STIGQter: STIG Summary: Tanium 7.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 27 July 2018:

Tanium must set an absolute timeout for sessions.

DISA Rule

SV-93461r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-78755

Group Title

SRG-APP-000295

Rule Version

TANS-SV-000066

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002361 - The information system automatically terminates a user session after organization-defined conditions or trigger events requiring session disconnect.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

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.

Click on "New Setting".

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

Enter "900" or less for "Setting Value:".

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

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

Click "Save".

If "session_expiration_seconds" exists but is not "900" or less, select the box beside the value and click on "Edit".

Enter "900" or less for "Setting Value:".

Click "Save".

Check Contents

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 "session_expiration_seconds". Enter.

If no results are returned, this is a finding.

If results are returned for "session_expiration_seconds", but the value is not "900" or less, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-78755

Documentable

False

Rule Version

TANS-SV-000066

Severity Override Guidance

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 "session_expiration_seconds". Enter.

If no results are returned, this is a finding.

If results are returned for "session_expiration_seconds", but the value is not "900" or less, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

3215

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