Tanium
About
The Tanium context integration provides enriched asset context to Netography Fusion from Tanium. It connects to the Tanium GraphQL API to retrieve asset information and then adds Context Labels to the Netography Fusion.
NetoFuse Modules: Cloud deployment vs. on-prem deployment
This page documents how to add and configure the context integration in the Netography Fusion Portal. This will make a direct connection from the Netography Fusion SaaS in the cloud to the vendor API. If you prefer to deploy the integration within your own environment (on-prem or in your own cloud) with a container or Python package, go to the module documentation in NetoFuse Modules.
Adding a Context Integration
In the Netography Fusion Portal:
- Select Settings at the bottom of the left-hand navigation menu
- Select Context Integrations in the Data Management section.
- Select the Add Integration button.
- Select a context integration from the list provided.
- Follow the configuration steps in the documentation for the context integration you selected.
Configuring
| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| API Key | Yes | API key for Tanium authentication |
| URL | Yes | Tanium server address |
The Tanium URL must be accessible from the Netography SaaS for cloud deployment of this context integration
If your Tanium server is not accessible from external IPs, and you can not or do not want to allow external access to it from the Netography cloud, you need to deploy NetoFuse on-prem for this integration. See About NetoFuse for more details on how to deploy on-prem.
If you will be updating network firewall rules to allow this connectivity, the IP(s) that will be used to connect to Tanium from Netography can be found in the Fusion Portal under Settings > Overview in the System Allow Lists section under the Integrations label.
Advanced Configuration Options
The following configuration options are available for the module.
| Configuration Option | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
method | Determines the method used to gather data from Tanium. Must be one of ASSET, TDS, TS, ADHOC | ASSET |
fields | Fields to retrieve from Tanium | See below |
per_page | Number of endpoints to retrieve per page | 1000 |
expectedCount | Approximate number of endpoints in your environment | N/A |
cooldown | Number of seconds without new results before the question is "complete". | 30 |
retry_interval | Interval between retry attempts in seconds | 10 |
retry_count | Number of retry attempts | 3 |
Methods to gather data from Tanium
The taniummodule supports 4 different methods for gathering data from Tanium. The best method to use depends on your Tanium deployment and the data you wish to retrieve, and determining this is best done in collaboration with a Tanium subject matter expert within your organization and by using the Tanium API documentation.
Fields to retrieve from Tanium
The fields configuration option defines what fields are retrieved from the Tanium API. This set of fields can then be used by the transform you define.
If you are using methods ASSET, TDS, or TS, the fields value represents a list of fields to retrieve from the GraphQL endpoint. The available field options can be retrieved through the Tanium GraphQL Schema or by navigating to the API Gateway GraphQL Playground in the Tanium console.
If you are using method ADHOC, the fields value represents a list of sensors you want to retrieve from endpoints. The Sensor name is used and can be retrieved from the sensors page in the Tanium UI.
The default configuration uses the ASSET method and this fields configuration:
["computerId","computerName","createdAt","eid","id","ipAddress","manufacturer","operatingSystem","osPlatform","serialNumber","servicePack","userName","updatedAt"]
If you are using the TDS, TS, or ADHOCmethods, you will need to update the fields configuration.
Example fields configuration for ADHOCmethod:
["Computer Name", "IP Address", "OS Platform", "OS Name", "OS Generation", "OS Version", "Serial Number", "Service Pack", "User Name", "Last Logged In User"]
Examplefields configuration for TDS, and TS methods:
["ipAddress", "computerID", "serialNumber", "name", "os{name,platform,generation}","primaryUser{name,email}","lastLoggedInUser"]
Transform
The Advanced section of the context integration contains the Transform field. This field allows you to add, remove, or change the mapping of fields returned by the vendor API to Netography Fusion context labels.
See the Context Transforms documentation section for more instructions on editing this field.
It may be helpful to first configure all the parameters and the transform field with a NetoFuse container on your local system and then copy those fields into the Portal once you have validated that everything is configured properly.
Updated 6 months ago