[CalendarServer-users] configuration for APNS push notifications

[Andre LaBranche]

Xmpp is not implemented by Apple clients, sorry.

Calendarserver also supports AMP push, but the only client I know of that supports AMP is our client simulator test tool.

-dre

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> On Nov 21, 2015, at 12:50 AM, Lucian Szantho <lucian.szantho at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Regarding the notifications, I have seen in some posts configurations using XMPP but it was declared obsolete. However I am not sure if this still works or if they are going to be dropped by Apple Calendar. Would this be a solution to notify OSX Calendar clients instead of using APN push?
> 
> Thanks,
> /Lucian
> 
>> On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 10:37 PM, Lucian Szantho <lucian.szantho at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Andre, thanks a lot for shading light on this topic. 
>> 
>> /Lucian
>> 
>>> On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 8:13 PM, Andre LaBranche <dre at apple.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Nov 20, 2015, at 1:28 AM, Lucian Szantho <lucian.szantho at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi, I am trying to setup push notifications in CalendarServer 7 and I think I have managed to figure out how to configure the Notifications/APNS in caldavd-dev.plist; when I connect the iOS Calendar client, I can see that inside the Preferences/Accounts the setting: "Refresh Calendar: Push".
>>>> Server side, I have checked and the SubscriptionURL has received a http request with the "key" and "token" parameters. But the notifications are not working between two devices (Macbook and iPhone).
>>>> 
>>>> I have figured out that I didn't use a correct certificate/key. However I am still confused about the following:
>>>> * what is expected in the AuthorityChainPath?
>>>> * how can I get the required certificates and key that would work for the calendarserver? I know that on OSX Server.app this is automated.
>>>> * the push topic is the bundleID of the target app. does this mean that push notifications would work only for the OSX/iOS Calendar client?
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> APNS push to iOS clients (i.e. apple's Calendar app) is supported only from iCloud or X Server, because APNS certs matching the bundle ID required by iOS client is in the apple domain, and not something a third party could request for themselves (i.e. using the certificate portal at https://certificates.apple.com).
>>> 
>>> It is probably possible to develop your own client using some other bundle ID, following the official documentation of APNS from Apple, and use the associated APNS certs with CalendarServer.
>>> 
>>> -dre
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> /Lucian
>>>> 
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