Manage application allowlist

Learn how to manage the application allowlist in SAM Core on Snow Atlas.

Enable the application allowlist

1. On the SAM menu, select Settings.
2. On the SAM Core settings menu, select License Management.
3. Select Enable allowlist for applications.
4. Select Save.

View applications on the allowlist

1. On the SAM Core menu, under Home, select Administration.
2. Select Application allowlist.
3. Select the Applications (result) tab.

Add allowlist rules

You can create rules to automatically identify applications and add them to the allowlist. For field descriptions, see Application allowlist: Reference.

1. On the SAM Core menu, under Home, select Administration.

2. Select Application allowlist.

3. On the Rules tab, select Add rule.

4. In the Rule details step, do the following:

   1. In Rule name, enter a name for the rule.
   2. Optional: In Comment, enter a description of the rule and a comment on why the rule exists.
   3. Select Next step.

5. In the Applications step, use filters to find the applications you want to add to the allowlist. Do the following:

   1. Use the Add group or Add criteria to create the filter. Use % as a wildcard character to include several applications with, for example, common names or manufacturers.

      EXAMPLE

      Application name equal to Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standard

      For more information, see Criteria and groups.

   2. To see what applications the filter returns, select Preview results.

   3. Optional: To specify a selected number of the most recent versions of the application on the allowlist, select Automatically allowlist the last [x] versions. For more information, see the example below.

   4. When the required filter is in place, select Save.

EXAMPLE

You always want to have the three most recent versions of Microsoft SQL Server Standard on your allowlist. Instead of manually adding and removing the versions to and from the allowlist whenever a new version is released, you can use the setting Automatically allowlist the last [x] versions.

In the Applications step, do the following:

1. Create the filter Application name equal to Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standard.

2. Select Preview results.
   You will see that the filter returns the application Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standard, only.

3. For the setting Automatically allowlist the last [x] versions, select 3 versions.

4. Select Preview results.
   You will now see that the filter returns the applications Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Standard, Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard, and Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Standard.
   Note that the application Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standard is not listed anymore.

   When the next version of Microsoft SQL Server Standard is released, the oldest of the three versions will be removed from the allowlist, in this case Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Standard. In this way, the setting Automatically allowlist the last [x] versions lets you create rules that require no maintenance.

Edit allowlist rules

1. On the SAM Core menu, under Home, select Administration.
2. Select Application allowlist.
3. On the Rules tab, select the rule you want to edit.
4. Add or edit the applicable information in the Rule details and Applications steps.
5. Select Save.

Delete allowlist rules

1. On the SAM Core menu, under Home, select Administration.
2. Select Application allowlist.
3. On the Rules tab, find the rule you want to delete, and then select Delete.
4. Select OK to confirm.

Use allowlist automation rules

You can use a number of predefined rules to automatically identify applications and add them to the allowlist. For field descriptions, see Application allowlist: Reference.

1. On the SAM Core menu, under Home, select Administration.
2. Select Application allowlist.
3. On the Rules tab and in the Allowlist automation rules section, select Edit.
4. To use a rule, select the check box of that rule.
5. For the rules based on installations and users, enter the quantities valid for your IT environment.
6. Select Apply rules.