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Apple push certificates in HCL Connections expire March 13th

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If you use Apple push notifications with HCL Connections, please be aware that the certificates included in 8.0CR12 and earlier will expire on March 13th, 2026 at 15:32:47 CET.

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There is a new defect article KB0128880, however the wording there is somewhat misleading:

“When you use the HCL Connections mobile app on an iOS device, you may notice that push notifications stop working after March 2026.”

The KB article states notifications stop working ‘after March 2026,’ which could be interpreted as end of month — but the actual expiry is March 13th, so please don’t wait.

To provide an uninterrupted notification experience for your users, download the provided iFixes or CR13 and deploy them before March 13th.

Christoph Stoettner
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Christoph Stoettner
I work at Vegard IT GmbH as a senior consultant, focusing on collaboration software, Kubernetes, security, and automation. I primarily work with HCL Connections, WebSphere Application Server, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, and Linux. My daily work occasionally leads to technical talks and blog articles, which I share here more or less regularly.
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