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.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-254915	TANS-AP-000490	SV-254915r961044_rule		Medium

Description
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.

STIG	Date
Tanium 7.x Application on TanOS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-04

Details

Check Text ( C-58528r867643_chk )
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."

Check Text ( C-58528r867643_chk )

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 (F-58472r867644_fix)
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".

Fix Text (F-58472r867644_fix)

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".