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title: "Elastic Security - Trusted Application"
slug: "how-to-add-a-trusted-application"
updated: 2023-05-10T20:37:48Z
published: 2023-05-10T20:37:48Z
canonical: "kb.expedient.com/how-to-add-a-trusted-application"
---

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# How To Add A Trusted Application

### Introduction

This will guide you to create exclusions within Elastic Security

**Process / Application Only**The exemption is for **PROCESSES**.  There is no global whitelist for folders or files.  Whitelisting a folder will whitelist any processes that spawn from that folder.

### Log Into Your Elastic Instance

Initially you will need to login to Elastic, follow the link below if you need help logging in.

[How To Login To Elastic Endpoint Security](https://kb.expedient.com/docs/how-to-login-to-elastic-endpoint-security) [](https://kb.expedient.com/docs/how-to-login-to-elastic-endpoint-security)

### Set a Trusted Application

**Trusted Application vs Exception**

Trusted Application = Allowing a process to run. Keeps Elastic Security from blocking the process.

Exception = Merely silencing the Alert. Elastic Security will continue to block the process.

- Once you are logged into Kibana navigate to the Security section and select **Trusted applications**

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- From there on the right side of the page, click **Add new trusted application**.

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- Once there you will need to enter the desired information, make sure to provide detail of what its doing or internal documentation (ex. a case number) in the description.
- Select the operating system
- Field select **Path**
- Operator select **Matches**
- Value enter the path of the folders you want to exclude
  - EX: C:\TestApplication\**\*
- Assignment you can select it to apply globally or assign them to a specific policy
- Click **Add trusted application**

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