Installing Certificate Manager
Tanium Cloud automatically handles module installations and upgrades.
For information about configuring Certificate Manager for Tanium Cloud, see Configuring Certificate Manager.
Before you begin
- Read the release notes.
- Review the Certificate Manager requirements.
- Assign the correct roles to users for Certificate Manager. Review the User role requirements.
- To import the Certificate Manager solution, you must be assigned the Administrator reserved role.
- To configure the Certificate Manager action group, you must be assigned the Administrator reserved role, Content Administrator reserved role, or a role that has the Action Group write permission.
Import Certificate Manager with default settings
The following default settings are configured:
When you import Certificate Manager, the following default settings are configured:
Setting | Default value |
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Action group |
If the action group was already created in a previous version of Certificate Manager, the action group is not updated. |
Scheduled action for default audit settings |
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To import Certificate Manager and configure default settings, see Tanium Console User Guide: Import all modules and services. After the import, verify that the correct version is installed: see Verify Certificate Manager version.
Import Certificate Manager with custom settings
To import Certificate Manager without automatically configuring default settings, be sure to clear the Apply All Tanium recommended configurations check box while performing the steps in Tanium Console User Guide: Import, re-import, or update specific solutions. After the import, verify that the correct version is installed: see Verify Certificate Manager version.
To configure the Certificate Manager action group, see Configure the Certificate Manager action group.
To configure the Certificate Manager audit settings, see Configure audit settings.
Manage solution dependencies
Other Tanium solutions are required for Certificate Manager to function (required dependencies) or for specific Certificate Manager features to work (feature-specific dependencies). See Solution dependencies.
Upgrade Certificate Manager
For the steps to upgrade Certificate Manager, see Tanium Console User Guide: Import, re-import, or update specific solutions. After the upgrade, verify that the correct version is installed: see Verify Certificate Manager version.
- Certificate exclusions: To reconfigure any custom certificate exclusions, see Configure exclusion list.
- Authorized certificate authorities (CAs): To reconfigure any custom CAs, see Configure certificate authorities.
- Scheduled actions: Certificate Manager 1.11 now manages scheduled actions through the service. To prevent Certificate Manager audits from running more often than intended, delete any previously created schedule actions after you upgrade Certificate Manager.
Verify Certificate Manager version
After you import Certificate Manager, verify that the correct version is installed:
- Refresh your browser.
- From the Main menu, go to Administration > Configuration > Solutions.
- In the Modules section, verify that the Certificate Manager <version> reflects the version that you installed.
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