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Use WDAC to block an EXE except when called by specific program? Possible?

Context: When Windows Defender Application Control blocks a program, in the Event Viewer log it also shows which application/process tried to open the blocked exe. For example it says this, followed ...
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Whitelist PowerShell, cmd, remote desktop (some Windows apps) in the firewall

I decided to use a whitelist approach to secure my environment (i.e blocking all inbound/outbound connections by default, unless otherwise stated). I need to whitelist some Windows apps (not all of ...
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Allow only white-listed sites on Windows 10

On Windows 7 and 8 Microsoft Family Safety included the feature where you could block access to all websites except those explicitly listed in a whitelist at the Family Safety web site. With Windows ...
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How to whitelist websites (not blacklist) in hosts files?

I'm trying to make it easy to avoid random distracting websites. I'd like to have my host file set up to only allow a few websites. Everything else should be blocked. I can't get this to work. This is ...
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IP whitelist for remote desktop

I have a big list of IP ranges which I want to import to windows firewall. It is a pain to import them one by one. Is there any automatic way to achieve that? A script that can create rules for port ...
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How can I install/update programs as an admin while Win10 whitelisting is enabled?

I got a ransomware last year. I formatted and reinstalled Win10. After installing a few programs I enabled whitelisting in Local Security Policy (Disallowed), i.e. every executable needs to have its ...
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Linux: only allow outgoing connections to specific domains

I have a CentOS server and only want to allow outgoing connections to specific domains. (allowlist) My thought was to have a DNS proxy which adds the allowed ips (only ipv4 needed) to nftable named ...
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Mod Security Whitelisting IP's With A Single File Location on Multiple Servers?

Just need pointed in the right direction. I need to manage whitelisting of IP's on multiple servers for ModSecurity. As whitelists grow, I'd rather have a single .txt file to maintain where each ...
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rkhunter Apache2 Warning caused by phpmyadmin-Docker-Container

recently we get the following reports from rkhunter: Warning: The following processes are using suspicious files: Command: apache2 UID: 33 PID: 11286 Pathname: Possible ...
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How to create a white-list for usb devices using udev rules?

I'm trying to create a white-list using udev rules for USB devices on my CentOS machine however i get inconsistent results. I tried blocking one device on a specific USB port using: 'echo 0/1 > /sys/...
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Does envoy proxy support whitelist

I used envoy proxy as reverse proxy, and is envoy proxy support limiting access to certain client addresses like nginx?
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Using a white list to enable user based applications in windows 10 deployments

I have made a variation to a popular PS script that removes user based apps. My script uses a whitelist to determine what not to remove. My whitelist looks like this.. store calc camera stickynotes ...
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How to whitelist which programs can access the internet

I'm sure its been posted somewhere, but I cant find it anywhere. I am running a Windows 7, and preferably would like to use Windows Firewall, but any other firewalls that will do the job will be good....
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Is there a way to get the IP Ranges of Tmobile and Time Warner Cable networks for whitelisting on my NAS device

Is there a ip range for tmobile or time warner cable that is public so we can use it for white listing when accessing our NAS device?
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How to whitelist msiexec called from an app whitelisted via RunAsInvoker

I whitelisted a legacy app via the RunAsInvoker registry key, which works fine. However, when the user selects the repair option offered by the app, the whitelisted app actually executes msiexec /fa ...
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Limiting web access using router's whitelist feature

This setup has failed twice for me; for two different routers. Now I hear that this might be a problem with HTTPS rather than the routers. I'd love to hear from experts about a potential solution for ...
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IPTables - Redirect traffic based on country

Is there any way how to allow TCP traffic only from specified countries on a specified port and the rest of traffic redirect to another IP/port using iptables ?
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Getting around the Wifi whitelist in Lenovo BIOS

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad that only allows certain hardware to be installed. If there is a piece of hardware connected that is not on the whitelist, BIOS will tell you to remove it and restart. ...
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How does whitelisting work with a wifi extender?

I have setup a wifi to whitelist the known MAC addresses of my devices. Now I would like to extend the range with a wifi extender. Do I have to add its MAC address to the list of the router? And if ...
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How do router whitelists work

How is the White-list mode (available in Parental Controls section of most routers) supposed to work? Almost all of the sites contain external links and images, JavaScript CDNs and what not, which ...
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How to block everything (all incoming and outgoing internet access) except those applications are in firewall white-list?

Is it possible to auto block all applications incoming/outgoing internet connection except for example Firefox with default windows firewall? I would like to block everything, even including windows ...
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Whitelist feature for a computer connected to VPN via OpenVPN

I have the current situation: Home network with router and a few devices, including a Computer (a Raspberry Pi) that I want to connect to a commercial VPN provider but I would like to access remotely....
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Is there any any 802.11AC card that will work in X230?

Lenovo Thinkpad X230 BIOS embeds a whitelist of WLAN cards. If a card is not in the whitelist, it is rejected by the laptop. Are there any 802.11ac cards that would work on Lenovo Thinkpad X230?
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Configure WiFi for access to whitelisted websites only

I am helping a small non-profit set up a public wifi network. It's an event venue, they have terrible cellphone data service in their area, and they need customers to be able to pull up a remotely ...
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Where can I find the whitelist for downloading images in The Bat! email client?

As the title states I'm lost and can't find the whitelist where I allowed certain url's to be allowed to download images in EMails. Where's the whitelist located?
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Windows Family Safety - Even though I've allowed a specific website for School, it continuously asks me for permission

I have family safety set to block all websites except those I have whitelisted. Problem is, every time he clicks on a link on that site for one of his classes (even though the base URL stays the same)...
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Can we build a firewall using Raspberry Pi for Whitelisting websites

I intend to build a firewall which allows only specified websites / URLs through it, a feature I could not find in low-cost normally available modems. Can this be achieved through Raspberry Pi? ...
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How can I improve Windows Defender's increase of executable startup times?

I have a collection of scripts which call, a couple of thousands times, an external executable. This executable should have a fairly low run time, so this should not a big deal. But it is. In fact, ...
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Website whitelisting on Linux

I'm in the process of setting up a Linux (Ubuntu 18-04) machine for my son, and while it will be connected to the network, I obviously don't want him with unbridled access to the entire Internet. How ...
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Whitelisting OpenWRT servers on my gateway

I am looking to whitelist the OpenWRT IP's on my gateway for when software updates occur. Does anyone know of any resources for the IP range they use for software updates?
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How to list only new cookies in Firefox

All Firefox version can be configured to delete cookies on exit, but "white list" certain cookies, preventing those from being deleted on exit. I happen to be using the current version of Firefox, 57,...
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Securing/Locking down/Approval mechanics for Windows?

I'm looking for way on how to lock down my system so I wouldn't really need an antivirus, I wonder if Windows can do this by itself? Or what other solutions are available? What I want Windows to do ...
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Using IP as a dynamic DNS for another IP

Can I use an IP as dynamic DNS for another IP? I explain: I normally use http://freedns.afraid.org to have a dynamic DNS updated with my current local IP (which is dynamic); then mine XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX ...
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firefox noscript, how do i whitelist *cdn.com

I have been trying to figure out how to white list any site that has cdn as its last part. I have tried a regex in abe advanced user section but that does not seem to help does any one have an idea ...
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How to set "application rules" for svchost.exe file in comodo firewall to block everything except those I specify?

I am on a limited data plan when I travel and I use my computer connected on internet. I would like to block everything, including windows update and other software updates. I would like to allow ...
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Wildcards in the exceptions to Thunderbird's remote content rules

I would like to prevent remote content to load by default, so I have not checked Privacy -> Mail Content -> Allow remote content in messages. To the right of that option, there is a button for ...
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Can anyone suggest a way to whitelist only our company domain?

Okay so, I work IT for a warehouse operation. Our warehouse management system is web based, meaning we need to use IE Firefox and Chrome to access it. This comes with the unfortunate side effect of ...
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Postfix: Only accept mails from specific domains

How can I configure postfix that it only accepts emails from specific domains? I added entries to /etc/postfix/sender_access, e.g. "domain.xyz permit_auth_destination", did a postmap on the file and ...
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Does my Laptop motherboard has a whitelist for WIFI cards?

I have a Laptop ASUS N56JR with a Qualcomm Atheros AR9485. I plan on changing it since it is kinda bad on maintaining a signal. I know for sure that some people (On this Forum) installed successfully ...
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Windows Update Executable Path

I am setting up application whitelisting using Windows Firewall and part of that process is allowing Windows Update, but I cannot seem to find where the executable is located. This is for both ...
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How to Edit /etc/snort/snort.conf on Mac os x

Configuration 1-Copy the default configuration file from the package into the /etc/snort directory: cp ./etc/* /etc/snort/ 2-Edit /etc/snort/snort.conf and make the following changes: var ...
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Is it possible to set Windows 10 so that it ignores DNS servers and only uses the hosts file?

As in the title? What I want is to make it only allow Internet access to predefined domains, those explicitly listed in hosts. If it is not possible, is there any other way to make it only allow ...
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What is a BIOS whitelist request , BIOS mod and BIOS unlock?

i searched google couldnt find any info on about BIOS whitelist request , BIOS mod and BIOS unlock. can somebody put a light on this topic. Is there any other fancy tricks related to the bios please ...
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how to block access to all ports except certain ones in Windows? Settings locked down by admins [closed]

I want to block all ports on my computer except ones used by applications that I use, blacklisting anything else. Firewall settings are locked down and I need access to a portable application. Minimal ...
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Whitelisted IP has reset, how can I change it back?

I (used to) have an IP address that had been whitelisted to access a website via FTP. My IP has randomly been reset and I need to change it back so I can use FTP again. I have the whitelisted IP ...
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Only allow download from specific sites in Chrome

Some of my co-workers in the company that I am working for are downloading torrents and music online; my boss is blaming me for the slow internet connection. We are using Chrome as our only browser ...
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How can I export the javascript whitelist from Google Chrome?

For security reasons I have Javascript disable in Chrome and I use a whitelist of my "trusted" sites. So If I'm surfing the web and I visit a site that is trusted to me then I add it to that list. ...
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Does Windows log when a user attempts to execute an application that is not on the whitelist?

I have searched Google with several search terms, attempting to discover if Windows logs when a user attempts to run an application that is not whitelisted, and if so, in what event log. Can anyone ...
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How do you view and edit your whitelist and blacklist in Outlook?

I've accidentally whitelisted a spam domain in Outlook. How can I edit find and edit the whitelist? Also I would like to investigate the blacklist, but I cannot find any links to either of these in ...
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Restrict access to some websites for different users

On a Debian based system; as the superuser, I need to restrict access to some websites but specific to user. For instance, abc.com for user1, xyz.com for user2... I tried /etc/hosts file. Adding a ...