Handling In App Purchase in Newsstand

Question

I'm developing an app that uses newsstand for subscription purchase. Is it an Apple approval requirement that the IAP uses server receipt verification?

It is possible to implement IAP in apps without using a server to verify receipts. I'm just wondering whether it's possible to take this approach with newsstand apps (I understand that doing so loses some level of security, but it also reduces complexity).

Answer 1

The simple answer is that it's not an approval requirement, but as MSK says. it is recommended. I decided to go with server verification which is not too much trouble anyway. However, if you're interested, here's an example of verification being done from the app itself. http://www.viggiosoft.com/blog/blog/2011/10/29/at-newsstand-and-subscriptions