# kosa8 validate

Generate, sign and verify GxP qualification records (IQ, OQ)

Qualification evidence generated from the environment itself, for
computerised-system validation under 21 CFR Part 11 and EU GMP Annex 11.

  validate iq TARGET          Installation Qualification of a sandbox or snapshot
  validate oq SNAPSHOT        run a test protocol in a clone of a validated snapshot
  validate sign RECORD        sign a record: executed, reviewed or approved
  validate verify RECORD      check a record and its signatures offline

Each record is a signed package — record.json, RECORD.md, and the evidence
each item rests on — that anyone can verify without kosa8 state or network.
kosa8 generates evidence; it does not make anything validated. That is the
regulated company's act, under its own quality system.
See docs/design/gxp-validation.md.

## Subcommands

- [`kosa8 validate iq`](https://docs.kosa8.com/reference/validate-iq.md): Generate an Installation Qualification record
- [`kosa8 validate oq`](https://docs.kosa8.com/reference/validate-oq.md): Run an Operational Qualification protocol in a clone of a validated snapshot
- [`kosa8 validate sign`](https://docs.kosa8.com/reference/validate-sign.md): Sign a qualification record with your identity (21 CFR 11.50, 11.70)
- [`kosa8 validate verify`](https://docs.kosa8.com/reference/validate-verify.md): Check a qualification record and its signatures using nothing but the files

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Source: https://docs.kosa8.com/reference/validate/