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== Definition ==
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'''Whitelisting''' is
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{{Quote|[t]he [[process]] used to [[identify]]: (i) [[software program]]s that are [[authorized]] to [[execute]] on an [[information system]]; or (ii) [[authorized]] [[Universal Resource Locator]]s ([[URL]])/[[website]]s.<ref>[[NIST Special Publication SP 800-171]], App. B, at B-8.</ref>}}
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== References ==
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== See also ==
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* [[Application whitelisting]]
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* [[White list]]
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[[Category:Definition]]
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[[Category:Security]]

Revision as of 03:25, 27 January 2015

Definition

Whitelisting is

[t]he process used to identify: (i) software programs that are authorized to execute on an information system; or (ii) authorized Universal Resource Locators (URL)/websites.[1]

References

See also