Assurance Cases — Definition

Direct answer

Assurance Cases — Definition is limited to the bound authority, implementation, or commercial acquisition state and carries its exclusions explicitly.

Answer contract

Apply the definition lens only to the exact inspected source scope; do not infer authority from adjacent topics.

Evidence and exact locators

t21-nist-assurance — https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/assurance_case — definition, source documents, assumptions and evidence. Supports: Defines an assurance case as an auditable argument supported by evidence and explicit assumptions.

What the evidence does not establish

The glossary does not establish current law, adequacy of a particular case, or superiority over an audit or certification.

Rights and reuse

official-public-reference; quote-free metadata and paraphrase only

Dependencies and related concepts

applies-to: urn:maha:concept:governance:assurance-cases

implemented-by: urn:maha:property:maha-strategies

evidence-for: urn:maha:concept:governance

Authority or implementation

This authority or implementation section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Defines an assurance case as an auditable argument supported by evidence and explicit assumptions.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: The glossary does not establish current law, adequacy of a particular case, or superiority over an audit or certification.

Mechanism or acquisition state

This mechanism or acquisition state section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Defines an assurance case as an auditable argument supported by evidence and explicit assumptions.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: The glossary does not establish current law, adequacy of a particular case, or superiority over an audit or certification.

Verification and uncertainty

This verification and uncertainty section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Defines an assurance case as an auditable argument supported by evidence and explicit assumptions.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: The glossary does not establish current law, adequacy of a particular case, or superiority over an audit or certification.

What this does not establish

This what this does not establish section is constrained to the same inspected scope: Defines an assurance case as an auditable argument supported by evidence and explicit assumptions.

It must preserve the recorded boundary: The glossary does not establish current law, adequacy of a particular case, or superiority over an audit or certification.

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