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Tanium 7.x Application on TanOS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000001

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Tanium max_soap_sessions_total setting must be explicitly enabled to limit the number of simultaneous sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Application management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize an application. Lim...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000001

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    Group
  • The Tanium max_soap_sessions_per_user setting must be explicitly enabled to limit the number of simultaneous sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Application management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize an application. Lim...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000003

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Tanium Application Server console must be configured to initiate a session lock after a 15-minute period of inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Tanium Console, when multi-factor authentication is enabled, will initiate a session lock based upon the ActivClient or o...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000015

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    Group
  • 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 ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000015

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    Group
  • SRG-APP-000039

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    Group
  • Tanium Trusted Content providers must be documented.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A Tanium Sensor, also called content, enables an organization to gather real-time inventory, configuration, and compliance da...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000015

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Content providers must provide their public key to the Tanium administrator to import for validating signed content.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A Tanium Sensor, also called content, enables an organization to gather real-time inventory, configuration, and compliance da...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000015

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    Group
  • Tanium public keys of content providers must be validated against documented trusted content providers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A Tanium Sensor, also called content, enables an organization to gather real-time inventory, configuration, and compliance da...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000023

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • 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 ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033

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    Group
  • 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033

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    Group
  • Documentation identifying Tanium console users, their respective User Groups, Computer Groups, and Roles must be maintained.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;System access must be reviewed periodically to verify all Tanium users are assigned the appropriate functional role, with the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033

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    Group
  • The Tanium application must be configured to use Tanium User Groups in a manner consistent with the model outlined within 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;System access must be reviewed periodically to verify all Tanium users are assigned the appropriate computer groups, with the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Tanium Action Approval feature must be enabled for two-person integrity when deploying actions to endpoints.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Tanium Action Approval feature provides a two-person integrity control mechanism designed to achieve a high-level of secu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000039

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    Group
  • The Tanium documentation identifying recognized and trusted IOC streams must be maintained.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using trusted and recognized IOC sources may detect and prevent systems from becoming compromised. An IOC stream is a series ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000039

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    Group
  • Tanium Threat Response must be configured to receive IOC streams only from trusted sources.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using trusted and recognized IOC sources may detect and prevent systems from becoming compromised. An IOC stream is a series ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000039

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    Group
  • The Tanium documentation identifying recognized and trusted folders for Threat Response Local Directory Source must be maintained.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using trusted and recognized IOC sources may detect and prevent systems from becoming compromised. An IOC stream is a series ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000039

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    Group
  • The Tanium Threat Response Local Directory Source must be configured to restrict access to only authorized maintainers of Threat Intel.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using trusted and recognized IOC sources may detect and prevent systems from becoming compromised. An IOC stream is a series ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000039

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Tanium documentation identifying recognized and trusted SCAP sources must be maintained.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;NIST validated SCAP XML documents are provided from several possible sources such as DISA, NIST, and the other nongovernment ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000039

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Tanium documentation identifying recognized and trusted OVAL feeds must be maintained.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;OVAL XML documents are provided from several possible sources such as the CIS open source repository, or any number of vendor...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000039

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    Group
  • Tanium Comply must be configured to receive SCAP content only from trusted sources.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;NIST-validated SCAP XML documents are provided from several possible sources such as DISA, NIST, and the other nongovernment ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Tanium Comply must be configured to receive OVAL feeds only from trusted sources.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;OVAL XML documents are provided from several possible sources such as the CIS open source repository, or any number of vendor...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000069

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The publicly accessible Tanium application must retain the Standard Mandatory DOD Notice and Consent Banner on the screen until users acknowledge the usage conditions and take explicit actions to log on for further access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the publicly accessible application ensures...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000080

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    Group
  • 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000108

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  • The Tanium application 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....
    Rule Medium Severity

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