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V-254915

CAT II (Medium)

The Tanium application must be configured for LDAP user/group synchronization to map the authenticated identity to the individual user or group account for PKI-based authentication.

Rule ID

SV-254915r961044_rule

STIG

Tanium 7.x Application on TanOS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R2

CCIs

CCI-000187

Discussion

Without mapping the certificate used to authenticate to the user account, the ability to determine the identity of the individual user or group will not be available for forensic analysis.

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 multi-factor authentication.   

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

3. Under "Configuration," select "LDAP/AD Sync Configurations".   

4. Verify a sync exists under "Enabled Servers".  

If no sync exists, this is a finding. If sync exists under "Disabled Servers" and there are no Enabled Servers, 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 user interface (UI) and log on with multi-factor authentication.   

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

3. Under "Configuration," select "LDAP/AD Sync Configurations".   

4. Verify a sync exists under "Enabled Servers".  

5. If no sync exists, click "Add Server".  

6. Fill in the correct information for connecting to the organizations LDAP server. Work with a systems administrator to get this information if necessary.  

7. Click "Save".

8. If a sync exists and it is disabled, click the edit icon.

9. Change the status to "enabled".

10. Click "Save".