AMON Protocol Support

The Security Management Server Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to manage the objects and policies in a Check Point environment within a single management Domain. Synonym: Single-Domain Security Management Server. acts as an AMON client. It collects data about installed Software Blades. Each Security Gateway Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to inspect traffic and enforce Security Policies for connected network resources., or any other OPSEC Gateway, which runs an AMON server, acts as the AMON server itself. The Gateway requests status updates from other components, such as the Firewall kernel and network servers. Requests are fetched at a defined interval.

An alternate source for status collection can be any AMON client, such as an OPSEC partner, which uses the AMON protocol.

The AMON protocol is SIC Secure Internal Communication. The Check Point proprietary mechanism with which Check Point computers that run Check Point software authenticate each other over SSL, for secure communication. This authentication is based on the certificates issued by the ICA on a Check Point Management Server.- based. It can collect data only after SIC is initialized.