Permissive List of Allowed Inputs

Properties


name
Permissive List of Allowed Inputs
definition
The product implements a protection mechanism that relies on a list of inputs (or properties of inputs) that are explicitly allowed by policy because the inputs are assumed to be safe, but the list is too permissive - that is, it allows an input that is unsafe, leading to resultant weaknesses.
synonyms
Allowlist / Allow List
synonyms
Whitelist / White List
synonyms
Safelist / Safe List

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