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

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Tanium operating system (TanOS) must offload audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited.

    <VulnDiscussion>Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a common...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000023

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Tanium Operating System (TanOS) must display the Standard Mandatory DOD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and se...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Tanium Operating System (TanOS) must limit the number of concurrent sessions to an organization-defined number for all accounts and/or account types.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Operating system management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize an operating s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000046

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-OS-000343

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Tanium operating system (TanOS) 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
  • SRG-OS-000075

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Tanium Operating System (TanOS) must enforce 24 hours/one day as the maximum password lifetime.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enfo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000076

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Tanium Operating System (TanOS) must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. One m...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000078

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Tanium Operating System (TanOS) must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is comprom...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000105

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Tanium Operating System (TanOS) must use multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifactor...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000106

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Tanium Operating System (TanOS) must use multifactor authentication for network access to nonprivileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, nonprivileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to p...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000120

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Tanium Operating System (TanOS) must use FIPS-validated SHA-2 or higher hash function to protect the integrity of hash message authentication code (HMAC), Key Derivation Functions (KDFs), Random Bit Generation, and hash-only applications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To protect the integrity of the authenticator and authentication mechanism used for the cryptographic module used by the netw...
    Rule Medium Severity

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