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Certification

What is Certification?

Formal attestation by an accredited body that an organisation's management system meets the requirements of a specific standard (e.g., ISO 27001, ISO 9001).

Compliance

What the standards actually require on certification

Requirements naming certification across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Manage internal and external personnel covering ISMS audit team roles and responsibilities.

27006-6.1.2 · Personnel Involved in Certification

STAR Certification is a third-party independent assessment that integrates the requirements of ISO/IEC 27001 with the CCM, including a maturity assessment, performed by an accredited certification body.

STAR-L2-01 · STAR Certification (ISO/IEC 27001 + CCM)

Whoever violates the provisions of Licences, Permits or Certifications under the Law faces a fine of EGP 500,000 to 5,000,000.

EGY-PDPL-Art.45 · Penalty for license/permit/certification violations

GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6 certification + audit + compliance architecture. CERTIFICATION BODIES (CBs): ~140 accredited CBs operating in 130+ countries; CBs must hold ISO/IEC 17065 product certification accreditation + meet GLOBALG.A.P.

GGAP-Certification-CB-Auditing-MajorMinorMust · GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6 Certification Bodies, Audit Lifecycle and Compliance Categories

Global CBPR Forum certification operates through ACCREDITED ACCOUNTABILITY AGENTS (AAs). AAs are third-party private-sector organizations accredited by the Forum to certify Controllers (Global CBPR) + Processors (Global PRP);

CBPR-AccountabilityAgents-CertificationProcess · Global CBPR Forum: Accountability Agents (TrustArc, Schellman, BBB, JIPDEC) and Certification Process

GLI-33 certification lifecycle + audit. CERTIFICATION LIFECYCLE: (a) INITIAL CERTIFICATION - operator submits system + documentation + test data + scoping document to GLI (or other accredited testing laboratory - e.g.

GLI33-CertificationLifecycle-OngoingAudit · GLI-33 Certification Lifecycle, Annual Audit, Re-Testing on Change

Questions people ask about certification

What is Certification?
Formal attestation by an accredited body that an organisation's management system meets the requirements of a specific standard (e.g., ISO 27001, ISO 9001).
Why is Certification important for compliance?
Certification is a key concept in Compliance. Understanding certification helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
What concepts are related to Certification?
Key concepts related to Certification include Accreditation, Audit, Surveillance Audit. Understanding these interconnected concepts provides a more comprehensive view of Compliance requirements and helps organizations build holistic compliance programs.
Which compliance frameworks address Certification?
Certification appears in the requirement text of ISO/IEC 27006:2024, CSA STAR (Security, Trust, Assurance, and Risk), Egypt Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 151 of 2020), GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6, Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (Global CBPR) Forum. Across these standards we have identified 44 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Certification?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how certification applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Certification applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.