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Jeff Jirsa commented on CASSANDRA-15862: ---------------------------------------- Worth noting that while the python api is not in apache cassandra, that doesn't mean there's not room to fix things here: {code} jjirsa:cassandra jjirsa$ grep -ir whitelist src/ | wc -l 19 jjirsa:cassandra jjirsa$ grep -ir blacklist src/ | wc -l 65 jjirsa:cassandra jjirsa$ {code} > Use "allow list" or "safe list" instead of the term "whitelist" > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: CASSANDRA-15862 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-15862 > Project: Cassandra > Issue Type: New Feature > Reporter: Ash Berlin-Taylor > Priority: Normal > > Language matters. I'd like to remove all references in Apache Airflow to > whitelist or black list, and the Cassandra Python API has some that we can't > easily remove. > The recent global events have made this even more relevant, but this has been > on my radar for a while now. Here is a well written article for why I think > it matters > https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/terminology-its-not-black-and-white > {quote}It's fairly common to say whitelisting and blacklisting to describe > desirable and undesirable things in cyber security. > However, there's an issue with the terminology. It only makes sense if you > equate white with 'good, permitted, safe' and black with 'bad, dangerous, > forbidden'. There are some obvious problems with this. {quote} > My exposure to is via the Python API where there is the > cassandra.pollicies.WhiteListRoundRobinPolicy class. I propose that this be > renamed to AllowListRoundRobinPolicy instead. I do not know if there are > other references. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.3.4#803005) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: commits-unsubscr...@cassandra.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: commits-h...@cassandra.apache.org