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Record 1 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

Rather than blocking out known malware and missing all unknown malware, whitelisting allows only known "good" software programs to run while preventing all other programs from running.

OBS

whitelisting: The use of the pair of terms "whitelist" and "blacklist" is sometimes viewed negatively. Some consider the use of the adjectives "white" and "black" in their figurative sense to have a negative impact on the cultural attitudes towards Black people due to a positive association with the adjective "white" and a negative association with the adjective "black." For this reason, organizations in the field of computer science are opting to use terms such as "allowlisting" and "blocklisting" as alternatives to the terms "whitelisting" and "blacklisting."

Key term(s)
  • allow-listing
  • white-listing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
OBS

établissement de liste blanche : L'emploi de la paire de termes «liste blanche» et «liste noire» est parfois critiqué. Certains considèrent en effet que l'usage des adjectifs «blanc» et «noir» au sens figuré a une incidence négative sur les attitudes culturelles envers les personnes noires en raison de l'association d'une idée positive avec l'adjectif «blanc» et d'une idée négative avec l'adjectif «noir». C'est pourquoi des organisations du secteur de l'informatique privilégient l'emploi de termes tels que «liste d'autorisation» et «liste de rejet» comme solutions de rechange aux termes «liste blanche» et «liste noire».

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