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# AWS::Macie::AllowList Criteria
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Specifies the criteria for an allow list, which is a list that defines specific text or a text pattern to ignore when inspecting data sources for sensitive data. The criteria can be:
+ The location and name of an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) object that lists specific predefined text to ignore (`S3WordsList`), or 
+ A regular expression (`Regex`) that defines a text pattern to ignore.

The criteria must specify either an S3 object or a regular expression. It can't specify both.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Regex](#cfn-macie-allowlist-criteria-regex)" : {{String}},
  "[S3WordsList](#cfn-macie-allowlist-criteria-s3wordslist)" : {{S3WordsList}}
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Regex](#cfn-macie-allowlist-criteria-regex): {{String}}
  [S3WordsList](#cfn-macie-allowlist-criteria-s3wordslist): {{
    S3WordsList}}
```

## Properties
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`Regex`  <a name="cfn-macie-allowlist-criteria-regex"></a>
The regular expression (*regex*) that defines the text pattern to ignore. The expression can contain 1-512 characters.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`S3WordsList`  <a name="cfn-macie-allowlist-criteria-s3wordslist"></a>
The location and name of an Amazon S3 object that lists specific text to ignore.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [S3WordsList](aws-properties-macie-allowlist-s3wordslist.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)