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whitelist

Definitions:

  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.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-128 under Whitelist from NIST SP 800-94 - Adapted

  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.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-128 from NIST SP 800-167
NIST SP 800-167

  An approved list or register of entities that are provided a particular privilege, service, mobility, access or recognition.
Sources:
NISTIR 7621 Rev. 1 under Whitelist from CNSSI 4009-2022 - “whitelisting”