Quickstart - Allowlisting - Idemeum Docs

What is allowlisting?

Instead of blocking everything that is bad in your environment, you explicitly allow what applications need to run on user workstations. In simple terms, you only allow applications that you trust, and block everything else, including malware and ransomware. When idemeum agent is installed, it intercepts every process execution event and applies Default deny policy - if application is not explicitly trusted, it is not allowed.

Application allowlisting overview

Get started with allowlisting

In this guide we will install the agent and quickly try the application control enforcement.

  1. Sign up for idemeum tenant
    Sign up for free idemeum IT or MSP tenant on our website → idemeum.com

  2. (MSP) - Create child tenant
    If you are an MSP, please create a child tenant / organization.

    • Login to your MSP admin portal
    • Navigate to Tenants → click Add tenant and choose manually
    • Provide subdomain and display names and save the configuration

  3. Enable allowlisting for your tenant

    • Navigate to your idemeum tenant admin portal
    • Click Control settings → Allowlisting
    • Make sure allowlisting is enabled for your tenant

  4. Configure baseline rules
    We will now create baseline rules for most used applications on your workstation.

    • Access Activity → Rules
    • Click Add rule → Catalog
    • Check the rules that you need.
    • We recommend allowing everything that is signed by Microsoft, Apple, and Google.

  5. Grab installation command to deploy agents
    macOS agent deployment requires privacy and security permissions so it is recommended to deploy the agent with an MDM profile.
    Click on the Install agent → choose Control agent and copy the installation command for Windows or macOS.

  6. Turn application control mode to rules
    Once the agent is installed it will appear in the Devices table and the default mode for application control will be turned off. Click on ... and turn the application control mode to Rules.

  7. Test application launch

    • Launch any application that is not covered by any rules - application will be blocked
    • Launch any application what is covered by rules - it will be allowed

Allowlisting has many more features that we can cover in this guide. Please consult our documentation to learn about all features EPM has to offer.