Release Notes Direct Connect (Version 1.5)

Tanium Direct Connect 1.5.28.0000

Release Date: 22 September 2020

Fixes

• Fix issue where the certificates tab would not display in Firefox or Chrome 85.

Tanium Direct Connect 1.5.27.0000

Release Date: 8 September 2020

Fixes

• Allow connecting to endpoints that have special characters in the computer name

Tanium Direct Connect 1.5.26.0000

Release Date: 1 September 2020

New Features

• Added support for connections through an HTTP proxy.

Tanium Direct Connect 1.5.25.0000

Release Date: 4 August 2020

Fixes

• Address issue where tools may use excessive disk space on endpoint.
• Manually configured environments will now distribute tools over a 20 minute period.
• When using the kill process feature of the Performance module, Direct Connect will block the termination of csrss.exe on Windows endpoints to avoid causing system crashes.

Tanium Direct Connect 1.5.13.0000

Release Date: 14 July 2020

Fixes

• Improved stability of Threat Response integration
• Security updates

Known Issues

• The scheduled actions to distribute tools to endpoints are created with a more aggressive distribute-over-time setting. This may cause excessive network load.

Tanium Direct Connect 1.5.12.0000

Release Date: 30 June 2020

Fixes

• Support for navigating special Windows files such as the event logs (Requires Tanium Threat Response or Tanium Performance)
• Service crash on some third-party Windows firewalls
• Slow package downloads caused by missing source URLs
• Improved stability and automation of the configuration process

Security Update

This release includes security updates. For details, including affected versions and mitigation information, see the Tanium Support Portal, or contact your TAM.

Known Issues

• The scheduled actions to distribute tools to endpoints are created with a more aggressive distribute-over-time setting. This may cause excessive network load.

Tanium Direct Connect 1.5.1.0047

Release Date: 2 June 2020

Fixes

• Endpoint search fixes
• On Tanium Module Server, endpoint port will automatically be opened on Windows Advanced Firewall
• Default the FQDN/IP setting to the external IPv4 address that is closest to the Tanium Server IP address.
• Improved stability and timeliness of configuration and tools distribution to endpoints.
• Hide config section on Direct Connect home page when common module import is used.

Requirements

• Tanium Platform 7.2 or later
• Minimum Client Version 7.2.314.3211 or later
• The releases of Tanium Trace 2.9.0.0035, Threat Response 1.2.0.0037, Map 1.1.1.0006, and Integrity Monitor 1.7.0.0035 and later all include a significant update to how the endpoint recorder technology is distributed and managed. You must update to at least the minimum versions above for Direct Connect to function properly.

Tanium Direct Connect 1.5.0.0075

Release Date: 5 May 2020

New Features

• Advanced endpoint search with ad-hoc sensor queries

Fixes

• Endpoint search fixes
• Always allow reconfiguration of endpoint connect port
• Tokens would fail to refresh after 15m
• Endpoints would sometimes be expired from search results too soon
• Redesigned zone proxy form
• Security updates

Security Update

This release includes security updates. For details, including affected versions and mitigation information, see the Tanium Support Portal, or contact your TAM.

Requirements

• Tanium Platform 7.2 or later
• Minimum Client Version 7.2.314.3211 or later
• The releases of Tanium Trace 2.9.0.0035, Threat Response 1.2.0.0037, Map 1.1.1.0006, and Integrity Monitor 1.7.0.0035 and later all include a significant update to how the endpoint recorder technology is distributed and managed. You must update to at least the minimum versions above for Direct Connect to function properly.

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• Direct Connect User Guide
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