title: In the context of APNs, does p8 and p12 mean token and certificate based authentication respectively?
body: <p>From what I know, PKCS 8 is often used to store private keys, and PKCS 12 is often used to store certificates.</p>
  
  <p>And to communicate with APNs, you need authentication tokens or certificates.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/RemoteNotificationsPG/CommunicatingwithAPNs.html" rel="noreferrer">https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/RemoteNotificationsPG/CommunicatingwithAPNs.html</a></p>
  
  <p>Does that mean those .p8 files are keys used to create tokens, and those .p12 files are used as certificates?</p>