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Difference between WHITELIST and ALLOWLIST

I was being questioned about these 2 words while I do an IP allow/whitelist in some places like Cloudflare, what is the difference between these 2 words in the security context?

Thank you very much.

Solution

  • Whitelist: A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted

    https://www.wordnik.com/words/whitelist

    Allow list is a list of what to allow