I've already been down that road of not wanting to do something foolish, but I'm at odds with what I want to accomplish, the desire to have SOME semblance of security, (as I said, true security is already blown out of the water) and the tools I have available to solve the problem.

I'm well aware of the arguments against doing this, I'm having those same conversations with myself, but I have a goal to reach, and security is currently standing between me and that goal...

Whitelisting is what I'm planning to use.

-Scott