I'm trying to whitelist armor made with Tinker's Armory so I can wear it and keep all the monk abilities. However, the whitelist does not seem to work. Here's what my config looks like:

monkwear {
    # Add an item registry name to this section to prevent monks being able to wear/wield it without penalty
    S:whitelist <
        minecraft:pumpkin
        minecraft:skull
        conarm:helmet
        conarm:chestplate
        conarm:leggings
        conarm:boots
     >
}

Could this possibly be because of the massive amount of NBT data the Tinker's armor has?

It seems SOME abilities still work while the armor is equipped- but others, like the automatic block stepup- don't work. I'm assuming this is because the tinkers' armor has a similar step assist feature that overrides the monk step assist.