What are the trust levels in Application Allowlisting
Application Allowlisting tags a trust level to all applications and executables so that untrusted or not allowlisted applications will not be able to run on your computer. This is to minimize the chances of unauthorized malware from damaging user's system.
Definition of Trust Levels
In Application Allowlisting, there are three levels of trust for applications and are summarized in the table below:
| Trust Level | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Not Trusted (0) | The application is not allowed to be executed at all. Any files that are created by this application will not be trusted as well. |
| Trusted Application (1) | The application is allowed to be executed, but all the files that are created by a Trusted Application will be Not Trusted. |
| Trusted Installer (2) |
A Trusted Installer is allowed to be executed, and all command lines, or files that are created, or renamed by a Trusted Installer will be automatically trusted. There is a special exception for the update process. When a Trusted Installer found that the file has already existed, and the trust level has been set as Trusted Installer, Trusted Installer will not downgrade the file as a Trusted Application but instead, it will keep the trust level as it is. In the newer version of CatchPulse, non-trusted user account is allowed to run Trusted Installer as it is, but only the trusted account can set the file as a trusted installer. Unlike trusted account users, for non-trusted account users, an application will never be promoted to a trusted installer, even though if the digital signature Is trusted. |
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This page was last updated: December 26, 2023