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Denylists and Allowlists

From this section, you can create Denylists and Allowlists that can be used in both the Content Aware Protection and eDiscovery modules. Once defined, these lists can be enabled for a specific policy.

Denylists and Allowlists Availability

TypeNameWindows PlatformmacOS PlatformLinux PlatformContent Aware Protection ModuleeDiscovery Module
DenylistsCustom ContentYesYesYesYesYes
DenylistsFile NameYesYesYesYesYes
DenylistsFile LocationYesYesYesYesYes
DenylistsScan LocationYesYesYesNoYes
DenylistsRegexYesYesYesYesYes
DenylistsDomain and URLYesYesYesYesNo
DenylistsE-mail DomainYesYesYesYesNO
AllowlistsMIME TypeYesYesYesYesYes
AllowlistsAllowed FilesYesYesYesYesYes
AllowlistsFile LocationYesYesYesYesYes
AllowlistsNetwork ShareYesYesNoYesNo
AllowlistsE-mail DomainYesYesYesYesNo
AllowlistsURL NameYes* Only on Internet ExplorerNoNoYesNo
AllowlistsDeep Packet InspectionYesYesYesYesNo
URL CategoriesURL CategoriesYesYesYesYesNo

RECOMMENDED: Endpoint Protector 5.9.4+ supports larger lists, but extensive use can impact performance. Use the minimum number of lists with reasonable entries for optimal performance.

NOTE: The Allowlist/Network Shares retain the old limit of 15 dictionaries, with 10 items per dictionary.