Denylist

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of blacklist.

    "Intrusion detection can inspect file, network, and kernel reads and writes to verify or block them with an allowlist or a denylist (as seccomp-bpf configuration does)."

Verb
  1. 1
    Synonym of blacklist.

    "Remediation can entail contacting the user and instructing them to cease; it could be autoremediation by reconfiguring a managed endpoint, or it could be to denylist the device MAC address(es)."

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blocklistblacklistblacklist

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"Intrusion detection can inspect file, network, and kernel reads and writes to verify or block them with an allowlist or a denylist (as seccomp-bpf configuration does)."

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