Identity Sources
An Identity Awareness Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that enforces network access and audits data based on network location, the identity of the user, and the identity of the computer. Acronym: IDA. Gateway gets identities from different identity sources.
An Identity Awareness Gateway gets information from some identity sources directly.
For other identity sources, Identity Clients installed on an endpoint device or Windows server get identities and share them with the Identity Awareness Gateway.
Identity Clients have versions that are different from the versions of Identity Awareness Gateways.
To download the latest Identity Clients, see sk134312.
Identity Source |
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Browser-Based Authentication |
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The Identity Awareness Gateway gets identities from one of these:
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AD Query |
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The Identity Awareness Gateway gets identities seamlessly from Microsoft Active Directory. |
Identity Agents |
The Identity Awareness Gateway gets identities from Identity Agents that are installed on the user endpoint computers. |
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Terminal Servers |
The Identity Awareness Gateway gets identities from Identity Agents that are installed on a Windows-based application server that hosts Terminal Servers, Citrix XenApp, and Citrix XenDesktop services. These Identity Agents identify individual users. |
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RADIUS Accounting |
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The Identity Awareness Gateway gets identities through RADIUS Accounting directly from a RADIUS accounting client. |
Identity Collector |
The Identity Awareness Gateway gets identities from Identity Collectors that are installed on these:
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Identity Web API |
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Gives you a flexible method to create identities. |
Remote Access |
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The Identity Awareness Gateway gets identities from Mobile Access Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that provides a Remote Access VPN access for managed and unmanaged clients. Acronym: MAB. clients and IPsec VPN Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that provides a Site to Site VPN and Remote Access VPN access. clients configured to work in Office Mode when they connect to the Security Gateway Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to inspect traffic and enforce Security Policies for connected network resources.. |