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title: "Blacklisting Software"
slug: "blacklisting-software"
updated: 2025-12-23T11:54:13Z
published: 2025-12-23T11:58:53Z
canonical: "help.symphonysummitai.com/blacklisting-software"
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# Blacklisting Software

What is Whitelisting/Blacklisting Software?

You can add, view, and modify the software categorization and Whitelist or Blacklist them. Only Whitelisted Software can be installed on the desktops in an organization. The Blacklisted Software are the list of software that may cause a threat to the organization's security.

### Advantages of Software Blacklisting

- Helps to organize all software as Whitelisted (allowed) or Blacklisted (prohibited)
- Alert emails are sent to the Administrators if a user installs a blacklisted application
- Controls the use of unauthorized software

### Reports

See: [Whitelist Or Blacklist Software Report](https://eitdocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ELSP3/pages/20012867/White+List+Or+Blacklist+Software+Report)

To Whitelist/Blacklist Software, perform the following steps:

1. Select **Asset > Configuration** > **Software** > **Software Blacklisting**.
2. On the **WHITE/BLACK LIST SOFTWARE** page, select the Tenant. On the **FILTERS** pop-up page, select the filter options to view a list of White, Black, ALL, or None Software. For more information about fields and icons on the **FILTERS** pop-up page, see [Filters](/apex/docs/blacklisting-software#BlacklistingSoftware-Filters).
3. Select the **New Restriction Status** from the list and select the check box for the Software whose Restriction status you want to set.
  - *White Lis*t: If selected, indicates that the selected Software is a licensed software type and can be installed.
  - *Black List*: If selected, indicates that the selected software is of the unlicensed software type or may harm the users' computer. The Software listed under Black List should not be installed.
  - *None*: If selected, indicates that no restriction is defined for the Software.
4. Click **SUBMIT**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/image-XGOUTHFE.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T18%3A58%3A23Z&se=2026-11-07T19%3A58%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ZkdOoP5BYtoWwOImvUdlB%2Fm2r%2FkuO5OgGSVPqSlTpss%3D) Figure: SOFTWARE BLACKLISTING page

#### ACTIONS

This section explains all the icons displayed on the **ACTIONS** panel of the **SOFTWARE BLACKLISTING** page.

#### Filters

Click the **Filters** icon to specify a particular filter criteria to display a list of Software to Whitelist or Blacklist. On clicking the **Filters** icon, the **FILTERS** pop-up page is displayed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/image-AH8G7OOT.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T18%3A58%3A23Z&se=2026-11-07T19%3A58%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ZkdOoP5BYtoWwOImvUdlB%2Fm2r%2FkuO5OgGSVPqSlTpss%3D) Figure: FILTERS pop-up page

The following table describes the fields on the **FILTERS** pop-up page:

| **Field** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Vendor | Select a vendor from the list. |
| Software Name | Type in the Software name or a part of the Software name to search the Software. You can also use the wildcard search '%'. |
| Restricted Status | Lists all the configured restriction status. Select a restriction status from the list. |