Reveal requirements

Review the requirements before you install and use Reveal.

Review the requirements before you use Reveal.

Tanium dependencies

In addition to a license for the Reveal product module, make sure that your environment also meets the following requirements.

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.
Tanium products If you clicked the Install with Recommended Configurations button when you installed Reveal, the Tanium Server automatically installed all your licensed modules at the same time. Otherwise, you must manually install the modules that Reveal requires to function, as described under Tanium Console User Guide: Manage Tanium modules.

The following products are required for features of Reveal to function. The given versions are the minimum required:

  • Tanium Index 2.5.2 or later.

  • Tanium Trends 3.6.331 or later.

  • Tanium Interact 2.5.146 or later.

  • Tanium Direct Connect 1.4.0 or later.

  • Tanium Endpoint Configuration 1.2 or later.

Endpoint Configuration is installed as part of Tanium Client Management 1.5 or later.
Computer groups

When you first log into the Tanium Console after installing the Tanium Server, the server automatically imports the computer groups that Reveal requires:

  • All Computers

  • All Windows

  • All Mac

  • All Linux

Reveal deploys the Tanium Index tools if necessary and starts the indexing process. Additionally, Reveal deploys a default Index configuration. Ensure that any file types or directories that you expect Reveal to scan are not excluded from hashing. By default, the following directories are excluded from hashing:

  • ^/Library/Tanium/TaniumClient/ (macOS)

  • ^/opt/Tanium/TaniumClient/ (Linux)

  • \\Tanium\\Tanium Client\\ (Windows)

Tanium Module Server

Reveal is installed and runs as a service on the Tanium Module Server. The impact on the Module Server is minimal and depends on usage.

Endpoints

Up to 2 GB of free disk space is required on each endpoint.

Supported operating systems
Operating system OS version
Microsoft Windows Server
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or later
Microsoft Windows Workstation
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7 SP1

    • Windows 7 Service Pack 1 requires Microsoft KB2758857.
macOS
(Intel processor only)

  • macOS 11.0 Big Sur

  • macOS 10.15 Catalina
  • macOS 10.14 Mojave
  • macOS 10.13 High Sierra
  • macOS 10.12 Sierra
  • OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan
Linux
Amazon Linux 2 LTS (2017.12)
Debian 9.x, 8.x, 10x
Oracle Linux 8.x, 7.x, 6.x, 5.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x, 7.x, 6.x, 5.x
  • CentOS 8x, 7.x, 6.x, 5.x
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Host and network security requirements

Specific ports and processes are needed to run Reveal.

Ports

The following ports are required for Reveal communication.

Source Destination Port Protocol Purpose
Tanium Client (internal) Module Server 17475 TCP Used by the Module Server for endpoint connections to internal clients.
Tanium Client (external) Zone Server* Tanium as a Service 17486 TCP Used by the Zone Server for endpoint connections to external clients. The default port number is 17486. If needed, you can specify a different port number when you configure the Zone Proxy. Used for endpoint connections.
Module Server Zone Server* 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.
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.
*These ports are required only when you use a Zone Server.

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.

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.

Reveal security exclusions
Target Device Notes Process
Module Server   <Module Server>\services\reveal-service\node.exe
  <Module Server>\services\endpoint-configuration-service\TaniumEndpointConfigService.exe
Windows endpoints   <Tanium Client>\TaniumCX.exe
  <Tanium Client>\Tools\EPI\TaniumExecWrapper.exe
  <Tanium Client>\Tools\EPI\TaniumEndpointIndex.exe
  <Tanium Client>\TaniumClientExtensions.dll
  <Tanium Client>\TaniumClientExtensions.dll.sig
  <Tanium Client>\extensions\RevealCX.dll
  <Tanium Client>\extensions\RevealCX.dll.sig
  <Tanium Client>\extensions\TaniumDEC.dll
  <Tanium Client>\extensions\TaniumDEC.dll.sig
  <Tanium Client>\extensions\core\libTaniumPythonCx.dll
  <Tanium Client>\extensions\core\libTaniumPythonCx.dll.sig
7.2.x clients, 1 <Tanium Client>\Python27\TPython.exe
7.4.x clients, 1 <Tanium Client>\Python38\TPython.exe
7.2.x clients <Tanium Client>\Python38\*.dll
Linux endpoints   <Tanium Client>/TaniumCX
  <Tanium Client>/Tools/EPI/TaniumExecWrapper
  <Tanium Client>/Tools/EPI/TaniumEndpointIndex
  <Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.so
  <Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.so.sig
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libRevealCX.so
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libRevealCX.so.sig
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.so
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.so.sig
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/core/libTaniumPythonCx.so
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/core/libTaniumPythonCx.so.sig
7.2.x clients <Tanium Client>/python27/python
7.4.x clients <Tanium Client>/python38/python
 macOS endpoints   <Tanium Client>/TaniumCX
  <Tanium Client>/Tools/EPI/TaniumExecWrapper
  <Tanium Client>/Tools/EPI/TaniumEndpointIndex
  <Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.dylib
  <Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.dylib.sig
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libRevealCX.dylib
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libRevealCX.dylib.sig
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.dylib
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.dylib.sig
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/core/libTaniumPythonCx.dylib
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/core/libTaniumPythonCx.dylib.sig
7.2.x clients <Tanium Client>/python27/python
7.4.x clients <Tanium Client>/python38/python
1 = TPython requires SHA2 support to allow installation.
Reveal security exclusions
Target Device Notes Process
Windows endpoints   <Tanium Client>\TaniumCX.exe
  <Tanium Client>\Tools\EPI\TaniumExecWrapper.exe
  <Tanium Client>\Tools\EPI\TaniumEndpointIndex.exe
  <Tanium Client>\Tools\Reveal\TaniumReveal.exe
  <Tanium Client>\TaniumClientExtensions.dll
  <Tanium Client>\TaniumClientExtensions.dll.sig
  <Tanium Client>\extensions\RevealCX.dll
  <Tanium Client>\extensions\RevealCX.dll.sig
  <Tanium Client>\extensions\TaniumDEC.dll
  <Tanium Client>\extensions\TaniumDEC.dll.sig
  <Tanium Client>\extensions\core\libTaniumPythonCx.dll
  <Tanium Client>\extensions\core\libTaniumPythonCx.dll.sig
7.4.x clients, 1 <Tanium Client>\Python38\TPython.exe
Linux endpoints   <Tanium Client>/TaniumCX
  <Tanium Client>/Tools/EPI/TaniumExecWrapper
  <Tanium Client>/Tools/EPI/TaniumEndpointIndex
  <Tanium Client>/Tools/Reveal/TaniumReveal
  <Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.so
  <Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.so.sig
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libRevealCX.so
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libRevealCX.so.sig
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.so
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.so.sig
  <Tanium Client>/extensions//core/libTaniumPythonCx.so
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/core/libTaniumPythonCx.so.sig
7.4.x clients <Tanium Client>/python38/python
 macOS endpoints   <Tanium Client>/TaniumCX
  <Tanium Client>/Tools/EPI/TaniumExecWrapper
  <Tanium Client>/Tools/EPI/TaniumEndpointIndex
  <Tanium Client>/Tools/Reveal/TaniumReveal
  <Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.dylib
  <Tanium Client>/libTaniumClientExtensions.dylib.sig
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libRevealCX.dylib
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libRevealCX.dylib.sig
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.dylib
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/libTaniumDEC.dylib.sig
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/core/libTaniumPythonCx.dylib
  <Tanium Client>/extensions/core/libTaniumPythonCx.dylib.sig
7.4.x clients <Tanium Client>/python38/python
1 = TPython requires SHA2 support to allow installation.

User role requirements

Use role-based access control (RBAC) permissions to restrict access to Reveal functions.

Tanium Reveal User Role Privileges
Permission Reveal Administrator Reveal Operator Reveal Read Only User Reveal Service Account3 Reveal User1 Reveal Endpoint Configuration Approver2

Show Reveal

Access to the Reveal workbench

Reveal Affected Files

Enables viewing of affected files

Reveal Quick Search

Enables viewing of quick search results

Reveal Rules Deploy

Enables the deployment of rules to endpoints

Reveal Rules Deploy Status

Access to the Reveal workbench

Reveal Rules Read

Enables the viewing and listing of rules

Reveal Rules Write

Enables the editing of rules

Reveal Rule Sets Read

Enables the viewing and listing of rule sets

Reveal Rule Sets Write

Enables the editing of rule sets

Reveal Service User

Enables a user to perform work as the service account user

Reveal Service User Read

Allows viewing details of the service account user

Reveal Service User Write

Enables modifications to the service user account

Reveal Snippets

Enables viewing of snippets of affected files.

Reveal Use API

Perform Reveal operations using the API

Reveal Validations Deploy

Enables the deployment of validations to endpoints

Reveal Validations Deploy Status

Enables viewing of the status of validation deployments

Reveal Validations Read

Enables viewing and listing of validations

Reveal Validations Write

Enables the editing of validations

Reveal Settings Read

Enables viewing and listing Reveal settings

Reveal Settings Write

Enables the editing of Reveal settings

Reveal Operator Settings Read

Enables viewing and listing Reveal settings

Reveal Operator Settings Write

Enables the editing of Reveal settings

Reveal Admin

Perform administrative functions for the Reveal module

Trends Integration Service Account

Provides access for module service accounts to read and write data, and to define sources and boards.

Reveal Endpoint Configuration Approve

Enables approver privileges in Tanium Endpoint Configuration for Reveal configuration changes.

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 the Tanium Trends User Guide: User role requirements.

2 This role provides module permissions for Tanium Endpoint Configuration. You can view which Endpoint Configuration permissions are granted to this role in the Tanium Console. For more information, see the Tanium Endpoint Configuration User Guide: User role requirements.

3 If you installed Tanium Client Management, Endpoint Configuration is installed, and by default, configuration changes initiated by the module service account (such as tool deployment) require approval. You can bypass approval for module-generated configuration changes by applying the Endpoint Configuration Bypass Approval permission to this role and adding the relevant content sets. For more information, see Tanium Endpoint Configuration User Guide: User role requirements.

For more information and descriptions of content sets and permissions, see the Tanium Core Platform User Guide: Users and user groups.