Client Management requirements

Review the requirements before you install and use Client Management.

Tanium dependencies

In addition to a license for Client Management, make sure that your environment meets the following requirements.

Component	Requirement
Tanium™ Core Platform	7.3 or later
Tanium™ Client	Downloading client installers from Client Management Client Management does not require a pre-existing installation of Tanium Client. Using Tanium™ Direct Connect to access detailed client health information requires Tanium Client 7.2.314.32117.4.1.1955 or later.
Tanium products	If you clicked Install with Recommended Configurations when you installed Client Management, the Tanium Server automatically installed all your licensed modules at the same time. Otherwise, you must manually install any other modules you are using, as described under Tanium Console User Guide: Manage Tanium modules. The following modules are optional, but Client Management requires the given minimum versions to work with them: (Optional) Tanium™ Discover 3.1 or later. With Discover, you can target endpoints based on Discover tags. (Optional) Tanium™ Trends 2.4 or later. With Trends, you can view boards that provide data visualizations of client deployment information. (Optional) Tanium Direct Connect 1.4.3 or later. With Direct Connect, you can connect to endpoints to access detailed client health information.

Component

Requirement

Tanium™ Core Platform

7.3 or later

Tanium™ Client

Downloading client installers from Client Management Client Management does not require a pre-existing installation of Tanium Client.

Using Tanium™ Direct Connect to access detailed client health information requires Tanium Client 7.2.314.32117.4.1.1955 or later.

Tanium products

If you clicked Install with Recommended Configurations when you installed Client Management, the Tanium Server automatically installed all your licensed modules at the same time. Otherwise, you must manually install any other modules you are using, as described under Tanium Console User Guide: Manage Tanium modules.

The following modules are optional, but Client Management requires the given minimum versions to work with them:

(Optional) Tanium™ Discover 3.1 or later. With Discover, you can target endpoints based on Discover tags.
(Optional) Tanium™ Trends 2.4 or later. With Trends, you can view boards that provide data visualizations of client deployment information.
(Optional) Tanium Direct Connect 1.4.3 or later. With Direct Connect, you can connect to endpoints to access detailed client health information.

Tanium™ Endpoint Configuration is automatically installed when you install Client Management 1.5.4 or later. You must upgrade Client Management to version 1.5.4 or later to support the latest versions of Tanium solutions that use Endpoint Configuration to deploy tools and configuration changes to endpoints. For more information about Endpoint Configuration, see Tanium Endpoint Configuration User Guide.

Tanium™ Module Server

Client Management is installed and runs as a service on the Module Server host computer. The impact on the Module Server is minimal and depends on usage.

For more information, see Tanium Core Platform Installation Guide: Host system sizing guidelines.

Endpoints

For a list of supported operating systems for the Tanium Client, see Tanium Client Guide: Host system requirements.

Supported operating systems

The following endpoint operating systems are supported with Client Management.

Tanium Client 7.2.314.3211 is the earliest version that is deployed by Client Management. Client Management supports only operating systems that are supported by Tanium Client 7.2.314.3211 or later.

Operating System	Version
Microsoft Windows Server	2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 or later
Microsoft Windows Workstation	7 or later
macOS	Same as Tanium Client support, for versions that are supported by Tanium Client 7.4.1.1955 and later. See Tanium Client User Guide: Host system requirements.
Linux	Same as Tanium Client support, for distributions and versions that are supported by Tanium Client 7.2.314.32117.4.1.1955 and later. See Tanium Client User Guide: Host system requirements. The following Linux distributions have specific version requirements to be supported by Tanium Client 7.2.314.3211 and later: Ubuntu: 14.04 LTS or later SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) or openSUSE: 11.3 or later Using Direct Connect to access detailed client health information on a CentOS client requires CentOS version 6.0 or later.
Solaris	Same as Tanium Client support. See Tanium Client User Guide: Host system requirements. You cannot use Direct Connect to access detailed client health information with Solaris.
AIX	Same as Tanium Client support. See Tanium Client User Guide: Host system requirements. You cannot use Direct Connect to access detailed client health information with AIX.

Account permissions

During client installation using Client Management, you must have an account configured with the appropriate permissions on each endpoint. You add credentials for these accounts during the deployment process. For more information, see Configure client credentials. These accounts and permissions are necessary only during deployment, and they can be removed or changed after you successfully deploy clients.

To protect credentials that are used for client deployment, use one of the following methods:

Use a temporary account that is removed after deployment.
Disable or change the password for the account after client deployment is complete.

Windows endpoints

On each Windows endpoint, you must have an account with Local Administrator rights, or a local or domain account configured that has the following abilities:

Remotely connect to the endpoint and authenticate using SMB.
Create folders in the C:\Program Files (x86)\ directory for 64-bit Windows, or the C:\Program Files\ directory for 32-bit Windows.
Write and execute files in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Tanium\ directory for 64-bit Windows, or the C:\Program Files\Tanium\ directory for 32-bit Windows.

Non-Windows endpoints

On each non-Windows endpoint, you must have an account configured that can remotely connect to the endpoint and authenticate using SSH. You must use one of the following options to configure a user with elevated privileges to perform installation:

The root user
A user that is listed in the sudoers file on each endpoint, to allow the account you are using for installation to use sudo

If you restrict user commands in the sudoers file, contact Tanium support to help determine the necessary commands to allow.

Amazon Linux requires key-based authentication. On the endpoint, be sure to enable SSH key-based authentication and enable NOPASSWD in the sudoers file for the admin user account. Add this user name and password to the credentials list. This configuration ensures that the key, and not a password, is used to elevate the admin permissions of the user so that the user can install the Tanium Client and start the service.

Other distributions or your specific environment might have different authentication requirements.

Host and network security requirements

Specific ports and processes are needed to run Client Management.

For information about preparing endpoints for remote installation, see Prepare for deployment to Linux, macOS, or UNIX endpoints and Prepare for deployment to Windows endpoints.

Ports

The following ports are required for Client Management communication.

Source	Destination	Port	Protocol	Purpose
Module Server	Endpoints (non-Windows)	22	TCP	Used for communication with the module server during client installation.
Module Server¹	Endpoints (Windows)	135	TCP	Used for communication with the module server during client installation.
		139	TCP	Used as a backup port for communication with the module server during client installation if port 445 is unavailable.
		445	TCP	Used for communication with the module server during client installation.
Tanium Client (internal)	Module Server	17475	TCP	Used for direct connection to endpoints for detailed client health information.
Tanium Client (external)	Zone Server²	17486	TCP	Used for direct connection to endpoints for detailed client health information. The default port number is 17486. If needed, you can specify a different port number when you configure the Zone Proxy.
Module Server	Zone Server²	17487	TCP	Used by the Zone Server for Module Server connections. The default port number is 17487. If needed, you can specify a different port number when you configure the Zone Proxy.
Module Server	Zone Server²	17488	TCP	Allows communication between the Zone Server and the Module Server. On TanOS, the Direct Connect Zone Proxy installer automatically opens port 17488 on the Zone Server. This port must be manually opened on Windows.
¹RPC must be enabled from the module server. ²These ports are required only when you use a Zone Server.

Source	Destination	Port	Protocol	Purpose
Tanium Client	TaaS	17475	TCP	Used for direct connection to endpoints for detailed client health information.
Tanium Client (external)	Zone Server¹	17486	TCP	Used for direct connection to endpoints for detailed client health information. The default port number is 17486. If needed, you can specify a different port number when you configure the Zone Proxy.
TaaS	Zone Server¹	17487	TCP	Used by the Zone Server for Module Server connections. The default port number is 17487. If needed, you can specify a different port number when you configure the Zone Proxy.
TaaS	Zone Server¹	17488	TCP	Allows communication between the Zone Server and the Module Server.
²These ports are required only when you use a Zone Server.

Security exclusions

If security software is in use in the environment to monitor and block unknown host system processes, your security administrator must create exclusions to allow the Tanium processes to run without interference.

The <Tanium Client> variable refers to the Tanium Client installation path, which is configurable during client deployment. For default client installation paths, see Tanium Client User Guide: Tanium Client installation paths.

The <Tanium Module Server> variable refers to the Tanium Module server installation path.

Security exclusions for the Tanium Core Platform are also required to install Tanium clients using Client Management. For a list of these exclusions, see Tanium Core Platform Deployment Reference Guide: Tanium Core Platform folders and Tanium Core Platform Deployment Reference Guide: Tanium Core Platform system processes.

Table 1: Client Management security exclusions
Target Device	Notes	Process
Module Server		<Tanium Module Server>\services\client-management-service\node.exe
Module Server		<Tanium Module Server>\services\twsm-v1\twsm.exe
Windows x86 endpoints	During client installation	\Program Files\Tanium\TaniumClientBootstrap.exe
	During client installation	\Program Files\Tanium\SetupClient.exe
	During client installation	<Tanium Client>\SetupClient.exe
		<Tanium Client>\TaniumClientExtensions.dll
		<Tanium Client>\TaniumClientExtensions.dll.sig
		<Tanium Client>\extensions\TaniumDEC.dll
		<Tanium Client>\extensions\TaniumDEC.dll.sig
		<Tanium Client>\TaniumCX.exe
Windows x64 endpoints	During client installation	\Program Files (x86)\Tanium\TaniumClientBootstrap.exe
	During client installation	\Program Files (x86)\Tanium\SetupClient.exe
	During client installation	<Tanium Client>\SetupClient.exe
		<Tanium Client>\TaniumClientExtensions.dll
		<Tanium Client>\TaniumClientExtensions.dll.sig
		<Tanium Client>\extensions\TaniumDEC.dll
		<Tanium Client>\extensions\TaniumDEC.dll.sig
		<Tanium Client>\TaniumCX.exe
macOS endpoints	During client installation	/Library/Tanium/TaniumClientBootstrap
	During client installation	/Library/Tanium/SetupClient
	During client installation	<Tanium Client>/SetupClient
		<Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.dylib
		<Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.dylib.sig
		<Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.dylib
		<Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.dylib.sig
		<Tanium Client>/TaniumCX
Linux endpoints	During client installation	/opt/Tanium/TaniumClientBootstrap
	During client installation	/opt/Tanium/SetupClient
	During client installation	<Tanium Client>/SetupClient
		<Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.so
		<Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.so.sig
		<Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.so
		<Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.so.sig
		<Tanium Client>/TaniumCX
Solaris and AIX endpoints	During client installation	/opt/Tanium/TaniumClientBootstrap
	During client installation	/opt/Tanium/SetupClient
	During client installation	<Tanium Client>/SetupClient

Table 2: Client Management security exclusions
Target Device	Notes	Process
Windows x86 endpoint		<Tanium Client>\TaniumClientExtensions.dll
		<Tanium Client>\TaniumClientExtensions.dll.sig
		<Tanium Client>\extensions\TaniumDEC.dll
		<Tanium Client>\extensions\TaniumDEC.dll.sig
		<Tanium Client>\TaniumCX.exe
Windows x64 endpoints		<Tanium Client>\TaniumClientExtensions.dll
		<Tanium Client>\TaniumClientExtensions.dll.sig
		<Tanium Client>\extensions\TaniumDEC.dll
		<Tanium Client>\extensions\TaniumDEC.dll.sig
		<Tanium Client>\TaniumCX.exe
macOS endpoints		<Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.dylib
		<Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.dylib.sig
		<Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.dylib
		<Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.dylib.sig
		<Tanium Client>/TaniumCX
Linux endpoints		<Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.so
		<Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.so.sig
		<Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.so
		<Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.so.sig
		<Tanium Client>/TaniumCX

Internet URLs

If security software is deployed in the environment to monitor and block unknown URLs, your security administrator might need to add the following URL to the approved list.

https://content.tanium.com

User role requirements

The following tables list the role permissions required to use Client Management. For more information about role permissions and associated content sets, see Tanium Core Platform User Guide: Managing RBAC.

To install Client Management, you must have the reserved role of Administrator.

Table 3: Client Management user role permissions
Permission	Client Management Administrator¹	Client Management User¹	Client Management API User	Client Management Auditor	Client Management Operator	Client Management Read-Only User¹
Show Clientmanagement View the Client Management workbench
Client-management Configurations Read Read client and deployment configurations
Client-management Configurations Write Create and modify client and deployment configurations
Client-management Credentials Read Read credentials list, but not view associated passwords or key data
Client-management Credentials Write Create and modify credentials lists
Client-management Deployments Read View data about client deployments
Client-management Deployments Write Create deployments of Tanium Client to unmanaged endpoints
Client-management Direct Connect Connect to an endpoint using Direct Connect and read data from that endpoint
Client-management Operate Download installer packages for the Tanium Client
Client-management Settings Write Write access to global settings in the Client Management module
Client-management Read Audit Log Read audit log with API
Client-management Use API Write access to global settings in the Client Management module
Direct Connect Session Read Allows users to view endpoint connections
Direct Connect Session Write Allows users to create and manage endpoint connections
¹ This role provides module permissions for Tanium Trends. You can view which Trends permissions are granted to this role in the Tanium Console. For more information, see Tanium Trends User Guide: User role requirements.

Table 4: Provided Client Management Micro Admin and Advanced user role permissions
Permission	Role Type	Content Set for Permission
Read System Status	Micro Admin
Read Sensor	Advanced	Tanium Client Management
Read Sensor	Advanced	Reserved
Read Sensor	Advanced	Base
Read Sensor	Advanced	Client Extensions
Read Sensor	Advanced	Direct Connect
Read Action	Advanced	Reserved
Read Action	Advanced	Direct Connect
Write Action	Advanced	Reserved
Write Action	Advanced	Direct Connect
Execute Plugin	Advanced	Tanium Client Management
Execute Plugin	Advanced	Reserved
Read Package	Advanced	Reserved
Read Package	Advanced	Direct Connect
Write Package	Advanced	Reserved
Write Package	Advanced	Direct Connect
Read Saved Question	Advanced	Tanium Client Management
Read Saved Question	Advanced	Reserved
Read Saved Question	Advanced	Direct Connect
Read Filter Group	Advanced	Tanium Client Management
Read Filter Group	Advanced	Reserved
Read Filter Group	Advanced	Default Filter Groups

Table 5: Optional roles for Client Management
Role	Enables
Discover Read Only User	For service account: Deploy to endpoints based on Discover labels

For more information and descriptions of content sets and permissions, see Tanium Core Platform User Guide: Managing roles.