Create P8 File

In order to send push on iOS, there is also a P8 certificate, different from the P12 certificate. With the P12 certificate, we can send push to only one application. Here, we also have to create separate Development and Production certificates for applications running in debug and release mode. The most important difference is that the duration of the P12 certificate is 1 year, and when this period expires, it must be produced again. The P8 certificate, on the other hand, does not have an expiration date.

Push can be sent to all applications connected to the Apple Developer account created with the P8 certificate. In this document, we explained how to create the P8 certificate and add it to the RMC Panel.

In order to create a P8 certificate, the user you log into the Apple Developer account must be in the Admin role.

Creating a P8 Certificate

1. Sign in to the Apple Developer account. Then select Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles.

2. Select Keys from the left menu and proceed.

3. On the page that opens, click the + button next to the Keys title.

4. On the page that opens, give your certificate a name, select the Apple Push Notification service (APNs) option, click the Continue button and click the Register button on the page that opens.

5. Finally, take note of your Key ID information on this page and your Team ID information on the Membership page you can go to from the Homepage. On this page that opens, download your P8 file and keep it. After this file is downloaded, it is removed from Apple servers. You cannot download it again.

Defining P8 certificate to RMC Panel

Go to the gear icon at the top right and follow the steps: Campaign Management > Campaign Settings > Push Applications > YOUR APP (If you don't have an application, click the New iOS Application button below).