diff --git a/http/http_connection.hpp b/http/http_connection.hpp
index c296782..b169309 100644
--- a/http/http_connection.hpp
+++ b/http/http_connection.hpp
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!crow::authorization::isOnWhitelist(req->url, req->method()) &&
+        if (!crow::authorization::isOnAllowlist(req->url, req->method()) &&
             thisReq.session == nullptr)
         {
             BMCWEB_LOG_WARNING << "[AuthMiddleware] authorization failed";
diff --git a/include/authorization.hpp b/include/authorization.hpp
index 1c51414..4869554 100644
--- a/include/authorization.hpp
+++ b/include/authorization.hpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 #endif
 
 // checks if request can be forwarded without authentication
-static bool isOnWhitelist(std::string_view url, boost::beast::http::verb method)
+static bool isOnAllowlist(std::string_view url, boost::beast::http::verb method)
 {
     if (boost::beast::http::verb::get == method)
     {