The Tanium Action Approval feature must be enabled for two person integrity when deploying actions to endpoints.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-78667	TANS-SV-000006	SV-93373r1_rule		Medium

Description
The Tanium Action Approval feature provides a "four eyes" control mechanism designed to achieve a high level of security and reduce the possibility of error for critical operations. 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. While this system slows workflow, the reliability of actions deployed will be greater on the Packaging and Targeting.

Description

The Tanium Action Approval feature provides a "four eyes" control mechanism designed to achieve a high level of security and reduce the possibility of error for critical operations. 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. While this system slows workflow, the reliability of actions deployed will be greater on the Packaging and Targeting.

STIG	Date
Tanium 7.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-07-09

Details

Check Text ( C-78237r1_chk )
Using a web browser on a system that has connectivity to Tanium, access the Tanium 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". Select the "Global Settings" tab. In the "Show Settings Containing:" search box type "require_action_approval". 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.

Check Text ( C-78237r1_chk )

Using a web browser on a system that has connectivity to Tanium, access the Tanium 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".

Select the "Global Settings" tab.

In the "Show Settings Containing:" search box type "require_action_approval".

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.

Fix Text (F-85403r1_fix)
Using a web browser on a system that has connectivity to Tanium, access the Tanium web UI and log on with CAC. Click on the navigation button (hamburger menu) on the top left of the console and then click on "Administration". Select the "Global Settings" tab. If "require_action_approval" does not exist: click on "New Setting". In "New System Setting" dialog box, enter "require_action_approval" for "Setting Name:". Enter "1" for "Setting Value:". Select "Server" from "Affects" drop-down list. Select "Numeric" from "Value Type" drop-down list. Click "Save". If "require_action_approval" does exist but is not set to a value of "1": Click on "require_action_approval". In the right pane click "Edit". Set the "Setting Value" to "1". Click "Save".

Fix Text (F-85403r1_fix)

Using a web browser on a system that has connectivity to Tanium, access the Tanium web UI and log on with CAC.

Click on the navigation button (hamburger menu) on the top left of the console and then click on "Administration".

Select the "Global Settings" tab.

If "require_action_approval" does not exist: click on "New Setting".

In "New System Setting" dialog box, enter "require_action_approval" for "Setting Name:".

Enter "1" for "Setting Value:".

Select "Server" from "Affects" drop-down list.

Select "Numeric" from "Value Type" drop-down list.

Click "Save".

If "require_action_approval" does exist but is not set to a value of "1":

Click on "require_action_approval".

In the right pane click "Edit".

Set the "Setting Value" to "1".

Click "Save".