The SSLHonorCipherOrder must be configured to disable weak encryption algorithms on the Tanium Server.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-253859	TANS-SV-000035	SV-253859r850365_rule		Medium

Description
Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated.

STIG	Date
Tanium 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-08-24

Details

Check Text ( C-57311r842603_chk )
1. Access the Tanium Server. 2. Log on to the server with an account that has administrative privileges. 3. Access the server's registry by typing: regedit . 4. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SOFTWARE >> Wow6432Node >> Tanium >> Tanium Server. 5. Verify the existence of a DWORD "SSLHonorCipherOrder" with a value of "0x00000001" (hex). If the DWORD "SSLHonorCipherOrder" does not exist with a value of "0x00000001" (hex), this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-57311r842603_chk )

1. Access the Tanium Server.

2. Log on to the server with an account that has administrative privileges.

3. Access the server's registry by typing: regedit .

4. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SOFTWARE >> Wow6432Node >> Tanium >> Tanium Server.

5. Verify the existence of a DWORD "SSLHonorCipherOrder" with a value of "0x00000001" (hex).

If the DWORD "SSLHonorCipherOrder" does not exist with a value of "0x00000001" (hex), this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-57262r842604_fix)
1. Access the Tanium Server. 2. Log on to the server with an account that has administrative privileges. 3. Access the server's registry by typing: regedit . 4. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SOFTWARE >> Wow6432Node >> Tanium >> Tanium Server. 5. Add or modify the DWORD "SSLHonorCipherOrder" to have a value of 0x00000001 (hex).