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Whitelist

Whitelist: A list of discrete entities, such as hosts, email addresses, network port numbers, runtime processes, or applications that are authorized to be…

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A list of discrete entities, such as hosts, email addresses, network port numbers, runtime processes, or applications that are authorized to be present or active on a system according to a well-defined baseline.

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A list of discrete entities, such as hosts or applications that are known to be benign and are approved for use within an organization and/or information system. (SP 800-128) (NISTIR)

Source: The Cyber GlossaryType: external

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The State and Local Election Cybersecurity Playbook
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The Cyber Glossary
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