---
id: 2583
title: "SOC 2 certification: 5 things we learned"
source_domain: aikido.dev
source_url: "https://www.aikido.dev/blog/soc-2-certification-tips"
published_at: "2024-06-04T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["compliance", "iso-27001", "audit", "soc-2", "aicpa", "trust-services-criteria"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2583"
lang: en
---

# SOC 2 certification: 5 things we learned

## Summary

Aikido shares lessons from its own AICPA SOC 2 audit: Type 1 versus Type 2 differences, the five trust services criteria, and why SOC 2 is a report rather than a compliance state like ISO 27001.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** aikido.dev
- **Published:** 2024-06-04T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.aikido.dev/blog/soc-2-certification-tips
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2583