Connectors

To support Prevent (Inline) protection mode for policies, Email Security creates connectors. These connectors allow Email Security to scan and perform remediation before the email is delivered to the recipient’s mailbox.

Email Security creates these connectors.

Check Point Inbound Connector

Mail flow scenario:

  • From: Partner organization

  • To: Office 365

Identify your partner organization by:

Identify the partner organization by verifying that the messages are coming from one of the relevant IP addresses for Check Point Inbound Connector. See IP Addresses for Check Point Inbound Connector.

Security restrictions:

  • Reject messages if they aren't encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS).

Check Point DLP Inbound Connector

Mail flow scenario:

  • From: Your organization's email server

  • To: Office 365

Identify incoming emails are sent from your email by:

  • Identify the incoming messages from your email server by verifying that the sender's IP address is one of the relevant IP addresses for Check Point DLP Inbound Connector. See IP Addresses for Check Point DLP Inbound Connector.

  • Sender's email address is an accepted domain for your organization.

Check Point Internal Inbound Connector

Mail flow scenario:

  • From: Your organization's email server

  • To: Office 365

Identify emails are sent from your organization's email server by:

  • Identify the incoming messages from your email server by verifying that the sender's IP address is one of the relevant IP addresses for Check Point Internal Inbound Connector.

  • Sender's email address is an accepted domain for your organization.

Check Point Outbound Connector

Mail flow scenario:

  • From: Office 365

  • To: Partner organization

Use of connector:

Use only when I have a transport rule set up that redirects messages to this connector.

Routing:

Route email messages through these smart hosts: [portal]-host.checkpointcloudsec.com

Security restrictions:

  • Always use Transport Layer Security (TLS) and connect only if the recipient’s email server has a digital certificate.

Check Point DLP Outbound Connector

Mail flow scenario:

  • From: Office 365

  • To: Your organization's email server

Use of connector:

  • Use only when I have a transport rule set up that redirects messages to this connector.

Routing:

Route email messages through these smart hosts: [portal]-dlp.checkpointcloudsec.com

Security restrictions:

  • Always use Transport Layer Security (TLS) and connect only if the recipient’s email server has a digital certificate.

Check Point Journaling Outbound Connector

Mail flow scenario:

  • From: Office 365

  • To: Your organization's email server

Use of connector:

Use only for email sent to these domains: [portal]-mail.checkpointcloudsec.com

Routing:

Route email messages through these smart hosts: [portal]-host.checkpointcloudsec.com

Security restrictions:

  • Always use Transport Layer Security (TLS) and connect only if the recipient’s email server has a digital certificate.