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Tanium 7.x Application on TanOS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Tanium application must reveal error messages only to the ISSO, ISSM, and SA.

    <VulnDiscussion>Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...
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  • SRG-APP-000291

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  • Tanium must notify system administrator (SA) and the 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 re-esta...
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  • SRG-APP-000292

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  • Tanium must notify system administrators (SAs) 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-000293

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  • SRG-APP-000294

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When application accounts are removed, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying users or for ide...
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  • SRG-APP-000295

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  • The Tanium application must set an inactive timeout for sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Leaving sessions open indefinitely is a major security risk. An attacker can easily use an already authenticated session to a...
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  • SRG-APP-000317

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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-000320

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  • Tanium must notify the system administrator (SA) 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 re-establ...
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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 Tanium application must allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In order to ensure applications have a sufficient storage capacity in which to write the audit logs, applications need to be ...
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  • SRG-APP-000358

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  • The Tanium application must offload audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a common ...
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  • SRG-APP-000359

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  • The Tanium application must provide an immediate warning to the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of repository maximum audit record storage capacity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If security personnel are not notified immediately upon storage volume utilization reaching 75 percent, they are unable to pl...
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  • SRG-APP-000360

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  • The Tanium application must provide an immediate real-time alert to the SA and ISSO, at a minimum, of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts.

    &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-000378

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  • The Tanium application must prohibit user installation of software without explicit privileged status.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Allowing regular users to install software without explicit privileges creates the risk that untested or potentially maliciou...
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  • SRG-APP-000380

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  • The application must enforce access restrictions associated with changes to application configuration.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failure to provide logical access restrictions associated with changes to application configuration may have significant effe...
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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-000383

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Tanium Server can use either a SQL Server RDBMS installed locally to the same device as the Tanium Server application or ...
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  • SRG-APP-000383

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  • Firewall rules must be configured on the Tanium module server to allow Server-to-Module Server communications from the Tanium Server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Tanium Module Server is used to extend the functionality of Tanium through the use of various workbenches. The Tanium Mod...
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  • SRG-APP-000383

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Tanium Module Server is used to extend the functionality of Tanium through the use of various workbenches. The Tanium Mod...
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  • SRG-APP-000383

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If using the Tanium Zone Server to proxy traffic from Tanium-managed computers on less trusted network segments to the Tanium...
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  • SRG-APP-000416

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  • The SSLHonorCipherOrder must be configured to disable weak encryption algorithms on the Tanium Server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The applicatio...
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  • SRG-APP-000416

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  • The SSLCipherSuite must be configured to disable weak encryption algorithms on the Tanium Server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The applicatio...
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  • SRG-APP-000427

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  • The Tanium Server certificate must be signed by a DOD Certificate Authority.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Tanium Server has the option to use a "self-signed" certificate or a Trusted Certificate Authority signed certificate for...
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  • SRG-APP-000435

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  • The Tanium application must limit the bandwidth used in communicating with endpoints to prevent a denial of service (DoS) condition at the server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot ac...
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  • SRG-APP-000456

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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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  • The Tanium application must install security-relevant software updates within the time period directed by an authoritative source (e.g., IAVM, CTOs, DTMs, and STIGs).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Security flaws with software applications are discovered daily. Vendors are constantly updating and patching their products t...
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  • SRG-APP-000471

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