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.

Tanium dependencies

Component	Requirement
Tanium™ Core Platform	7.3.314.4250 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.
Tanium solutions	If you selected Tanium Recommended Installation when you installed Client Management, the Tanium Server automatically installed all your licensed solutions at the same time. Otherwise, you must manually install the solutions with which you are using Endpoint Configuration, as described under Tanium Console User Guide: Import, re-import, or update specific solutions. 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).
Computer groups	When you first log into the Tanium Console after a fresh installation of Tanium Server 7.4.2 or later, the serverTaaS automatically imports the computer groups that Endpoint Configuration requires. For earlier versions of the Tanium Server, or after upgrading from an earlier version, you must manually create the computer groups: see Create a 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 Endpoint Configuration action group to target the No Computers filter group, set the action group to target the All Computers computer group before using any modules. 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 Endpoint Configuration action group to target the No Computers filter group, make sure you set the action group to target the appropriate endpoints (typically All Computers) before using any modules: see Configure the Endpoint Configuration action group. 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.

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.

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 as a Service ports, see Tanium as a Service 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, your security administrator must create exclusions to allow the Tanium processes to run without interference. 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.

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

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.

Endpoint Configuration user role permissions
Permission	Endpoint Configuration Administrator	Endpoint Configuration Approver	Endpoint Configuration Service Account
Endpoint Configuration View the Endpoint Configuration workbench, and access and manage configuration changes	SHOW WRITE	APPROVE¹ DISMISS¹	READ WRITE¹
Endpoint Configuration API Perform Endpoint Configuration operations using the API	EXECUTE		EXECUTE
Endpoint Configuration Module Register or use the Endpoint Configuration module	USE		REGISTER USE
Endpoint Configuration Service Account Access the service account settings for Endpoint Configuration, and provide the service account with the necessary permissions	READ WRITE		EXECUTE
Endpoint Configuration Settings Access Endpoint Configuration settings	READ WRITE
Endpoint Configuration Support Bundle Access the support bundle for Endpoint Configuration	READ
Endpoint Configuration Bypass² You can apply this permission to module service accounts, 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 Configurationadministration and platform content permissions
Permission	Role Type	Endpoint Configuration Service Account	Endpoint Configuration Service Account Read All Sensors
Action Group	Administration	READ
Allowed URLs	Administration	READ WRITE
Computer Group	Administration	READ
Persona	Administration	READ
User	Administration	READ
Action	Platform Content	READ WRITE
Bypass Action Approval	Platform Content	SPECIAL
Own Action	Platform Content	READ
Package	Platform Content	READ WRITE
Plugin	Platform Content	READ EXECUTE
Sensor	Platform Content	READ	READ
You can view which content sets are granted to any role in the Tanium Console.