Glossary

What Is Compliance-Related Software Testing?

Definition

Compliance-related testing is testing selected to support an organization’s own control and review requirements. A software test result alone does not certify compliance.

Why it matters

A reviewer needs context about the environment, expected outcome and process in which a test was used. A screenshot or green result cannot establish unrelated controls.

How teams handle it today

The responsible compliance and engineering reviewers decide what records are relevant and how to preserve them. They keep audit mappings and approvals in the appropriate governance process.

How Zerocheck approaches it

Zerocheck provides browser run records: exact YAML, environment, step screenshots, errors and attempts. It does not provide SOC 2 certification, control mappings, compliance scores or an audit-evidence export workflow.

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