STIGQter: STIG Summary: Tanium 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 02 Jul 2025:

The Tanium application must accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies.

DISA Rule

SV-253800r1099931_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-253800

Group Title

SRG-APP-000402

Rule Version

TANS-00-001455

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002009 - Accept Personal Identity Verification-compliant credentials from other federal agencies.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Use the vendor documentation titled "Smart card authentication" to implement correct configuration settings for this requirement.


1. Access the Tanium Server.

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

3. Run regedit as Administrator.

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

5. Validate the value for REG_DWORD "ForceSOAPSSLClientCert" is set to "1".

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

7. Configure the following keys:

REG_SZ "ClientCertificateAuthField"
For example:
X509v3 Subject Alternative Name.

REG_SZ "ClientCertificateAuthRegex"
For example-DoD:
.+?Name:\s*?(\S+@[._a-zA-Z0-9]+).*
Note: This regex may vary.

REG_SZ "ClientCertificateAuth"
For example:
C:\Program Files\Tanium\Tanium Server\dod.pem

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1. Access the Tanium Server.

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

3. Run regedit as Administrator.

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

5. Validate the value for REG_DWORD "ForceSOAPSSLClientCert" is set to "1".

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

7. Validate the following keys exist and are configured:

REG_SZ "ClientCertificateAuthField"
For example:
X509v3 Subject Alternative Name.

REG_SZ "ClientCertificateAuthRegex"
For example-DoD:
.+?Name:\s*?(\S+@[._a-zA-Z0-9]+).*
Note: This regex may vary.

REG_SZ "ClientCertificateAuth"
For example:
C:\Program Files\Tanium\Tanium Server\dod.pem

If the value for REG_DWORD "ForceSOAPSSLClientCert" is not set to "1" and the remaining registry values are not configured, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-253800

Documentable

False

Rule Version

TANS-00-001455

Severity Override Guidance

1. Access the Tanium Server.

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

3. Run regedit as Administrator.

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

5. Validate the value for REG_DWORD "ForceSOAPSSLClientCert" is set to "1".

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

7. Validate the following keys exist and are configured:

REG_SZ "ClientCertificateAuthField"
For example:
X509v3 Subject Alternative Name.

REG_SZ "ClientCertificateAuthRegex"
For example-DoD:
.+?Name:\s*?(\S+@[._a-zA-Z0-9]+).*
Note: This regex may vary.

REG_SZ "ClientCertificateAuth"
For example:
C:\Program Files\Tanium\Tanium Server\dod.pem

If the value for REG_DWORD "ForceSOAPSSLClientCert" is not set to "1" and the remaining registry values are not configured, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5476