How to answer 'What is your procedure for offboarding third-party vendors and revoking access?' on a CAIQ
I. Reviewer Guidance & Pitfalls
Describe the vendor termination checklist: immediate revocation of API keys, deletion of shared credentials, and verification of customer data return or cryptographic destruction.
II. Example Answer Passing Enterprise Audit
Compliant Response
Sealed · STA-02
Vendor offboarding triggers immediate API key revocation, cancellation of SSO integrations, and documented verification of customer data deletion in accordance with vendor DPAs (SOC 2, CC9.2).
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