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Tanium 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

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

    <VulnDiscussion>The reliability of the Tanium client's ability to operate depends on controlling access to the Tanium client service. By rest...
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  • SRG-APP-000328

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  • The Tanium application must authenticate endpoint devices (servers) before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection using bidirectional authentication that is cryptographically based.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. B...
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  • SRG-APP-000015

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  • The Tanium endpoint must have the Tanium Server's pki.db in its installation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without cryptographic integrity protections in the Tanium Client, information could be altered by unauthorized users without ...
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  • SRG-APP-000119

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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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  • The Tanium cryptographic signing capabilities must be enabled on the Tanium Clients to safeguard 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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  • 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 Client directory and subsequent files must be excluded from On-Access scan.

    &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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  • Tanium endpoint files must be excluded from host-based intrusion prevention system (HIPS) 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-000002

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  • The Tanium application must retain the session lock until the user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unattended systems are susceptible to unauthorized use and should be locked when unattended. This protects critical and sensi...
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  • SRG-APP-000233

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  • The Tanium Application Server must be configured with a connector to sync to 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-000023

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  • The Tanium Application Server must be configured to only use LDAP for account management functions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enterprise environments make application account management challenging and complex. A manual process for account management ...
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  • SRG-APP-000033

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  • Tanium Computer Groups must be used to restrict console users from effecting 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, their respective User Groups, Computer Groups, and Roles must be maintained.

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

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  • The Tanium application must be configured to use Tanium User Groups in a manner consistent with the model outlined in the environment's system documentation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is important for information system owners to document authorized User Groups for the Tanium application to avoid unauthor...
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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 all Tanium users are assigned the appropriate computer groups, with t...
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  • SRG-APP-000149

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  • Multifactor authentication must be enabled on the Tanium Server for network access with privileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Tanium application must be configured to use multifactor authentication. Without the use of multifactor authentication, t...
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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-000068

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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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  • The Tanium application must alert the information system security officer and system administrator (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-000291

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  • Tanium must notify system administrator and information system security officer (ISSO) when accounts are created.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestab...
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  • SRG-APP-000292

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  • Tanium must notify system administrators and the information system security officer (ISSO) when accounts are modified.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When application accounts are modified, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying individual user...
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  • SRG-APP-000320

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  • Tanium must notify the system administrator and information system security officer (ISSO) of account enabling actions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Once an attacker establishes access to an application, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestabli...
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  • SRG-APP-000148

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  • Multifactor authentication must be enabled and enforced on the Tanium Server for all access and all accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to pre...
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  • SRG-APP-000293

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  • Tanium must notify system administrators and the information system security officer (ISSO) for account disabling actions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When application accounts are disabled, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying individual user...
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