User authentication via Care Identity Service 2: Care Identity Authentication (CIS2:CIA) and smart cards

The BS-Select and BSIS systems are changing the way users authenticate their identity. Users will no longer login via Open Exeter and will instead be using Care Identity Service (CIS2) as the authentication portal for logging in.

All BS-Select and BSIS users will need a smart card.

The roll out of CIS2 and smart card logins for BS-Select started in March 2022. Access to BSIS via CIS2 and smart cards for screening services started in December 2023 and will continue to be rolled out in early 2024.

Preparing for the new authentication process

Breast Screening Offices can prepare for the new authentication process by completing the following actions

Actions for breast screening offices

Actions for staff

Actions for local IT teams

Actions for IT managers

Actions for local registration authorities

Read the guidance

Updates and information

Over the coming months, we will be working closely with local organisations to help them prepare for the switchover from Open Exeter to CIS2.

We will be writing to stakeholders including registration authorities, regional NHSEI public health commissioning teams and IT managers to inform them of this change.

Contact us

We are unable to accept any emails which contain patient identifiable data (PID) and any emails received with PID will be deleted. This is a mailbox to assist organisations in getting ready to switch from Open Exeter to CIS2 and smart cards

For any questions contact the Exeter helpdesk by emailing [email protected] or by calling 0300 303 4034.

Last edited: 22 January 2024 10:36 am