Endpoint Configuration requirements

Endpoint Configuration is installed as part of Tanium Client Management. Review the requirements before you install Client Management and use Endpoint Configuration.

For more information about Client Management, see Tanium Client Management User Guide.

Core platform dependencies

Make sure that your environment meets the following requirements:

Tanium™ Core Platform servers: 7.4.3.1204 or later
Tanium™ Client:
Any supported version of Tanium Client. For the Tanium Client versions supported for each OS, see Tanium Client Management User Guide: Client version and host system requirements.
If you use a client version that is not listed, certain product features might not be available, or stability issues can occur that can only be resolved by upgrading to one of the listed client versions.
Some Tanium solutions that manage the deployment of configuration changes with Tanium Endpoint Configuration might require a higher client version.

Computer group dependencies

Endpoint Configuration requires only the All Computers computer group.

If you import Client Management with restricted targeting disabled, leave Leave the Endpoint Configuration action group set to the default of All Computers. If you use restricted targeting to set the Client Management and Endpoint Configuration action group to target the No Computers filter group, then before using any modules, first set the Client Management action group to target the All Computers computer group, and then set the Endpoint Configuration action group to target the All Computers computer group. If you have endpoints with operating systems that are not supported by Endpoint Configuration, contact Tanium Support.

(Tanium Core Platform 7.4.5 or later only) Optionally, you can set the Endpoint Configuration action group to target the No Computers filter group by enabling restricted targeting before importing Client Management. This option prevents Endpoint Configuration from automatically deploying tools to endpoints. To configure an action group, see Tanium Console User Guide: Managing action groups. To enable or disable restricted targeting, see Tanium Console User Guide: Dependencies, default settings, and tools deployment.

If you use restricted targeting to set the Client Management and Endpoint Configuration action groups to target the No Computers filter group, then make sure that before using any modules, you first set the Client Management action group to target the appropriate endpoints (typically All Computers), and then set the Endpoint Configuration action group to target the same endpoint. For more information, see Tanium Client Management User Guide: Configure the Endpoint Configuration action group and Configure the Endpoint Configuration action group in this guide. Modules cannot deploy configurations or tools to endpoints that are not targeted by the Endpoint Configuration action group. Use the appropriate targeting groups within modules to control targeted deployment of configurations or tools.

Solution dependencies

Other Tanium solutions are required for specific Endpoint Configuration features to work. The installation method that you select determines if the Tanium Server automatically imports dependencies or if you must manually import them.

Some Endpoint Configuration dependencies have their own dependencies, which you can see by clicking the links in the lists of Required dependencies and Feature-specific dependencies. Note that the links open the user guides for the latest version of each solution, not necessarily the minimum version that Endpoint Configuration requires.

Make sure you upgrade each module that uses Endpoint Configuration to a version from after support for Endpoint Configuration was introduced (follow links for Tanium Dependencies from Tanium Client Management User Guide: Module- and service-specific requirements for the Tanium Client and endpoints and see the release notes for each module).
After Endpoint Configuration is installed, do not use the Initial Content - Python solution to deploy Python to endpoints that support Endpoint Configuration (see Endpoints).

Tanium recommended installation

If you select Tanium Recommended Installation when you import Endpoint Configuration, the Tanium Server automatically imports all your licensed solutions at the same time. See Tanium Console User Guide: Import all modules and services.

Import specific solutions

If you select only Endpoint Configuration to import and are using Tanium Core Platform 7.5.2.3531 or later with Tanium Console 3.0.72 or later, the Tanium Server automatically imports the latest available versions of any required dependencies that are missing. If some required dependencies are already imported but their versions are earlier than the minimum required for Endpoint Configuration, the server automatically updates those dependencies to the latest available versions.

If you select only Endpoint Configuration to import and you are using Tanium Core Platform 7.5.2.3503 or earlier with Tanium Console 3.0.64 or earlier, you must manually import or update required dependencies. See Tanium Console User Guide: Import, re-import, or update specific solutions.

Required dependencies

Endpoint Configuration has the following required dependencies at the specified minimum versions:

Tanium™ RDB 1.2.11 or later
Tanium™ System User service 1.0.77 or later

Feature-specific dependencies

Endpoint Configuration has the following feature-specific dependencies at the specified minimum versions:

Tanium Connect 5.9 or later is required to use Endpoint Configuration audit logs as a connection source.

Tanium™ Module Server

Endpoint Configuration 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

Supported operating systems

The following endpoint operating systems are supported with Endpoint Configuration.

Operating System	Version	Notes
Windows	A minimum of Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 is required.
macOS	Same as Tanium Client support. See Tanium Client Management User Guide: Client version and host system requirements.
Linux	Same as Tanium Client support. See Tanium Client Management User Guide: Client version and host system requirements.
AIX	A minimum of AIX 7.1.4 is required.	The IBM XL C++ runtime libraries file set (xlC.rte), version 16.1.0.0 or later, and the IBM LLVM runtime libraries file set (libc++.rte) must be installed. For installation instructions, see Tanium Client Management User Guide: Deploy the Tanium Client to AIX endpoints using a package file.
Solaris	Same as Tanium Client support. See Tanium Client Management User Guide: Client version and host system requirements.

For Tanium Client operating system support, see Tanium Client Management User Guide: Client version and host system requirements.

Some modules that work with Endpoint Configuration have more specific requirements for endpoints. For more information, see the user guide for each module.

Host and network security requirements

Ports

The following ports are required for Endpoint Configuration communication.

Source	Destination	Port	Protocol	Purpose
Module Server	Module Server (loopback)	17499	TCP	Used for internal communication for Endpoint Configuration This port is used with the loopback interface and usually does not require a firewall rule.

Source

Destination

Port

Protocol

Purpose

Module Server

Module Server (loopback)

17499

TCP

Used for internal communication for Endpoint Configuration

This port is used with the loopback interface and usually does not require a firewall rule.

No additional ports are required.

Configure firewall policies to open ports for Tanium traffic with TCP-based rules instead of application identity-based rules. For example, on a Palo Alto Networks firewall, configure the rules with service objects or service groups instead of application objects or application groups.

For Tanium Cloud ports, see Tanium Cloud Deployment Guide: Host and network security requirements.

Security exclusions

If security software is in use in the environment to monitor and block unknown host system processes, Tanium recommends that a security administrator create exclusions to allow the Tanium processes to run without interference. The configuration of these exclusions varies depending on AV software. For a list of all security exclusions to define across Tanium, see Tanium Core Platform Deployment Reference Guide: Host system security exclusions.

Endpoint Configuration security exclusions
Target Device	Notes	Exclusion Type	Exclusion
Module Server		Process	<Module Server>\services\endpoint-configuration-service\TaniumEndpointConfigService.exe

User role requirements

The following tables list table lists the role permissions required to use Endpoint Configuration. To review a description of the predefined rolesummary of the predefined roles, see Set up Endpoint Configuration users.

Each Tanium Solution features a role such as <Solution Name> Configuration Approver that grants a <solution name> endpoint configuration approve permission. This permission is required for a user to make approvals in Endpoint Configuration. For the exact names of solution-specific roles and permissions, see the user guide for the specific Tanium solution.

Do not assign the Endpoint Configuration Service Account and Endpoint Configuration Service Account - All Content Sets roles to users. These roles are for internal purposes only.

For more information about role permissions and associated content sets, see Tanium Core Platform User Guide: Managing RBAC.

Endpoint Configuration user role permissions
Permission	Endpoint Configuration Administrator	Endpoint Configuration Approver	Endpoint Configuration Auditor	Endpoint Configuration Read Only User
Endpoint Configuration View the Endpoint Configuration workbench, and access and manage configuration changes	SHOW READ WRITE	APPROVE¹ DISMISS¹ REJECT SHOW READ	SHOW READ	SHOW READ
Endpoint Configuration Administrator Provides write privileges for actions and read privileges for sensors and packages in Endpoint Configuration	ADMINISTER
Endpoint Configuration API Perform Endpoint Configuration operations using the API	EXECUTE	EXECUTE	EXECUTE	EXECUTE
Endpoint Configuration Audit Review Endpoint Configuration audit logs	READ WRITE		READ
Endpoint Configuration Content Only Access and manage content-only solution information in Endpoint Configuration	READ WRITE		READ	READ
Endpoint Configuration Module Register or use the Endpoint Configuration module	USE
Endpoint Configuration Read Only Provides read privileges for sensors, packages and actions in Endpoint Configuration				USER
Endpoint Configuration Service Account Provides the service account with the necessary permissions	READ WRITE EXECUTE
Endpoint Configuration Settings Access Endpoint Configuration settings	READ WRITE		READ	READ
Endpoint Configuration Support Bundle Access the support bundle for Endpoint Configuration	READ		READ
Endpoint Configuration Bypass² You can apply this permission to module service account roles, and based on the content set, it bypasses approval for solution-generated configuration items, for example tools or intel deployment. You can apply this permission to a user account, and based on the content set, it bypasses approval for user-generated configuration items.
¹ This permission is provided to a solution-specific role for managing configuration approvals. ² This permission is not provided by default to any roles.

Provided Endpoint Configuration administration and platform content permissions
Permission	Role Type	Endpoint Configuration Administrator	Endpoint Configuration Approver	Endpoint Configuration Auditor	Endpoint Configuration Read Only User
Action	Platform Content	READ WRITE			READ
Endpoint Configuration	Platform Content	READ WRITE	SPECIAL READ	READ	READ
Endpoint Configuration Module	Platform Content	SPECIAL
Own Action	Platform Content	READ			READ
Package	Platform Content	READ			READ
Plugin	Platform Content	READ EXECUTE	READ EXECUTE	READ	READ EXECUTE
Sensor	Platform Content	READ			READ
Show Endpoint	Platform Content		SPECIAL
To view which content set permissions are granted to a role, see Tanium Console User Guide: View effective role permissions.