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V-254886CAT II — Medium severitySV-254886r1117167_rule

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

Rule version TANS-AP-000120 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-11

Discussion

The Tanium Action Approval feature provides a two-person integrity 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.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000033, SRG-APP-000488

Check

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 multifactor authentication.

2. Click "Administration" on the top navigation banner.

3. Under "Configuration", select "Settings".

4. Click the "Advanced Settings" tab.

5. In the "Filter items" search box type "require_action_approval".

6. 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

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 multifactor authentication.

2. Click "Administration" on the top navigation banner.

3. Under "Configuration", select "Settings".

4. Click the "Advanced Settings" tab.

5. If "require_action_approval" does not exist, click "Create Setting".

6. Select "Server" for "Setting Type".

7. In the "Create Platform Setting" dialog box, enter "require_action_approval" for "Name".

8. Select "Numeric" radio button from "Value Type".

9. Select "Value" and enter "1".

10. Click "Save".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-254886
Group title
SRG-APP-000033
Rule ID
SV-254886r1117167_rule
Check ID
C-58499r1067685_chk
Fix ID
F-58443r1067686_fix