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Deprecated items

Updated: March 16, 2026

The following Sensors have been deprecated for >6 months and are either content stubs indicating their deprecated status, or are being replaced by content stubs indicating their deprecated status. IF installed, these sensor stubs will be uninstalled by a future version of Core Content. If you have saved questions or scheduled actions that reference these sensors, updates are required.

Previously stubbed content

  • Initial Content - Tools Version
  • TCP connections
  • UDP Connections
  • Core Content - Tools Version
  • Has Application Management Tools
  • Has Hardware Tools

Stubbed AV Content, announced May 2025

  • Kaspersky Client Version
  • Kaspersky DAT Days Old
  • Kaspersky DAT Version
  • McAfee Agent Health
  • McAfee Agent Last ASC Days
  • McAfee Agent Last Policy Update Days
  • McAfee Agent Version
  • McAfee Status
  • McAfee Status Details
  • McAfee VSE DAT Version
  • Sophos Client Health
  • Sophos Client Version
  • Sophos Engine Version
  • Sophos Last Scan Time
  • Sophos Last Update Time

Important

  • The Core Content - Forefront solution is now deprecated.

Release Date: July 15th, 2026

Improvements

  • Improved the Folder Contents sensor for non-Windows endpoints, including more accurate user home directory resolution, better automount handling, and updated documentation for the macOS Full Disk Access requirement.
  • Updated the Event Tracing - Record Performance Data package to support recording memory pool and thermal metrics.
  • Improved the Installed Application Exists sensor for macOS to support the "contains" filter parameter.
  • Improved compatibility of the Cloud Instance Tags sensor with the Asset module.
  • Improved sensor metadata to improve interactions with Tanium Ask, providing better accuracy when it chooses between similar or related sensors.
  • Updated the AD Domain sensor description to clarify that it can also report a workgroup name for endpoints not joined to an Active Directory domain.
  • Updated the Is Cloud and Cloud Instance Public IP sensors to use longer data cache intervals, consistent with other sensors.
  • Upgraded various third-party libraries to newer versions.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the Reboot Required sensor to throw a stack overflow error on Windows endpoints with a large number of pending file rename operations.
  • Fixed an issue that caused comment lines to be deleted from the hosts file when using the Hosts File - Remove Entry package.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Event Tracing - Cancel Collection package from cancelling an in-progress performance trace.
  • Fixed an issue where exit code criteria were missing from Content packages, which could cause action success and failure states to be reported inaccurately.
  • Fixed an issue where the Network IP Gateway and Open Port sensors returned unknown results on Linux distributions where netstat is unavailable.
  • Fixed an issue where the Operating System Install Date sensor returned dates in a locale-dependent format instead of a consistent format.
  • Fixed an issue causing the Free Memory and Memory Consumption sensors to report inaccurate values on macOS.
  • Fixed an issue where the Custom Tag Exists sensor could return a false positive on non-Windows endpoints when the system grep binary was non-functional or corrupted.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a custom tag to be lost when being migrated from the Tanium Client settings database to CustomTags.txt.
  • Fixed inaccurate values in the BIOS Details sensor for Solaris and AIX endpoints.
  • Fixed a typo in the Disk Free Space Status sensor parameter tooltip.

Release Date: June 22nd, 2026

Improvements

  • Updated the Custom Tagging packages for non-Windows endpoints to stop writing tags to the Tanium Client settings database. This resolves multiple issues stemming from the Tanium Client treating the period (.) character as a hierarchical key delimiter when storing tag names.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where the Custom Tags sensor returned spurious intermediate values for tags containing the period (.) character on non-Windows endpoints.
  • Fixed an issue where the Custom Tag Exists sensor did not correctly match tags when using the exact match option on non-Windows endpoints.
  • Fixed an issue where the Custom Tag Exists sensor could return a false positive on non-Windows endpoints when the system grep binary was non-functional or corrupted.
  • Fixed an issue where the Custom Tagging - Add Tags and Replace Tags (Non-Windows) packages split tag names containing spaces into multiple separate tags instead of a single tag.
  • Fixed an issue where the Custom Tagging packages (Non-Windows) could fail on Solaris endpoints due to package scripts not using the POSIX-compliant shell.

Release Date: May 4th, 2026

Fixes

  • Updates to 3rd party dependencies

Release Date: April 21st, 2026

Fixes

  • Updates to 3rd party dependencies

Release Date: March 16th, 2026

New Sensors

  • Added a Custom Tags Flattened sensor to return custom tags in a flattened format.
  • Added a CDN Sensor for Cloud customers.

New Packages

  • Added the Custom Tagging - Replace Tags package to replace an existing tag with a new one in a single step.

Improvements

  • BREAKING CHANGE: Updated the Linux implementation of the Logical Disk sensor to display two decimal places for disk sizes greater than or equal to 1 TB.
  • Improved performance of the Custom Tags sensors.
  • Updated the Wireless Network Details sensor to avoid deprecated Apple Airport commands.
  • Updated the Battery Details sensor description to indicate it reports battery health percentage, not battery charge percentage.
  • Fixed the Battery Details sensor for Apple Silicon Mac endpoints.
  • Added the Custom Tagging - Replace Tags package to replace an existing tag with a new one in a single step.
  • Added a Custom Tags Flattened sensor to return custom tags in a flattened format.
  • Added exit codes to the Event Tracing packages.
  • Added exit codes to the Start/Stop Service packages.
  • Added exit codes to the remaining Core Content packages.
  • Updated the Reg Delete Key package to inform users that it only deletes keys that do not have sub-keys, and to check for subkeys before deletion.
  • Fixed an issue preventing sensors from querying Linux RPM databases due to incorrectly detected DB lock statuses.

Resolved Issues

  • BREAKING CHANGE: Fixed an issue where the Wireless Network SSID Strength sensor's SSID column was incorrectly classified as numeric instead of string, which caused filtering to work incorrectly.
  • Fixed an issue where CPU sensors using `/proc/cpuinfo` were missing data on Debian 12 ARM endpoints.
  • Fixed an issue where the Logical Disk sensor would return [no results] for some macOS endpoints.
  • Fixed missing or inconsistent exit codes in Defender content packages.
  • Fixed an issue where the Registry - Create Key package had an inconsistent UI compared to other registry packages.
  • Fixed an issue where the Wireless Network Connected SSID sensor did not work on macOS by updating it to avoid deprecated Apple Airport commands.
  • Fixed an issue with drilling down on results for the User Profile Directory Details sensor.
  • Fixed an issue where Amazon Linux 2023.6 returned "TSE-Error: Unknown - dmidecode unavailable" for the Model field.
  • Fixed an issue where the Pretty Size function had incorrect rounding on Windows.
  • Fixed an issue where the Event Tracing - Clear Results Directory package returned Exit Code 0 when the specified path was not found.
  • Fixed an issue where the Event Tracing - Remove Tools [Windows] package returned Exit Code 0 when the specified path was not found.
  • Fixed an issue where the Number of Processors sensor could return [no results] for macOS ARM endpoints.
  • Fixed an issue where the Restart Service package used timeout values that were too short (3 minutes).
  • Fixed the Custom Tagging - Add Tags tooltip to explain how to add a single tag that contains spaces.
  • Fixed an issue where the Last Logged In User sensor returned [no results] on Debian 13 because the `last` command is not available.

Release Date: March 11th, 2026

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where endpoint tooling for Core Content was not deploying properly in newly created customer environments
  • Updates to 3rd party dependencies.

Release Date: February 17th, 2026

Fixes

  • Updates to 3rd party dependencies.

Release Date: January 8, 2026

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue causing the browser Extensions Summary sensors to sometimes mount elements of a user's home directory that were hosted on networked file systems.

Release Date: January 5, 2026

Improvements

  • Updated the Battery Details sensor to fix calculated health % output on ARM devices running MacOS
  • Updated the Battery Details description to indicate it reports battery health % rather than battery charge %
  • Updated the Wireless Network Connected SSID sensor to avoid deprecated Apple Airport commands

Release Date: December 8, 2025

Improvements

  • Added further sensor metadata to improve interactions with Tanium Ask, providing better accuracy when it chooses between similar or related sensors.
  • Updated the Wireless Network Details sensor to avoid deprecated Apple Airport commands

Release Date: November 14, 2025

Improvements

  • Added sensor metadata to improve interactions with Tanium Ask, providing better accuracy when it chooses between similar or related sensors.

Release Date: September 8, 2025

Improvements

  • Improved performance for the Installed Applications, Installed Application Exists, and Installed Application Version sensors.

Release Date: July 23, 2025

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where some package actions did not correctly reflect their execution status in the Tanium Console despite completing successfully.

Release Date: July 15, 2025

Improvements

  • Updated the 'Uninstall String' and 'Is Uninstallable' columns of the 'Installed Applications' sensor to be visible by default.
  • Updated the 'Custom Tagging - Remove Tags' package to enable removing custom tags that contain spaces.
  • Added 'RecordAppUsage' and 'DoNotRecordAppUsage' custom tags to control the collection of usage statistics in the 'Running Applications' sensor.
  • Added a Power trace option to the 'Event Tracing - Record Performance Data' package.
  • Added a 'Compact OS State' sensor for Windows endpoints.
  • Added a 'Microsoft Defender Exclusion Tamper Protection Status' sensor.
  • Added support for Solaris and AIX to the 'Folder Size' sensor.
  • Added support for the 'IP Connections' sensor on Linux endpoints to bring parity with support for other platforms.
  • Added support for the 'System Environment Variables' sensor on Linux.
  • Added support for the 'User Accounts' sensor on macOS endpoints.
  • Converted the 'Wireless Network Details,' 'Wireless Network SSID Strength,' and 'Wireless Network' sensors to PowerShell to avoid issues with non-English operating system versions.
  • Converted the 'Wireless Networks Using WEP' to PowerShell to address issues on non-english operating systems.
  • Improved the performance of the 'Disk Drive Details' sensor.
  • Improved the performance of the 'Storage Encryption Status' sensor.
  • Improved the presentation of percentages in the 'Memory Consumption' sensor.
  • Optimized WMI query performance in sensors.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where 'Application Crashes' sensors could return results based on UTC, which could report crashes on the incorrect day for non-UTC time zones.
  • Fixed an issue where 'Application Crashes' sensors failed to return crashes on non-English operating systems.
  • Fixed an issue where a PowerShell error occurred in some uses of the 'IP Connections' sensor.
  • Fixed an issue where all wireless network-related sensors failed to return results on non-English operating systems.
  • Fixed an issue where errors occurred in the 'Last System Crash' and 'Last System Crash in X Days' sensors if there was a memory.dmp file present but no minidump files.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'CPU by Process' sensor could spawn a large number of "awk" processes on macOS endpoints.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Chrome Extensions' sensor might report a false positive for an installed Chrome extension.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Custom Tag Exists' sensor returned "False" if an error occurred while reading custom tags, even if custom tags were present.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Custom Tag Exists' sensor might incorrectly report "False" on RedHat Enterprise Linux and CentOS endpoints.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Custom Tag' sensor incorrectly returned "[no results]" for Solaris endpoints with custom tags applied in some cases.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Custom Tagging - Remove Tags (Non-Windows)' package performed case-sensitive matching for tag removal.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Custom Tags - Add Tags' package would save tags that already existed.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'DHCP Enabled?' sensor might report "True" when DHCP is disabled on macOS endpoints.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Default Login Domain' and 'Default Login UserId' sensors incorrectly queried 32-bit registry locations instead of 64-bit.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Event Tracing - Remove Tools [Windows]' package did not correctly remove the tools.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'High Memory Processes' and 'High CPU Processes' sensors could return fewer results than specified if the results included hidden duplicates.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Hosts File - Add Entry' package did not allow multiple IP addresses.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Last System Crash' sensor could return the error "TSE-Error '[number: 0]'" on Windows endpoints.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Listen Ports' sensor might return "[no results]" on non-Windows endpoints.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Operating System Install Date' sensor returned the incorrect date format on Solaris endpoints.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Operating System Install Date' sensor returns '[no result]' on Solaris 10.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Outlook Version' sensor would not report Outlook versions newer than 2016.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'PST Information' sensor incorrectly also included OST Files in the results.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Physical Disk Type' sensor could incorrectly report the "Endpoint Type" column as "Physical" or "Virtual" when it should be reversed.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Predicted Disk Failures' sensor might return "[no results]" for endpoints that did not have a predicted failure.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Registry - Delete Value' package might fail on a 32-bit Windows endpoint if the specified registry key path contained "wow6432node".
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Windows 11 Compatibility sensor' could incorrectly report a "Compatible" result when SecureBoot was disabled.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Wireless Network Details' sensor might not return results on endpoints using non-english language versions for the OS.
  • Fixed an issue where the Tanium Client was not excluded correctly from the 'Established Connections,' 'IP Connections,' and 'Listen Ports' sensors.
  • Fixed an issue where the value 'number' could be returned from the 'Disk Drive Serial Number' sensor on Linux.
  • Fixed an issue with the 'Custom Tagging - Remove Tags (Non-Windows)' package where some tags might not be matched correctly.
  • Fixed an issue with the 'Network Adapter Details,' 'Network Adapter Name,' and 'Network Adapter Type' sensors where some types of network adapters could be omitted from the results returned.
  • Fixed an issue with the 'Open Shares' where the WMI Filter used might not work correctly on non-English endpoints.
  • Fixed an issue with the 'Running Applications' sensor where it continues to populate AppUsage data even when turned off.
  • Fixed an issue with wireless network sensors on non-English operating systems.
  • Fixed an issue where the '[Browser] Extensions' (such as 'Chrome Extensions') and '[Browser] Extension Summary' sensors could trigger autofs on Linux endpoints.
  • Fixes an issue where the 'Registry - Set Value' package failed to validate correctly.


Release Date: April 14, 2025

New Sensors

  • Added a new sensor 'Operating System Edition' to report the Operating System Edition in conjunction with the existing Operating System sensor.


Release Date: January 15, 2025

New Sensors

  • Adds a new sensor: BIOS Details. This sensor replaces the sensors BIOS Name, BIOS Release Date, BIOS Vendor, and BIOS Version sensors.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Model information might be reported incorrectly for some IBM/Lenovo Server models.
  • Fixed an issue where the User Profile Directory Details sensor fails if the user's profile folder does not exist on disk.
  • Fixed an issue with the Last Logged in User sensor incorrectly returning Reboot and Shutdown events.
  • Fixed an issue where Firefox Extensions Summary sensor may return TSE-Errors on macOS.
  • Fixed an issue where "OS Boot Time" on Mac returns an invalid RFC822 Date Time result.
  • Fixed an issue where the Last System Crash in X Days sensor might fail with an "undefined variable" error.
  • Fixed an issue with the Random Group Threshold sensor to be more accurate in random group calculations.
  • Fixed an issue where the Short Hostname sensor may improperly truncate the short hostname.
  • Fixed an issue where the Established Connections on Linux and MacOS may return the error "TaniumExecWrapper Not Found".
  • Fixed an issue where the Custom Tags sensor does not correctly return client db tags that contain the ":" character.
  • Fixed an issue where the User Session sensor does not correctly include ica-cgp Citrix sessions.

Release Date: November 21, 2024

Fixes

  • Updates to 3rd party dependencies.
  • Fixes an issue with the Random Group Threshold sensor to be more accurate in random group calculations.

Release Date: September 4, 2024

Fixes

  • Fixes an issue where the Installed Application Version sensor parameters are not parsed as expected.

Release Date: August 20, 2024

Fixes

  • Fixes an issue where MDE Extension exclusions do not work on macOS machines.
  • Fixes an issue where the Service Details - Linux sensor does not return data for services that are both Stopped and Disabled.
  • Fixes an issue where the Is Cloud Sensor erroneously reports True for any 200 response.
  • Fixes an issue where the CPU Details Sensor columns are typed as Numeric when they may contain text.
  • Fixes an issue where the Video Graphics Card RAM sensor result type is Integer, but includes "MB".
  • Fixes an issue where the Microsoft Defender Real-Time Protection Status sensor incorrectly reports on the real_time_protection field on Linux machines.
  • Fixes an issue where the Physical Disk sensor fails to report disks that include NVMe or SATA in the name on macOS machines.
  • Fixes an issue where the Installed Store Apps sensor causes LSA RPC calls.
  • Edit Sept. 3, 2024: Moved fixed issue to release on Sept 4, 2024

Release Date: July 1, 2024

Improvements

  • Core Content adds support for Oracle Cloud endpoints.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the Network Adapter Details sensor may fail to return all information on Debian and Ubuntu on ARM endpoints.
  • Fixed an issue where the CPU sensor may fail to return information on Debian 12 on ARM endpoints.
  • Fixed an issue where the CPU Details and CPU Manufacturer sensors may return incorrect information on Solaris endpoints.
  • Fixed an issue where the Registry - Set Value package will run but not set the value or log errors if the OS Architecture parameter isn't provided.

Release Date: December 7, 2023

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the Cloud Instance Tag would fail if a Tag contained a colon.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Windows 11 Compatibility sensor incorrectly report compatibility.

Release Date: November 28, 2023

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the Outlook Version sensor incorrectly reported Outlook as not found.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Windows Operating System Activation Status sensor to return TSE errors.
  • Fixed a condition that appended four spaces to Custom Tags on Non-Windows systems.
  • Fixed an issue where Custom Tags would strip the tag name when a tag had a corresponding value in the client database.
  • Fixed an issue with the Windows 11 Compatibility sensor, preventing false positives during storage checks.
  • Fixed an issue with the Microsoft Defender Health Details sensor, ensuring accurate results.
  • Fixed an issue with the Physical Disk Type sensor, which incorrectly identified disk types for Virtual Machines.
  • Fixed an issue with the Manufacturer sensor, preventing sensor failure on Amazon Linux 2 (Karoo).
  • Fixed a typo in the Linux Physical Disk Type sensor, representing SSD as SDD.

Improvements

  • Add a new sensor, Disk Type, to provide information about the type of installed disk (HDD|SSD|Virtual|Unknown).
  • Added support for Google Cloud to the Cloud Instance Tags sensor.
  • Added a new sensor, Application Control Enabled, to provide information on AppLocker Status.

Additions

  • Implemented miscellaneous bug fixes, performance enhancements, and supportability improvements.


Release Date: November 7, 2023

Fixes

  • Fixed a typo with the "Physical Disk Type" sensor where SSD was reporting as SDD on Linux

Improvements

  • Adds a new sensor, "AppLocker - Application Control Enabled " to provide information on AppLocker status on Windows
  • Added new package "Microsoft Defender - Deploy MDE Client [Linux]" – Deploys MDE Client to Linux
  • Added new package "Microsoft Defender - Deploy MDE Client [Mac]" – Deploys MDE Client to Mac
  • Added new package "Microsoft Defender - Offboard MDE Client [Linux]" – Offboards MDE Client on Linux
  • Added new package "Microsoft Defender - Offboard MDE Client [Windows]" – Offboards MDE Client on Windows
  • Added new package "Microsoft Defender - Onboard MDE Client [Mac]" – Onboard MDE Client on Mac
  • Added new package "Microsoft Defender - Onboard MDE Client [Windows]" – Onboard MDE Client on Windows

Important Notes

  • Microsoft Defender package content requires binaries provided by the vendor. Additional information can be obtained through the Support Portal [1] or by contacting your TAM

Release Date: October 16, 2023

Fixes

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes, performance, and supportability improvements

Release Date: October 3, 2023

Improvements

  • Added GCP (Google Cloud Platform) support to sensor "Cloud Instance Tags"

Release Date: September 27, 2023

Fixes

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes, performance, and supportability improvements

Improvements

  • Adds a new sensor, "Physical Disk Type" to provide information on the disk type (HDD, SSD, or Virtual).

Release Date: September 14, 2023

Fixes

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

Release Date: September 5, 2023

Improvements

  • Adds a new sensor Windows 11 Compatibility. This sensor is used to support the Windows 11 Compatibility Reports and Dashboards within Tanium Reporting.

Release Date: August 28, 2023

Fixes

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

Release Date: August 17, 2023

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the Windows Operating System Activation Status Sensor would return a TSE error.

Release Date: August 7, 2023

Improvements

  • Adds a new Windows OS Activation Status sensor.
  • Adds a new Cloud Host Name sensor.
  • Adds additional content for troubleshooting unhealthy or broken auditd rules for Non-Windows.
  • Adds additional profile support for WMI in the Event Tracing – Record Performance Data package.
  • Adds standardized output in Battery Details sensor.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with the “Use Recommended Profile Types” parameter tooltip in the Event Tracing – Record Performance Data package.
  • Fixed an issue where systems with large amounts of memory exceeding 64GB would create very large trace files.
  • Fixed an issue where a failure to detect the computer name would occur in the Event Tracing – Record Performance Data package.
  • Fixed an issue when using skipPdbGen would cause compatibility issues with WPR when using the Event Tracing – Record Performance Data package.


Release Date: June 27, 2023

Improvements

  • Adds additional path detection for browser profiles on Mac when using the Browser sensors.
  • Adds a default threshold value for the McAfee Agent Health sensor.
  • Adds additional validation for the Video Graphics Card RAM sensor.
  • Adds Client Settings support for tagging sensors on non-Windows.
  • Adds additional string validation for Installed Applications on Windows.
  • Adds native support for creating Endpoint Trace Logs (ETL) on Windows.

Fixes

  • Fixes an issue where autofs was mounting home directories when using the Browser Sensors on Linux.
  • Fixes an issue where Registry Key Value Name returns invalid data.
  • Fixes an issue where sensors were creating BDB files in /var/tmp on non-Windows.
  • Fixes an issue where the sensor Video Graphics Card Ram would report inaccurate data on Windows.
  • Fixes an issue where sensor Network Adapter Details would return no results on Ubuntu and Debian.


Release Date: April 25, 2023

Improvements

  • Adds a new Is Cloud Sensor that will return True for systems running in cloud-based environments.
  • Adds support for Linux and macOS to the Folder Size sensor.
  • Registry Sensors now have parameter validation.
  • Improves efficiency of returned data for Microsoft Defender content.
  • Improves performance for cloud-based content.

Fixes

  • Fixes an issue where the RAM sensor reports usable memory instead of total installed memory.
  • Fixes an issue where the Microsoft Defender Content returns invalid data.
  • Fixes an issue with Last Logged in User on non-Windows that would truncate usernames.


Release Date: March 9, 2023

Improvements

  • Core Content now uses Python 3.8.16.
  • Core Content now uses OpenSSL 1.0.2zg.
  • Improves performance of the Open Share Details sensor.
  • Optimization of the AnyConnect VPN sensor.
  • Update Registry parameters package now excludes HKEY_USERS\<SID>.
  • Adds Core Content - Tools Version sensor for to Endpoint Configuration.

Fixes

  • Fixes an issue where the Uptime sensor provides the wrong output for 1 day.
  • Fixes an issue where the Uptime sensor returns a negative number.
  • Fixes an issue where the Bitlocker Details sensor appends the Key Protector Type of each drive to the previous value, resulting in multiple values to systems with more than one drive.
  • Fixes an issue where the Listen Ports sensor returns [no results] on some Windows endpoints.
  • Fixes an issue where the User Details sensor may not return all user accounts on macOS devices.
  • Fixes an issue where the Last Logged in User sensor times out when querying Domain Controllers.

Release Date: January 10, 2023

Improvements

  • The Static IP Address sensor now supports Mac, Solaris, and Linux.
  • Added Disk Free Space Status Sensor for AIX, Linux, Mac, Solaris, and Windows which returns the drive name, percentage of available free space, and disk free space status (okay, reduced, low, and critical)
  • Added RPM Database Locks Sensor for Linux which returns the count of RPM database lock files under the /var/lib/rpm directory
  • Internal tooling improvements

Fixes

  • Repair RPM Database package now queries as root to accurately detect the RPM DB being corrupted
  • Windows Installed Applications Exists and Installed Application sensors now have a new parameter of :queryall that can be used to locate an app listed as a hotfix, system component, or child entry of another app.
  • Updated RPM Database Details sensor to query the RPM db as root to now detect RPM corruption
  • Cloud sensors should no longer report metadata service error that might break targeting on Get Cloud Instance Provider

Release Date: December 15, 2022

Improvements

  • Improved Cloud sensor integration with AWS EC2 v2 metadata
  • Improved script launching for 32-bit and 64-bit systems.
  • Increased visibility for Mac endpoints Added Sensors: Bluetooth MAC, System Integration Protection Status, Enrolled via DEP, Authenticated Root Volume Status, Activation Lock Status, Installed Profiles, Gatekeeper Enabled, Battery Details, Bootstrap Token Details
  • Performance improvements for the Kaspersky sensors
  • Improved granularity of Mac model identification
  • Improved the performance of the Linux Computer Serial Number sensor

Fixes

  • Service Details Sensor no longer breaks when a plist file is missing from the file system
  • Microsoft Defender - Remove IP Address Exclusion [Windows] no longer fails with a ParameterBindingException
  • Installed Application sensor now includes child registry keys and returns more applications
  • Add includes to the McAfee Status sensor

Release Date: November 15, 2022

Important

  • The Core Content packages are now delivered via ECF. Please review the documentation for migration instructions. This change means the packages no longer need to be recreated or updated after each solution update and the Distribute Tanium Standard Utilities - [Mac] and Distribute Tanium Standard Utilities - [Linux] packages are no longer necessary. Only one sensor is known to be affected: Last Logged in User.

Improvements

  • Added non-windows versions of Path Permissions Sensor
  • Improved handling of default value types for Registry Value Data sensor
  • Rewrite network sensors in Powershell to improve performance Affected Sensors: Listen Ports, IP Connection, Open Port, Recently Closed Connections, Established Ports by Application
  • Optimize use of RegKeyExists for better performance Affected Sensors: Kaspersky Client Versions, Kaspersky DAT Days Old, Kaspersky DAT Version, UAC Status Affected Packages: Reboot Windows Machine, USB Write Protect - Set to Off, USB Write Protect - Set to On,
  • Improve reporting on Amazon EC2 instances running on XEN for the Model Sensor
  • Mac Service Details Sensor now handles the case of plist file not present
  • Installed Applications Sensors no longer truncates applications due to child registry key entry matching parent name
  • Use sysfs in preference to DMIDecode in finding the serial number for the Linux Computer Serial Number Sensor

Fixes

  • Linux Service Details Sensor no longer returns enabled when the service is disabled
  • Core Content no longer calls rpmdb_stat to reduce risk of locking Affected Sensors: RPM Database Details, Installed Application Exists, Installed RPMs, Installed Applications, Installed Application Version, Reboot Required Affected Packages: Repair RPM Database
  • Exclusion Sensors now report when no exclusions exist Affected Sensors: Microsoft Defender Extension Exclusions Sensor, Microsoft Defender IP Address Exclusions, Microsoft Defender Path Exclusions, Microsoft Defender Process Exclusions
  • The Linux sensor for CPU Details now reports the CPU type for ARM
  • Corrected string comparisons for Model Sensor
  • Service Details Sensor no longer returns incorrect values for Service Status column
  • Registry Value Data Sensor no longer reports 64-bit on a 32-bit system
  • Installed Application Sensor on Linux now works even when RPM and other package management systems are installed
  • Browser sensors no longer return invalid data for extension data that is missing elements Affected Sensors: Chrome Extensions, Chrome Extensions Summary, Edge Extensions, Edge Extensions Summary, Firefox Extensions Summary, Firefox Extensions
  • Service - Set Start Mode package now decodes the UTF8 start parameter
  • Registry Value Data sensor now outputs the correct data for binary values
  • Service stop now handles service names with brackets

Release Date: October 3, 2022

Improvements

  • Improved documentation for all Microsoft Defender sensors
  • Rounded date inputs for Microsoft Defender sensors

Fixes

  • Corrected output for case with no exclusions Affected sensors: Microsoft Defender Extension Exclusions, Microsoft Defender IP Address Exclusions, Microsoft Defender Path Exclusions, Microsoft Defender Process Exclusions

Release Date: September 28, 2022

Improvements

  • Visibility for Microsoft ATP / Defender status. Added Sensors: Microsoft Defender AntiMalware Details, Microsoft Defender AntiSpyware Details, Microsoft Defender AntiVirus Details, Microsoft Defender Attack Surface Reduction Rule ID Status, Microsoft Defender Computer ID, Microsoft Defender Extension Exclusions, Microsoft Defender FullScan Details, Microsoft Defender Health Details, Microsoft Defender Installed, Microsoft Defender IP Address Exclusions, Microsoft Defender Network Inspection Service Details, Microsoft Defender On Access Protection Status, Microsoft Defender Org ID, Microsoft Defender Path Exclusions, Microsoft Defender Process Exclusions, Microsoft Defender QuickScan Details, Microsoft Defender Real-Time Protection Status, Microsoft Defender Tamper Protection Status, Microsoft Defender Threat Details, and Microsoft Defender UI Lockdown Status
  • Control for Microsoft Defender state. Packages: Microsoft Defender - Add Attack Surface Reduction Rule, Microsoft Defender - Add Exclusion [Windows], Microsoft Defender - Add Exclusion [Linux], Microsoft Defender - Add Exclusion [Mac], Microsoft Defender - Remove Extension Exclusion [Windows], Microsoft Defender - Remove Extension Exclusion [Linux], Microsoft Defender - Remove Extension Exclusion [Mac], Microsoft Defender - Remove IP Address Exclusion [Windows], Microsoft Defender - Remove IP Address Exclusion [Linux], Microsoft Defender - Remove IP Address Exclusion [Mac], Microsoft Defender - Remove Path Exclusion [Windows], Microsoft Defender - Remove Path Exclusion [Linux], Microsoft Defender - Remove Path Exclusion [Mac], Microsoft Defender - Remove Process Exclusion [Windows], Microsoft Defender - Remove Process Exclusion [Linux], Microsoft Defender - Remove Process Exclusion [Mac]
  • Visibility for McAfee EPP status. Sensors: McAfee Agent Health, McAfee Agent Last ASC Days, McAfee Agent Last Policy Update Days, McAfee Agent Version, McAfee Status, McAfee Status Details, McAfee VSE DAT Version
  • Visibility for Sophos EPP status. Sensors: Sophos Client Health, Sophos Client Version, Sophos Engine Version, Sophos Last Scan Time, Sophos Last Update Time
  • Linux, Solaris, and AIX support added to File Creation Date sensor
  • Service Details [Non-Windows] sensor now supports AIX and Solaris

Fixes

  • Corrected variable typing for REG_MULTI_SZ value reporting, so that multiple binary result values will return on a single line. Affected sensors: Registry Value Data and Registry Key Value Names with Data
  • Registry Value Data and Registry Key Value Names with Data now return data accurately when encountering a null value
  • Registry Key Value Names with Data sensor will now return the names of empty values as well as populated values.
  • Browser Extension sensors now work on Tanium Client 7.2. Affected sensors: Chrome Extensions, Chrome Extensions Summary, Edge Extensions, Edge Extensions Summary, Firefox Extensions, Firefox Extensions Summary
  • The Network Adapter Details sensor now includes PCI slot-numbered, firmware-numbered, and SolarFlare interface identifiers on Linux endpoints
  • Corrected white space handling in Hosts File Entries sensors.
  • Corrected username and home folder expansion issues in the Mac code for the Folder Contents sensor.

Release Date: September 16, 2022

Improvements

  • Ported sensors into the “Core Content” content set and renamed them, removing Asset - prefix. Affected sensors: Logical Disk, Physical Disk

Release Date: September 6, 2022

Improvements

  • Ported sensors from Asset to reduce duplicate data collection. Affected sensors: Asset - Logical Disk, Asset - Physical Disk

Fixes

  • Registry Key Exists sensor could false negative for 32 bit queries on 64 bit systems
  • Update to prevent unnecessary network traffic from Linux endpoints. Affected sensors: Motherboard Manufacturer, Model, Manufacturer

Release Date: August 16, 2022

Fixes

  • Custom Tag Exists sensor no longer reports false negative result on Solaris
  • Computer Serial Number sensor no longer fails on Windows if the BIOS serial number is absent

Release Date: July 26, 2022

Improvements

  • BREAKING CHANGE: IP Route Details, Used Swap, CPU Consumption sensors are now blocked from TDS harvest.
  • BREAKING CHANGE: CPU Architecture, CPU Cache Size, CPU Family, CPU Speed MHz are now automatically harvested by TDS.
  • BREAKING CHANGE: Established Connections sensor now supports IPv6 and works properly on non-English Windows. This sensor will no longer work properly on XP or 2003.
  • Cloud sensors no longer use network unnecessarily. Affected sensors: Cloud EC2 Instance IAM Role, Cloud EC2 Instance VPC ID, Cloud Instance Account, Cloud Instance ID, Cloud Instance Image, Cloud Instance Provider, Cloud Instance Public IP, Cloud Instance Public Keys, Cloud Instance Region, Cloud Instance Tags, Cloud Instance Type, Cloud Instance Zone
  • Service Details sensor now supports Windows Service Mode - Automatic (Delayed)
  • A new Service - Start Mode Set package supports setting a Windows service to Manual, Disabled, Automatic, or Automatic (Delayed)
  • NET Version sensor now supports Microsoft .Net Framework and .Net Core versions 5 and 6
  • File Permissions parameterized sensor added for Windows endpoints. This allows an administrator to check the permissions of a file in real time.
  • Start Service [Non-Windows] and Stop Service [Non-Windows] packages updated to support AIX and Solaris
  • Installed Application, Installed Application Version, and Installed Application Exists sensors will now check QuietDisplayName and HiddenDisplayName if the DisplayName is empty for Windows applications
  • Service Details sensor updated to remove dependency on a Python library no longer included in newer MacOS distributions
  • Windows sensors rewritten to use native data sources instead of the netstat binary. Affected sensors: Listen Ports, IP Connections, Recently Closed Connections, Established Ports by Application
  • Installed Application Version and Installed Application Exists sensors can now accept a prepended modifier, allowing "left", "right", "regex", or "contains" matching on Windows. For non-windows the sensors continue to only offer "contains" matching.
  • Short Hostname sensor reimplemented to remove Python requirement
  • Added sensors for reporting status of Kaspersky endpoint tools: Kaspersky Client Version, Kaspersky DAT Days Old, Kaspersky DAT Version

Fixes

  • BREAKING CHANGE: Data Execution Prevention Enabled sensor now returns True or False instead of a localized string
  • Data Execution Prevention Enabled sensor description updated to reflect its behavior
  • NET Version sensor description updated to reflect its behavior
  • Computer Serial Number sensor no longer returns No Serial Number when WMI calls generate errors
  • Data Execution Prevention Enabled sensor now works on 64 bit Windows
  • Established Connections sensor no longer filters TaniumClient.exe on Windows, for behavior parity with unix versions of the sensor
  • Restart Service [Non-Windows] package now works on AIX and Solaris
  • Operating System Generation and Operating System sensors work on XP/2003 again
  • Custom Tag Exists is no longer case sensitive on non-Windows
  • CPU Consumption and High CPU Consumption sensor performance improved on Windows
  • The Registry - Delete Value package can now delete (Default) key values
  • BitLocker Details and Storage Encryption Status sensors no longer error when WMI returns -1 for ConversionStatus or EncryptionPercentage
  • Installed Application and Installed Application Exists sensors can now return Windows applications with no Uninstall String in the registry
  • Custom Tagging - Add Tags package help text moved from input field to help text field
  • Fixed incorrect variable typing for binary values in Registry Value Data sensor
  • File Exists and File Version sensors now support use of the %windir% variable

Known Issues

  • Computer Serial Number sensor can fail on Windows if the BIOS serial number is absent

Release Date: July 5, 2022

Fixes

  • Registry Key Value Names with Data sensor no longer errors on empty strings
  • Fixed an error in handling Tanium custom tags on windows containing dot characters. Affected packages: Custom Tagging - Add Tags, Custom Tagging - Remove Tags
  • File Version sensor logic corrected to handle 32-bit redirected paths on Windows
  • Disk Free Space Below Threshold sensor no longer returns "Variable is undefined: 'IngFreeGB'" error
  • Mac implementation of Folder Contents sensor
  • Registry Key Value Exists could report a false negative

TaaS Release Date: May 17, 2022

Improvements

  • Folder Contents sensor now works for Linux and Unix operating systems
  • Linux filesystem sensors now attempt to exclude network drive mounts. Affected sensors: File Exists, File Modification Date, File Size, File Modification Date, File Size, Folder Contents, and Folder Exists
  • CPU Details and x64/x86? sensors now support Apple M1 processors
  • x64/x86? sensor now supports AWS Graviton processors
  • Number of Logged In Users sensor rewritten to use sessions for more accurate results
  • Improved parameter decoding, affects Reboot Windows Machine and Reset User Session packages, Application Crashes in Last X Days, Number of Application Crashes in Last X Days, High CPU Processes, and High Memory Processes sensors
  • Faster 64 bit detection on Windows, expected to reduce "TSE-Error:Can not locate client registry area" messages. Affects Registry Key Exists, Registry Key Subkeys, Registry Key Value Exists, Registry Key Value Names, Registry Key Value Names with Data, Registry Value Data, Process Count, Running Processes, CPU, CPU Cache Size, CPU Details, CPU Family, CPU Manufacturer, CPU Speed Mhz, CPU Consumption, CPU by Process, High CPU Consumption, High CPU Processes, Hyperthreading Enabled, Number of Processor Cores, Revision of CPU, Used Memory, Established Connections, IP Connections, Listen Ports, Network Throughput Inbound, Network Throughput Percentage, Network Throughput Total, Packet Loss, Recently Closed Connections, Disk IOPS, Free Memory, High Memory Processes, Memory Consumption, Installed Application Exists, Installed Applicaiton Version, Internet Explorer Version, Firewall Status, Outlook Version, PST Information, Reboot Required, Run Keys, Run Once Keys, Startup Programs, No Screen Saver Password, File Creation Date, File Exists, File Modification Date, File Size, File Version, Folder Contents, Folder Exists, Folder Size, Path Permissions, Hosted Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks, Unencrypted Wireless Networks, Wireless Network Connected SSID/windows, Wiress Network Details, Wireless Network SSID Strength, Wireless Network Used by Tanium, Wireless Network Using WEP, Wireless Network Visible, Boot Time, Driver Details, Number of Logged in Users, User Sessions, and Default Web Browser sensors
  • Windows Sensor performance optimization. Affects Active Devices, Application Crashes Yesterday, Application Crashes In Last X Days, BIOS Release Date, BitLocker Details, Boot Time, CD-ROM Drive Loaded, CPU, CPU Cache Size, CPU Details, CPU Family, CPU Manufacturer, CPU Speed MHz, Custom Tag Exists, Data Execution Prevention Enabled, Disk Drive Details, Disk Drive Serial Number, Disk Free Space Below Threshold, Disk Free Space, Disk IOPS, Disk Total Size Of System Drive, Disk Total Space, Disk Used Percentage, Disk Used Space, Driver Details, File Creation Date, File Exists, File Modification Date, File Size, File Version, Firewall Status, Folder Content, Folder Exists, Folder Size, Free Memory, High CPU Processes, High Memory Consumption, High Memory Processes, High Uptime, Hosts File Entries, Hyperthreading Enabled, Installed Application, Installed Application Exists, Installed Application Version, IP Routes, IP Route Details, Last System Crash In X Days, Local User Password Change Dates, Manufacturer, Memory Consumption, Model, Monitor Details, Monitor Resolution, Motherboard Manufacturer, Motherboard Version, Network Adapter Details, Network Link Speed, Network Throughput Inbound, Network Throughput Outbound, Network Throughput Percentage, Number of Application Crashes In Last X Days, Number of Logged In Users, Number of Processor Cores, OS Boot Time, Outlook Version, Packet Loss, Page File Details, Path Permissions, Power Plans Active, Power Plans Available, PST Information, Predicted Disk Failures, RAM, RAM Max Capacity, RAM Slots Unused, RAM Slots Used and Unused, Reboot Required, Registry Key Exists, Registry Key Subkeys, Registry Key Value Exists, Registry Key Value Names With Data, Registry Key Value Names, Registry Value Data, Revision of CPU, Run Keys, Run Once Keys, Running Processes, Running Service, Running Service Short Name, Screen Saver Active, Service, Service Details, Service Pack, Shared Network Printer Details, Startup Programs, Stopped Service, Stopped Service Short Name, Storage Encryption Status, System Disk Free Space, System Environment Variables, System Slots Available, System Slots in Use, System UUID, Total Memory, UAC Status, Uptime, USB Storage Devices, Used Memory, Video Graphics Card RAM, Windows Features, Windows Security Center Registered Antivirus Software, and Workgroup sensors
  • Added SELinux Status sensor
  • Cloud sensors bypass proxy configuration. Affected sensors: Cloud EC2 Instance IAM Role, Cloud EC2 Instance VPC ID, Cloud Instance Account, Cloud Instance ID, Cloud Instance Image, Cloud Instance Provider, Cloud Instance Public IP, Cloud Instance Public Keys, Cloud Instance Region, Cloud Instance Tags, Cloud Instance Type, Cloud Instance Zone
  • Installed Application Exists, Installed Application Version, and Installed Applications sensors now handle Cloud Linux distributions (improved detection)
  • Manufacturer, Model, and Motherboard Manufacturer sensors now support BHYVE and oVirt hypervisors

Fixes

  • BREAKING CHANGE: Operating System Install Date sensor now returns correct installation date on Windows 10, Solaris; returned Linux format has changed to be the same as Windows
  • BREAKING CHANGE: Tanium Client Version, Windows OS Major Version, and Outlook Version sensors now correctly return the Version data type instead of Text
  • BREAKING CHANGE: Corrected errors in Last Logged In User sensor on non-English language Windows endpoints. This sensor will no longer work properly on XP or 2003.
  • BitLocker Details sensor updated to include newer encryption methods
  • FileVault Details sensor now recognizes MacOS 11 (Big Sur)
  • CPU Architecture sensor no longer shows x86_64 for arm64 machines
  • Custom Tagging - Remove Tag (Non-Windows) now handles backslashes
  • Modify Tanium Client Setting package updated for hardened installs
  • Custom Tagging - Add Tag package now works if the Tags registry key is missing
  • Linux - Reboot Required sensor now properly returns No on debian-based machines
  • Memory Consumption sensor now returns correct data on Linux endpoints with very large memory
  • Typo fixes in DHCP Enabled sensor
  • Service Details sensor updated to prevent returning '*'
  • Open Share Details sensor now supports share names containing a single quote character
  • File Modification Date sensor now resolves %WINDIR% variable correctly
  • Cloud Instance Tags and Cloud Instance Public Keys sensors now handle empty keys
  • Chrome Extensions and Chrome Extensions Summary sensors now handle errors better and return results more reliably

TaaS Release Date: April 11, 2022

Fixes

  • Custom Tags can now be set and read correctly on 64 bit Windows clients with a Tanium Path variable
  • Custom Tagging - Remove Tags package now handles backslashes correctly
  • Reboot Windows Machines package now works properly

TaaS Release Date: February 9, 2022

Improvements

  • Last Logged In User sensor accuracy improved on Windows
  • Enhanced Hosts File - Modify Entry and Hosts File - Add Entry packages to allow for multiple aliases and comments
  • PST Information sensor searches possible locations outside of user profiles
  • Custom Tags sensor no longer modifies the endpoint registry on Windows
  • Modify Tanium Client Setting package helper text updated for newer Consoles
  • Custom Tags package adds the date and time as registry metadata on Windows
  • Custom Tags packages can optionally support non-space delimiters on Windows
  • Registry - Set Value package can now set an empty value (creating a key)
  • Added Edge Extensions and Edge Extensions Summary sensors with support for Microsoft Edge browser
  • Performance improvements in Windows sensors that lookup Tanium Client directory or registry
  • Cloud EC2 Instance IAM Role, Cloud EC2 Instance VPC ID, Cloud Instance Account, Cloud Instance ID, Cloud Instance Image, Cloud Instance Provider, Cloud Instance Public IP, Cloud Instance Public Keys, Cloud Instance Region, Cloud Instance Tags, Cloud Instance Type, and Cloud Instance Zone sensors can now use AWS IMDSv2 if IMDSv1 is unavailable
  • Operating System Generation sensor supports Alma Linux and Rocky Linux
  • Kernel Version sensor now accounts for live updated Linux kernels
  • CPU Manufacturer sensor now works on ARM CPUs with Linux operating systems
  • improvements to cmd.exe usage
  • Trailing null removed from the end of binary data strings returned by Registry Key Value Names with Data and Registry Value Data sensors

Fixes

  • Corrected result types in Domain Role, Tanium Client Folder Size, sensors
  • Corrected "Key/Value not found" error in Registry Key Value Names sensor
  • Corrected time out in Operating System sensor
  • Restart Service action no longer allows restarting Tanium Client
  • Service Details sensor will not terminate when encountering a null value
  • USB Write Protected Sensor now reflects GPO enforced protection
  • Tanium Client Neighborhood sensor now returns the full IPv6 address on Windows
  • PST Information sensor now handles multiple versions of Office on the same endpoint
  • Reboot Windows Machine package now verifies confirmation text correctly
  • Fixed incorrect description text in Browser Extensions sensors
  • Registry Data sensor now properly returns No Results for an empty registry value
  • BitLocker Details sensor now returns non-null results in all cases
  • Running Applications sensor no longer writes to 64bit registry
  • USB Device sensor no longer limits to HID devices
  • CPU Manufacturer sensor shows correct values on MacOS now
  • AnyConnect VPN Status fixed

TaaS Release Date: January 20, 2022

Fixes

  • RPM sensors updated to avoid issues with login banners

Security Updates

  • This release includes security updates. Details of the issues, including affected versions and mitigation information, can be obtained within Tanium's Support Portal or by contacting your TAM.

TaaS Release Date: November 2, 2021

Fixes

  • The AIX "Installed Applications" sensor was attempting to call an include that is not present on AIX.
  • The Linux "Installed Application Version" sensor was not reliably determining the version of rpm packages.


TaaS Release Date: October 28, 2021

New Features

  • New sensor: "RPM Database Details" gives insight into the RPM database state on endpoints that manage software with RPM.
  • New sensor: "Kernel Version" returns the running kernel version on Unix based endpoints.
  • New package: "Repair RPM Database" triggers RPM database repair via native tools.

Fixes

  • Sensors that call "rpm" now do so with reduced permissions to prevent corruption of rpm databases.
  • The "Reboot Required" sensor would false negative on RHEL 8 based systems, and is now fixed.

Updated sensors

- Installed Application Exists - Installed Application Version - Installed Applications - Installed RPMs - Reboot Required

Known Issues

  • The updated sensors above can have some activities denied by SELinux policy, which will cause a timeout. Deploying the current Tanium Recorder will set an SELinux policy to avoid this.

TaaS Release Date: August 10, 2021

Fixes

  • Reboot Required sensor fixed for Ubuntu/Debian OSes

TaaS Release Date: August 3, 2021

Security Updates

  • This release includes security updates. Details of the issues, including affected versions and mitigation information, can be obtained within Tanium's Support Portal or by contacting your TAM.

TaaS Release Date: July 12, 2021

Improvements

  • The "Chrome Extensions Summary" and "Firefox Extensions Summary" sensors now have a Linux version

Fixes

  • Improve reliability of Azure Cloud endpoint detection
  • The Browser sensors no longer attempt to load an unavailable Python

TaaS Release Date: May 12, 2021

Improvements

  • Builds of this solution now generate an audit file of dependencies (no impact)

TaaS Release Date: May 7, 2021

Improvements

  • New sensors for Chrome and Firefox Extensions
  • New sensor for AnyConnect VPN Status

TaaS Release Date: April 28, 2021

Fixes

  • Avoid excessive TDS resource usage by removing "Network Adapter Details" from sensors that are automatically harvested by TDS.

Improvements

  • Python 3.x now will be the only Python runtime deployed on 7.4 Tanium Clients

TaaS Release Date: March 5, 2021

Improvements

  • Additional sensors now have improved queries against the Windows WMI API to improve reliability on Windows Servers with more than 32 processors.

TaaS Release Date: February 17, 2021

Resolved Issues

  • The Cloud Content sensors now properly format the error message if their required tooling is not installed.
  • The "Computer Serial Number" sensor now ensures that the values don't have trailing tab characters.

Improvements

  • Improved queries against the Windows WMI API to improve reliability on Windows Servers with more than 32 processors.
  • Switch the "IIS Website Details" sensor to a single character delimiter to support filtering of results in Interact. NOTE this will break any existing targeting used by that sensor. Because this is a relatively new sensor this is a low risk change.
  • The Core Content tools distribution will no longer target Tanium Client versions prior to 7.2. The tool installations fail on older client versions so the actions would repeatedly attempt to install causing unnecessary network traffic and endpoint activity.

Enhancements

  • Add macOS version of the "Reboot Required" sensor

TaaS Release Date: November 16, 2020

Fixes

  • Incorporate fixes for sensor parameter decoding from Default Content 8.1.1
  • The Windows "Local User Login Dates" sensor will no longer show duplicated login dates for users that have never logged in.


Product Documentation and Resources

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