What is Input validation controls?
In short
Input validation controls are automated checks that test data as it is entered, rejecting or flagging entries that are incomplete, invalid or unreasonable.
Key takeaways
- Examples: limit (reasonableness) checks, validity checks, field format checks, completeness checks and check digits.
- Batch controls such as record counts and hash totals check groups of transactions.
- They are application controls that depend on effective general controls.
Where it's tested
ISC: Business Processes & Automation — study notes, a five-minute revision sheet and practice questions.
Practise: 3 questions
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Which segregation of duties weakness most directly enables a fictitious vendor fraud?