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Tanium 7.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Access to Tanium logs on each endpoint must be restricted by permissions.

    <VulnDiscussion>For the Tanium Client software to run without impact from external negligent or malicious changes, the permissions on the Tan...
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  • SRG-APP-000131

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  • SRG-APP-000015

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  • The Tanium endpoint must have the Tanium Servers public key in its installation, which will allow it to authenticate and uniquely identify all network-connected endpoint devices before establishing any connection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Without iden...
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  • SRG-APP-000119

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  • The Tanium cryptographic signing capabilities must be enabled on the Tanium Clients, which will ensure the authenticity of communications sessions when answering requests from the Tanium Server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;All of Tanium's signing capabilities should be enabled upon install. Tanium supports the cryptographic signing and verificati...
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  • SRG-APP-000142

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  • Firewall rules must be configured on the Tanium Endpoints for Client-to-Server communications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In addition to the client-to-server TCP communication that takes place over port 17472, Tanium Clients also communicate to ot...
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  • SRG-APP-000328

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  • Control of the Tanium Client service must be restricted to SYSTEM access only for all managed clients.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The reliability of the Tanium client's ability to operate depends upon controlling access to the Tanium client service. By re...
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  • SRG-APP-000328

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  • The ability to uninstall the Tanium Client service must be disabled on all managed clients.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By default, end users have the ability to uninstall software on their clients. In the event the Tanium Client software is uni...
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  • SRG-APP-000328

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  • The permissions on the Tanium Client directory must be restricted to only the SYSTEM account on all managed clients.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By restricting access to the Tanium Client directory on managed clients, the Tanium client's ability to operate and function ...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • Tanium endpoint files must be excluded from on-access antivirus actions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Similar to any other host-based applications, the Tanium Client is subject to the restrictions other System-level software ma...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • The Tanium Client Deployment Tool (CDT) must not be configured to use the psexec method of deployment.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When using the Tanium Client Deployment Tool (CDT), using psexec represents an increased vulnerability as the NTLM hash and c...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • Tanium endpoint files must be protected from file encryption actions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Similar to any other host-based applications, the Tanium Client is subject to the restrictions other System-level software ma...
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  • SRG-APP-000246

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  • Tanium must restrict the ability of individuals to place too much impact upon the network, which might result in a denial-of-service (DoS) event on the network by using RandomSensorDelayInSeconds.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS is a condition where a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot a...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • Tanium endpoint files must be excluded from host-based intrusion prevention intervention.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Similar to any other host-based applications, the Tanium Client is subject to the restrictions other System-level software ma...
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  • SRG-APP-000023

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  • The Tanium Server must be configured with a connector to sync to Microsoft Active Directory for account management functions, must isolate security functions from non-security functions, and must terminate shared/group account credentials when members leave the group.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By restricting access to the Tanium Server to only Microsoft Active Directory, user accounts and related permissions can be s...
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  • SRG-APP-000023

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  • The Tanium Server must be configured to only use Microsoft Active Directory for account management functions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By restricting access to the Tanium Server to only Microsoft Active Directory, user accounts and related permissions can be s...
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  • SRG-APP-000033

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  • Tanium Computer Groups must be used to restrict console users from affecting changes to unauthorized computers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Computer Groups allow a site running Tanium to assign responsibility of specific Computer Groups to specific Tanium console u...
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  • SRG-APP-000033

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  • Documentation identifying Tanium console users and their respective User Roles must be maintained.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;System access should be reviewed periodically to verify that all Tanium users are assigned the appropriate role, with the lea...
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  • SRG-APP-000033

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  • Role-based system access must be configured to least privileged access to Tanium Server functions through the Tanium interface.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;User accessibility to various Tanium Server functions performed via the console can be restricted by User Roles. Those User R...
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  • SRG-APP-000033

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  • Tanium console users User Roles must be validated against the documentation for User Roles.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;System access should be reviewed periodically to verify that all Tanium users are assigned the appropriate role, with the lea...
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  • SRG-APP-000033

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  • Documentation identifying Tanium console users and their respective Computer Group rights must be maintained.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;System access should be reviewed periodically to verify that all Tanium users are assigned the appropriate role, with the lea...
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  • SRG-APP-000033

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  • Tanium console users Computer Group rights must be validated against the documentation for Computer Group rights.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;System access should be reviewed periodically to verify that all Tanium users are assigned the appropriate role, with the lea...
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  • SRG-APP-000149

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  • Common Access Card (CAC)-based authentication must be enforced and enabled on the Tanium Server for network and local access with privileged and non-privileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to pre...
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  • SRG-APP-000383

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  • Firewall rules must be configured on the Tanium Server for Console-to-Server communications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An HTML5 based application, the Tanium Console runs from any device with a browser that supports HTML5. For security, the HTT...
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  • SRG-APP-000070

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  • The publicly accessible Tanium application must display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the application.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the publicly accessible application ensures...
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  • SRG-APP-000108

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  • Tanium must alert the ISSO and SA (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required....
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  • SRG-APP-000270

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  • Flaw remediation Tanium applications must employ automated mechanisms to determine the state of information system components with regard to flaw remediation using the following frequency: continuously, where HBSS is used; 30 days, for any additional internal network scans not covered by HBSS; and annually, for external scans by Computer Network Defense Service Provider (CNDSP).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the use of automated mechanisms to scan for security flaws on a continuous and/or periodic basis, the system componen...
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