Release information Details of NHS CIS2 Authentication releases. CIS2 Authentication release 12.01 Planned release on 24 August 2026: adds a smartcard expiry notification message CIS2 Authentication release 12.0.02 Planned release on 10 August 2026: fixes an issue affecting the display of authenticators CIS2 Authentication release 12.0 Planned release on 21 July 2026: backend changes to upgrade Directory Services software to the latest supported version CIS2 Authentication release 11.09 Planned release on 6 July 2026: Updated smartcard authentication failure message CIS2 Authentication release 11.08 Planned release on 8 June 2026: backend changes to support future functionality CIS2 Authentication release 11.07 Planned release on 11 May 2026: backend changes to support future functionality Earlier releases Earlier release information is available through The National Archives. Last edited: 27 August 2026 2:19 pm
CIS2 Authentication release 12.01 Planned release on 24 August 2026: adds a smartcard expiry notification message
CIS2 Authentication release 12.0.02 Planned release on 10 August 2026: fixes an issue affecting the display of authenticators
CIS2 Authentication release 12.0 Planned release on 21 July 2026: backend changes to upgrade Directory Services software to the latest supported version
CIS2 Authentication release 11.09 Planned release on 6 July 2026: Updated smartcard authentication failure message
CIS2 Authentication release 11.08 Planned release on 8 June 2026: backend changes to support future functionality
CIS2 Authentication release 11.07 Planned release on 11 May 2026: backend changes to support future functionality