test to see if the certificate is working:
openssl s_client -connect gateway.push.apple.com:2195 -cert distrib_final.pem -key distrib_final_key.pem

Notes:
– This does not cover the certificate “request”…
– The right certificate to use is on your Apple Developer Account under “Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles/Identifiers/Apps IDs” (NOT THE DISTRIBUTION ONE)

AC.

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