Which report documents detailed results from a PA-DSS assessment?

• A. Report on Compliance
• B. Report on Validation
• C. Review of Validation
• D. Result of Validation

Answer: (B)

The key idea is that PA-DSS assessments produce a formal validation report that records all the detailed results of the evaluation. This report includes the testing performed, the evidence collected, and the conclusion about whether the payment application satisfies PA-DSS requirements. It serves as the official record used to determine listing on the PA-DSS List. This type of document is the standard deliverable for PA-DSS validations, and it differs from PCI DSS documents like the Report on Compliance, which pertains to PCI DSS rather than PA-DSS. Other nonstandard terms like a Review of Validation or a Result of Validation don’t provide the formal, evidence-backed results needed for PA-DSS validation.