Certification is the formal process by which an independent authority attests that a product, system, process or person meets defined standards or requirements. It produces a verifiable credential or mark that signals conformance to interested parties and reduces the cost of establishing trust. Certification regimes are central to regulation, quality assurance and the safe interoperability of regulated goods and services.
Overview
- Certification is situated within the Compliance area of the governance domain.
- It connects a number of established concepts in the knowledge graph, anchoring edges that previously referenced it without a defining page.
Key aspects
- Compliance (partOf)
- Governance Framework (implements)
- ISO (uses)
Mechanisms
- Operates through its relationships with Compliance and Audit.
- Provides capabilities consumed by dependent and enabled classes listed under Relationships.
Applications
- Supports Trust
- Supports Regulatory Compliance
- Supports Regulation
- Supports Safety Standard