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Generate iOS Certificate

Introduction

We need an APNs Certificate for pushing on iOS

  1. Login Apple Developer Account
  2. Click Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
  3. If you do not have the App ID, press '+' to create

Enter App ID Description :

Appid Desc

Enter Bundle ID :

Bundle id

Should be the same as the name we created when creating a project

Choose Push notifications :

Appid

  • Open Keychain Access.app

  • Click Request a Certificate from a Certificate Authority. : Keychain request

  • Create .certSigningRequest file : Keychain request

We choose the app we created in app ID's in apple developer accounts and click Edit. Choose Development or Production SSL Certificate then click Create Certificate:

  • We need to upload the generated file

Keychain request

  • Download .cer file

  • Double-click the .cer file and find it it installed in your Keychain Access: Keychain request

  • Select the certificate and press export :

Keychain export

Note the password you created