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The Tanium max_soap_sessions_total setting must be explicitly enabled to limit the number of simultaneous sessions.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Application management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize an application. Limiting the number of allowed users and sessions per user is helpful in limiting risks related to DoS attacks. This requirement may be met via the application or by utilizing information system, session control provided by a web server with specialized session management capabilities. If it has been specified that this requirement will be handled by the application, the capability to limit the maximum number of concurrent single user sessions must be designed and built into the application. This requirement addresses concurrent sessions for information system accounts and does not address concurrent sessions by single users via multiple system accounts. The maximum number of concurrent sessions should be defined based upon mission needs and the operational environment for each system.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-234111r612749_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Using a web browser on a system, which has connectivity to the Tanium Server, access the Tanium Server web user interface (UI) and log on with CAC.

Click on the navigation button (hamburger menu) on the top left of the console. 

Click on "Administration".