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SSCP · Question #270

SSCP Question #270: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: Accreditation. Accreditation is the authorization by management to implement software or systems in a production environment. This authorization may be either provisional or full. The following are incorrect answers: Certification is incorrect. Certification is the process of evaluating the sec

Submitted by yaw92· Apr 18, 2026Risk Identification, Monitoring and Analysis

Question

What is called the formal acceptance of the adequacy of a system's overall security by the management?

Options

  • ACertification
  • BAcceptance
  • CAccreditation
  • DEvaluation

Explanation

Accreditation is the authorization by management to implement software or systems in a production environment. This authorization may be either provisional or full. The following are incorrect answers: Certification is incorrect. Certification is the process of evaluating the security stance of the software or system against a selected set of standards or policies. Certification is the technical evaluation of a product. This may precede accreditation but is not a required precursor. Acceptance is incorrect. This term is sometimes used as the recognition that a piece of software or system has met a set of functional or service level criteria (the new payroll system has passed its acceptance test). Certification is the better tem in this context. Evaluation is incorrect. Evaluation is certainly a part of the certification process but it is not the best answer to the question.

Topics

#Accreditation#Security Governance#Risk Management#Management Acceptance

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