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dirty word list

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

blacklist

Definitions:

  A list of discrete entities, such as hosts, email addresses, network port numbers, runtime processes, or applications, that have been previously determined to be associated with malicious activity. 
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015 under blacklist from NIST SP 800-94



  List of words that have been pre-defined as being unacceptable for transmission and may be used in conjunction with a clean word list to avoid false negatives (e.g., secret within secretary).
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015

  A list of discrete entities that have been previously determined to be associated with malicious activity.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-167 under blacklist