whitelisting
Allowed access list
Whitelisting is explicitly approving certain items—email addresses, software applications, IP addresses—while blocking everything else by default.
The opposite of blacklisting, which blocks specific items while allowing everything else.
Common in cybersecurity and email filtering: We're whitelisting the vendor's domain so their messages don't go to spam.
The term faces criticism for its white/black color associations, with "allowlisting" gaining ground as an alternative.
Formal permission granted
- permissionGranted right to act
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
verification · approved · permitted · allowlist · gateway · entry · admittance · login
Favorable opinion given
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- pre-approvalConditional authorization in advance
- certificationAttestation of qualification
accreditation · endorsement · verification · qualification · clearance · sanctioning · greenlighting · preauthorization
Earned belief in
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
- vettedCarefully investigated beforehand
- credentialedHaving formal qualifications verified
reliable · known · safe · legitimate · authorized · sanctioned · recognized · certified
authorization
Formal permission granted
- permissionGranted right to act
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
authentication · verification · approved · permitted · allowlist · gateway · entry · admittance · login · privileges
approval
Favorable opinion given
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- pre-approvalConditional authorization in advance
certification · accreditation · endorsement · verification · qualification · clearance · sanctioning · greenlighting · preauthorization
trusted
Earned belief in
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
- vettedCarefully investigated beforehand
credentialed · reliable · known · safe · legitimate · authorized · sanctioned · recognized · certified · validated
firewall
Network access control system
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- antivirusMalware detection program
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
network · endpoint · allowlist · blocklist · malware · trusted · verified · policy · compliance · monitoring
- cybersecurityantivirus, malware, firewall, firewalls, encryption
- network securityintrusion detection, IPS, IDS, access control, perimeter security
- tokenomicstokenomics, vesting, vesting period, vesting schedule, burning
- influencersinfluencer, influencers, content creator, PewDiePie, Instagram influencers
whitelistingblacklisting
Formally marking for rejection
banning · blocking · filtering out · quarantining · block list