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V-253809

CAT II (Medium)

Control of the Tanium Client service must be restricted to SYSTEM access only for all managed clients.

Rule ID

SV-253809r997246_rule

STIG

Tanium 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R3

CCIs

CCI-002165

Discussion

The reliability of the Tanium client's ability to operate depends on controlling access to the Tanium client service. By restricting access to SYSTEM access only, the non-Tanium system administrator will not have the ability to impact operability of the service.

Check Content

1. Using a web browser on a system that has connectivity to the Tanium application, access the Tanium application web user interface (UI) and log on with multifactor authentication.

2. Click "Administration" on the top navigation banner.

3. Under "Actions", select "Scheduled Actions".

4. Look for a scheduled action titled "Client Service Hardening - Allow Only Local SYSTEM to Control Service".

If a scheduled action titled "Client Service Hardening - Allow Only Local SYSTEM to Control Service" does not exist, this is a finding.

5. If the scheduled action exists, select it. If it is not approved (the "Approve" button at the top of the section will be displayed if not approved), this is a finding.

If the scheduled action exists and has been approved but does not restrict control of the Tanium Client service to Allow Only Local SYSTEM to Control Service, this is a finding.

If the action is not configured to repeat at least every 12 hours, this is a finding.

If the scheduled action is not targeted at an "All Computers" Action Group, this is a finding.

Fix Text

1. Using a web browser on a system that has connectivity to the Tanium application, access the Tanium application web UI and log on with multifactor authentication. 

2. Click "Modules" on the top navigation banner. 

3. Click "Interact". 

4. In "Categories" section, select box for "Client Service Hardening".

5. In "Dashboards" section, select "Control Service State Permissions".

6. The results will show a "Count" of clients matching the "Service Control is set to default permissions" query.

7. Select the result line for "Service Control is set to default permissions".

8. Choose "Deploy Action".

9. In the Deployment Package drop-down, select "Client Service Hardening - Allow Only Local SYSTEM to Control Service".

10. Configure the schedule to repeat at least every 12 hours for the requested action.

11. Under "Targeting Criteria", in the Action Group, select "All Computers" from the drop-down menu.

12. Click "Show preview to continue".

13. Noncompliant systems will be displayed at the bottom.

14. Click "Deploy Action".

15. Verify settings.

16. Click "Show Client Status Details".