156-315.81 Exam Dumps - Check Point Certified Security Expert R81.20

 SecureXL uses templates to accelerate the connection rate by creating a connection entry in the SecureXL Connections Table without notifying the Firewall kernel for a predefined period of time1. This reduces the load on the Firewall kernel and improves the performance of new connections1. SecureXL uses five attributes to identify a connection and create a template: source address, destination address, source port, destination port, and protocol2. These attributes form a unique 5-tuple that defines a connection2.

References: : ATRG: SecureXL for R80.20 and higher : Performance Tuning Administration Guide R80

Communication between different Check Point components is secured by using SIC, which stands for secure internal communication. SIC is a certificate-based channel that uses standards-based TLS 1.2 for creating secure connections and AES128 for encryption. SIC ensures that only authorized components can communicate with each other and that the communication is protected from eavesdropping and tampering. SIC is established by using a one-time password (OTP) that is generated when a Check Point component is created or installed. The OTP is used to initialize the trust relationship between the component and the Security Management Server, which acts as an internal certificate authority (ICA) that issues and revokes certificates for the components. 

 SmartEvent Security Checkups can be run from the Reports activity in Logs and Monitor. A Security Checkup is a report that analyzes network traffic and security events and provides recommendations for improving security posture. To run a Security Checkup, go to Logs & Monitor > Reports > New Report > Security Checkup. The other activities in Logs and Monitor do not have the option to run a Security Checkup. References: : Check Point Software, Getting Started, Running a Security Checkup Report.

 If the action of the matching rule is Drop, the gateway stops matching against later rules in the Policy Rule Base and drops the packet. This is because the Drop action is a final action that terminates the rule matching process and discards the packet. The gateway does not continue to check rules in the next Policy Layer down or in other enabled policies. References: [Policy Layers and Sub-Policies]

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 The action that is not supported in UserCheck objects is Reject. UserCheck objects in the Application Control and URL Filtering rules allow the gateway to communicate with the users and display messages or requests on their browsers. The supported actions in UserCheck objects are Ask, Inform, Block, and Continue. The Ask action prompts the user to confirm or cancel an action. The Inform action notifies the user about an event or a policy. The Block action prevents the user from accessing a resource or performing an action. The Continue action allows the user to access a resource or perform an action after displaying a message. References: [UserCheck]

 Harmony Endpoint is a solution that provides comprehensive protection for endpoint devices against cyber threats. Harmony Endpoint includes a personal firewall that controls the network traffic to and from the endpoint device, based on predefined rules and policies. Harmony Endpoint also integrates with Check Point’s VPN solutions to provide secure remote access to corporate resources1. Therefore, the customer will need Harmony Endpoint because of the personal firewall requirement.

References: 1: Harmony Endpoint Administration Guide

 The command ‘fw sam -I dport 22’ will delete all of the SSH connections of a gateway by adding a temporary rule to the Security Policy that blocks traffic with destination port 22. The other commands are not valid or do not have the same effect. References: Check Point R81 Command Line Interface Reference Guide, page 101.