diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 910ded6..c3438c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Upcoming...
 
+* inclusive terminology: BC! please replace ip_whitelist/ip_blacklist to ip_allowlist/ip_denylist in your configuration.php
 * fonts update
 * catch/fix NavigationDuplicated errors
 
diff --git a/backend/Services/Security/Security.php b/backend/Services/Security/Security.php
index 4c0bc2c..1b4bdd5 100644
--- a/backend/Services/Security/Security.php
+++ b/backend/Services/Security/Security.php
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ class Security implements Service
             }
         }
 
-        if (! empty($config['ip_whitelist'])) {
+        if (! empty($config['ip_whitelist'])) $config['ip_allowlist'] = $config['ip_whitelist']; // deprecated, compatibility
+
+        if (! empty($config['ip_allowlist'])) {
             $pass = false;
-            foreach ($config['ip_whitelist'] as $ip) {
+            foreach ($config['ip_allowlist'] as $ip) {
                 if ($this->request->getClientIp() == $ip) {
                     $pass = true;
                 }
@@ -62,9 +64,11 @@ class Security implements Service
             }
         }
 
-        if (! empty($config['ip_blacklist'])) {
+        if (! empty($config['ip_blacklist'])) $config['ip_denylist'] = $config['ip_blacklist']; // deprecated, compatibility
+
+        if (! empty($config['ip_denylist'])) {
             $pass = true;
-            foreach ($config['ip_blacklist'] as $ip) {
+            foreach ($config['ip_denylist'] as $ip) {
                 if ($this->request->getClientIp() == $ip) {
                     $pass = false;
                 }
diff --git a/configuration_sample.php b/configuration_sample.php
index a9c7d01..b5fd656 100644
--- a/configuration_sample.php
+++ b/configuration_sample.php
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ return [
             'handler' => '\Filegator\Services\Security\Security',
             'config' => [
                 'csrf_protection' => true,
-                'ip_whitelist' => [],
-                'ip_blacklist' => [],
+                'ip_allowlist' => [],
+                'ip_denylist' => [],
             ],
         ],
         'Filegator\Services\View\ViewInterface' => [
diff --git a/docs/configuration/security.md b/docs/configuration/security.md
index bafbd76..695a5b5 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/security.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/security.md
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ currentMenu: security
 Simple security service is included in the script by default. This service provides:
 
 - Basic session-based [CSRF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_request_forgery) protection
-- IP whitelisting
-- IP blacklisting
+- IP allow list
+- IP deny list
 
 ```
         'Filegator\Services\Security\Security' => [
             'handler' => '\Filegator\Services\Security\Security',
             'config' => [
                 'csrf_protection' => true,
-                'ip_whitelist' => [],
-                'ip_blacklist' => [
+                'ip_allowlist' => [],
+                'ip_denylist' => [
                     '172.16.1.2',
                     '172.16.3.4',
                 ],
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ Simple security service is included in the script by default. This service provi
         ],
 ```
 
-If you set `ip_whitelist` then only users coming from listed IP addresses will be able to use the script.
+If you set `ip_allowlist` then only users coming from listed IP addresses will be able to use the script.