What can be defined as: It confirms that users’ needs have been met by the supplied solution?

A.
Accreditation

B.
Certification

C.
Assurance

D.
Acceptance

Explanation:
Acceptance testing is used to ensure that the code meets customer requirements. If this testing is passed the
user’s needs have been met.
Incorrect Answers:
A: The final stage is accreditation, which is management’s, but not the users’, formal approval.
B: Certification involves testing the newly purchased product within the company’s environment. Certification
does not confirm that the users’ need have been met.
C: Assurance is a measurement of confidence in the level of protection that a specific security control delivers
and the degree to which it enforces the security policy.

Conrad, Eric, Seth Misenar and Joshua Feldman, CISSP Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Syngress, Waltham, 2012,
p. 1105