whitelist

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004626",
  "term": "whitelist",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. 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.\n\n2. 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.\n\n3. An approved list or register of entities that are provided a particular privilege, service, mobility, access or recognition.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-128 from NIST SP 800-94 (Adapted)",
    "NIST SP 800-128 from NIST SP 800-167; NIST SP 800-167",
    "NISTIR 7621 Rev. 1 from CNSSI 4009-2022 (“whitelisting”)",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/whitelist/"
}