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Tanium 7.x Operating System on TanOS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000021

    Group
  • The Tanium Operating System (TanOS) must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15 minute time period.

    By limiting the number of failed login attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute forcing, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The Tanium Operating System (TanOS) must display the Standard Mandatory DOD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the system.

    Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The Tanium operating system (TanOS) must alert the ISSO and SA (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure.

    It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without this notification, the security personnel may be unaware of an ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The Tanium Operating System (TanOS) must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

    The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectivene...
    Rule Medium Severity

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