Release information Details of NHS CIS2 Authentication releases. CIS2 Authentication Release 10.08 22 September 2025 Digital Signature Service release 1.7 23 September 2025 Outage for authentication traffic using TLS 1.0/1.1 18 August 2025 CIS2 Authentication release 10.07 Planned release on 6 August 2025: guidance for legacy Credential Management users CIS2 Authentication release 10.06 Planned release on 9 June 2025: introduces passkeys available as a new way to authenticate CIS2 Authentication release 10.05 Planned release on 19 May 2025: adding specific error codes for authentication failures and registration relating to the passkeys private beta CIS2 Authentication iPad app release 1.8 Planned release on 8 May 2025: functionality to enable registration reset without reinstalling the app, and other improvements CIS2 Authentication release 10.04 Planned release on 6 May 2025: adding further messages relating to the passkeys private beta CIS2 Authentication release 10.03 Planned release on 9 April 2025: NHSmail has been rebranded and NHS.net Connect CIS2 Authentication release 10.02 Planned release on 12 March 2025: security improvements and changes to Connection Manager CIS2 Authentication Release 10.0 Planned release on 27 January 2025: introducing a trial of passkeys as an additional authentication method CIS2 Authentication Release 9.05 Planned release on 6 January 2025: the retirement of IF-DLP and an update to the process of accepting of terms and conditions Earlier releases Earlier release information is available through The National Archives. Last edited: 19 September 2025 3:34 pm
CIS2 Authentication release 10.07 Planned release on 6 August 2025: guidance for legacy Credential Management users
CIS2 Authentication release 10.06 Planned release on 9 June 2025: introduces passkeys available as a new way to authenticate
CIS2 Authentication release 10.05 Planned release on 19 May 2025: adding specific error codes for authentication failures and registration relating to the passkeys private beta
CIS2 Authentication iPad app release 1.8 Planned release on 8 May 2025: functionality to enable registration reset without reinstalling the app, and other improvements
CIS2 Authentication release 10.04 Planned release on 6 May 2025: adding further messages relating to the passkeys private beta
CIS2 Authentication release 10.03 Planned release on 9 April 2025: NHSmail has been rebranded and NHS.net Connect
CIS2 Authentication release 10.02 Planned release on 12 March 2025: security improvements and changes to Connection Manager
CIS2 Authentication Release 10.0 Planned release on 27 January 2025: introducing a trial of passkeys as an additional authentication method
CIS2 Authentication Release 9.05 Planned release on 6 January 2025: the retirement of IF-DLP and an update to the process of accepting of terms and conditions