Property reference

sa.traffic_based_discovery.blacklist

The sa.traffic_based_discovery.blacklist property specifies generic applications that should be excluded from traffic-based discovery. Administrators should review this property to ensure that critical system processes are not inadvertently included in discovery scans.

Default
system32\\(?!w3wp).*.exe|wininit.exe|winlogon.exe|lsass.exe|fsearchctrl.exe|sqlservr.exe
Type
string
Application
Global

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do? This property defines a list of executable files that are ignored during traffic-based discovery, preventing unnecessary data collection on specific applications.
What area does it affect? Traffic-based discovery
What does the default mean? The default value is "system32\\(?!w3wp).*.exe|wininit.exe|winlogon.exe|lsass.exe|fsearchctrl.exe|sqlservr.exe", which is the baseline setting used unless it is changed.
When should you review it? Review this property when configuring discovery settings or troubleshooting application visibility issues.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name sa.traffic_based_discovery.blacklist
Sys ID 2b635e007f313100ed1c3b19befa91f9
Type string
Application Global
Default value system32\\(?!w3wp).*.exe|wininit.exe|winlogon.exe|lsass.exe|fsearchctrl.exe|sqlservr.exe
Description Generic apps that should be excluded from traffic based discovery
Updated 2017-02-20 17:27:41

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