Apple MDM Certificate & Token Expiry
The question it answers: When do the Apple push certificate and the DEP and VPP tokens expire?
Intune manages Apple devices through a push certificate and enrollment/app tokens that Apple lets expire every year. If the APNs certificate lapses, every iPhone, iPad and Mac stops receiving policy - and renewing it with a different Apple ID forces every device to re-enroll. DEP and VPP tokens stop new enrolments and app deployments.
At a glance
Section titled “At a glance”| Where in the app | Intune › Service & Operations › Apple Certificates & Tokens |
| Workload | Intune |
| Kind | Table · dashboard tile |
| Data | Built from the tenant data IntensiveReports keeps in memory and refreshes in the background, so it opens at once. |
| Licence | Microsoft Intune. |
| Report id (API and MCP) | intune.service.apple-tokens |
Columns
Section titled “Columns”| Column | Key | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Kind | Text |
| Name | Name | Text |
| Expiry | ExpiryState | Status |
| Expires | ExpirationDateTime | Date |
| Apple ID | AppleId | Text |
| State | State | Text |
| Last sync | LastSyncDateTime | Date |
| Detail | Detail | Text |
What it needs
Section titled “What it needs”Licence: Microsoft Intune.
Application permissions on the IntensiveReports app registration (all permissions):
| Permission | API | What it allows | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
DeviceManagementServiceConfig.Read.All | Microsoft Graph | Read Microsoft Intune configuration | |
DeviceManagementApps.Read.All | Microsoft Graph | Read Microsoft Intune apps |
Data sources it reads
GET /v1.0/deviceManagement/applePushNotificationCertificateGET /beta/deviceManagement/depOnboardingSettingsGET /v1.0/deviceAppManagement/vppTokens
Through the API and MCP
Section titled “Through the API and MCP”GET /ir-api/v1/reports/intune.service.apple-tokens?size=100An AI assistant reads it with the MCP tool get_report and the id intune.service.apple-tokens. The client needs the Read grant for Intune. See Using the API.