PI1.2 Controls over system inputs

Input policies and procedures, with completeness and accuracy controls, produce products, services and reporting that meet objectives. Points of focus: the characteristics inputs must have are defined; inputs are checked against those requirements; and records of input activity are created and kept completely, accurately and on time.

Source: SOC 2 (2017 Trust Services Criteria), PI1.2. The statement above is our statement of the clause, read from the published text and cited so you can check it against the official text, not the instrument verbatim. Open SOC 2 (2017 Trust Services Criteria) in the compliance library.

These are criteria, not controls: you design controls that meet them, and which criteria are in scope follows the categories your report covers (Security always; Availability, Confidentiality, Processing Integrity and Privacy only if chosen). A Type 2 report tests that the controls operated across the period, so the evidence asked for is samples across that period, not one copy.