Check Point: CCS

CCSA NGX:
Check Point Security Administration NGX

Introduction to VPN-1

• VPN-1 Fundamentals
• Security Policy Management — SmartConsole Components
• SmartCenter Server
• SmartUpdate and Managing Licenses

Introduction to SecurePlatform
• Introduction to Linux — Comparison of DOS to Linux Commands
• SecurePlatform

Introduction to the Security Policy
• Creating and Configuring Objects
• SmartMap
• Basic Rule Base
• Network Address Translation

Monitoring Traffic and Connections
• SmartView Tracker
• SmartView Monitor

Authentication
• User Creation
• Security Gateway Configuration
• Comparing User, Session and Client Authentication
• LDAP User Management with SmartDirectory
• Types of Authentication — ACE, RADIUS, LDAP

Check Point QoS
• Architecture
• Deployment Considerations
• Policy
• Differentiated Services
• Low Latency Queuing
• Command Line Interface
• Monitoring
• Optimizing

Basic SmartDefense and Unified Threat Management
• The Need for SmartDefense
• The SmartDefense Solution
• Network Security
• Application Intelligence
• Web Intelligence and Content Inspection
• Configuring SmartDefense
• SmartDefense Services
• SmartDefense StormCenter Module

Upgrading VPN-1 and Upgrading Licenses
• Preinstallation Configuration
• Upgrading to NGX R65
• NGX Backward Compatibility
• Licensing VPN-1
• Performing License Upgrade
• Preupgrade Considerations
• Upgrading SmartCenter Server
• Gateway Upgrade

SmartUpdate
• Introduction to SmartUpdate
• Upgrading Packages
• Managing Licenses

Encryption
• How Encryption Works
• Symmetric Encryption
• Asymmetric Encryption
• Diffie-Hellman
• IKE Encryption Scheme

VPN
• VPN Architecture
• IPSec and IKE
• Security Associations
• Public-Key Infrastructure
• Site-to-Site VPNs
• Remote-Access VPNs
• SSL Network Extender

Management HA, Remote Access Advanced Configuration
• Introduction to Management HA
• Primary vs. Secondary
• Management HA Environment
• Active vs. Standby
• Synchronization
• Management HA Tips

ClusterXL
• Introduction to ClusterXL
• Key Elements
• ClusterXL Installation and Licensing
• Synchronizing Clusters
• Sticky Connections
• High Availability and Load Sharing
• ClusterXL Modes
• Implementation and Planning
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting