APNS spoof/fake

Question

I want to have a standalone network (no internet access) for testing. Is there any way to spoof the APNS servers to test notifications and MDM. Is there a way to create your own APNS server.

Answer 1

Sure. The APNS protocol is defined in Apple's documentation here: The Binary Interface and Notification Formats. Basically, it's just an SSL server that speaks a simple binary protocol. We have implemented a mock push server and feedback server for our internal testing.