apple wallet not scanning pkpass files

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passmaster OP

Created Jan ’16

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Hi

We want to host Apple Wallet / Passbook .PKPASS files.

We have tried Share Hosting, Content Delivery Networks (Rackspace and Cachefly) and even a Virtual Private Server (Softayer).

There is not problem adding the file to Apple Wallet using the URL in Safari or by scanning a QR Code link using a third party QR Code Reader but the QR Code Reader in the Apple Wallet App fails.

I have been able to scan successfully when the filewas hosted elsewhere. But when I put that file on any f my resources it fails.

I am using then latest WWDR Certificate (expires 2023) and we use the correct .htacess configuration using "AddType application/vnd.apple.pkpass pkpass" to no avail.

Like I said no problem installing the file from a link or QR Code using third party QR Code Reader but the Apple Wallet App is failing.

We can add, update, delete coupons and push messaging works well. So everything works great apart from this.

I would really appreciate a recommendation of where and how to host these files so that they scan successfully from inside the Apple Wallet App.

Thanks

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FlonSolutions OP

Feb ’16

Here's a few things to check: 1. Is your web service using HTTPS? 2. Is your webservice setup properly? When you use the built-in Wsllet scanner a number of things need to happen for it to work properly - when you scan the code it provides a valid URL that will respond with a valid .pkpass file - Wallet immediately checks the .pkpass file for your Webservice URL - it sends a registration request to your webservice asking to register the .pkpass file into a specific device - it expects a response saying that the pass is registered - it will then load the Pass into Wallet. If your webservice is not already setup to do all these steps properly, the 'Scan Code' feature will just say 'no valid pass available'.

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