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Renew the APNs certificate

The APNs certificate is valid for one year. You must renew the APNs certificate each year before it expires. The certificate must be renewed using the same 
Apple
 ID that you used to obtain the original APNs certificate.
You can create an email event notification to remind you to renew the certificate 30 days before it expires.
  1. On the menu bar, click 
    Settings > External integration > Apple Push Notification
    .
  2. Click 
    Renew certificate
    .
  3. In the 
    Step 1 of 3 - Download signed CSR certificate from BlackBerry
     section, click 
    Download certificate
    .
  4. Click 
    Save
     to save the signed CSR file (.scsr) to your computer.
  5. 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.
  6. Sign in to the 
    Apple
     Push Certificates Portal using the same 
    Apple
     ID that you used to obtain the original APNs certificate.
  7. Follow the instructions to renew the APNs certificate (.pem). You will need to upload the new signed CSR.
  8. Download and save the renewed APNs certificate on your computer.
  9. In the 
    Step 3 of 3 - Register APNs certificate
     section, click 
    Browse
    . Navigate to and select the renewed APNs certificate.
  10. Click 
    Submit
    .
To test the connection between 
BlackBerry UEM
 and the APNs server, click 
Test APNs certificate
.