Renew the APNs certificate
The APNs certificate is
valid for one year. You must renew the APNs certificate each year before it
expires.
Before you begin:
- Obtain a new signed CSR from BlackBerry (see Obtain a signed CSR from BlackBerry).
- On the menu bar, click Settings.
- In the left pane, click External integration > iOS management.
- In the Step 2 of 3 - Request APNs certificate from Apple section, click Apple Push Certificate Portal. You are directed to the Apple Push Certificates Portal.
- Sign in to the Apple Push Certificates Portal using the same Apple ID that you used to obtain the original APNs certificate.
- Follow the instructions to renew the APNs certificate (.pem). You will need to upload the new signed CSR.
- Download and save the renewed APNs certificate on your computer.
- In the Step 3 of 3 - Register APNs certificate section, click Browse. Navigate to and select the renewed APNs certificate.
- Click Submit.
After you finish:
- To test the connection between BES10 Cloud and the APNs server, click Test APNS certificate.
- To view the status and expiry date of the APNs certificate, click Settings > External integration > iOS management.