Can't find private key for Apple Development Push Services

Question

I\'ve consulted many sources out there and still can\'t figure this out.

http://code.google.com/p/apns-php/wiki/CertificateCreation

Basically after I download th

Answer 1

I had the exact same problem. Double-clicking the .cer file put the certificate in the Keychain, but did not show any private key (nor was the entry expandable).

I fixed the issue with these steps:

1. Quit keychain access.
2. right-click the .cer file (e.g. aps_production.cer)
3. Select "Open With > Keychain access (default)"

... and voila, now it shows up with the private key. Which is rather odd, since it was opening Keychain access anyways.