Rule ID
SV-254919r1067705_rule
Version
V2R2
CCIs
The Tanium Action Approval feature provides a two-person integrity control mechanism designed to achieve a high-level of security and reduce the possibility of error for critical operations and DoS conditions. When this feature is enabled, an action configured by one Tanium console user will require a second Tanium console user with a role of Action Approver (or higher) to approve the action before it is deployed to targeted computers.
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 "Configuration", select "Settings". 4. Click the "Advanced Settings" tab. 5. In the "Filter items" search box, type "require_action_approval". 6. Click "Enter". If no results are returned, this is a finding. If results are returned for "require_action_approval", but the value is not "1", this is a finding.
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 "Configuration", select "Settings". 4. Click the "Advanced Settings" tab. 5. Click "Create Setting". 6. Select "Server" for "Setting Type". 7. In "Create Platform Setting" dialog box, enter "require_action_approval" does not exist: Flag" for " Name". 8. Select the "Numeric" radio button for "Value Type". 9. Enter "1" for "Value". 10. Click "Save".