National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) is a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate solution used to access digital health services such as:
- Healthcare Identifiers (HI) Service
- My Health Record
- Electronic prescribing
- Secure messaging
NASH is used by healthcare provider organisations and supporting organisations to:
- Authenticate and securely access digital health services
- Digitally sign documents and other transactions
- Encrypt health information for secure exchange
Software developers can apply for a NASH PKI test kit by emailing [email protected]
Healthcare organisations can obtain a NASH SHA-2 certificate in Health Professional Online Services (HPOS).
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Developer guides
NASH SHA-2 Certificates - Developer Guide
This Developer Guide is for the use of developers whose products connect to the Healthcare Identifiers (HI) Service, My Health Record, Electronic Prescribing and Secure Messaging with a National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) PKI Certificate.