CloudGuard Controller for Amazon Web Services (AWS)

The CloudGuard ControllerClosed Provisions SDDC services as Virtual Data Centers that provide virtualized computer networking, storage, and security. integrates the Amazon Web Services (AWSClosed Amazon® Web Services. Public cloud platform that offers global compute, storage, database, application and other cloud services.) cloud with Check Point security.

Important - The CloudGuard Controller server clock must be synchronized with the current, local time. Use of a NTP server is recommended. Time synchronization issues can cause polling information from the cloud to fail.

Connecting to an Amazon Web Services Data Center Server

Step

Instructions

1

In SmartConsoleClosed Check Point GUI application used to manage a Check Point environment - configure Security Policies, configure devices, monitor products and events, install updates, and so on., create a new Data CenterClosed Virtual centralized repository, or a group of physical networked hosts, Virtual Machines, and datastores. They are collected in a group for secured remote storage, management, and distribution of data. object in one of these ways:

  • In the top left corner, click Objects menu > More object types > Server > Data Center > New AWS.

  • In the top right corner, click Objects Pane > New > More > Server > Data Center > AWS.

2

In the Enter Object Name field, enter a name.

3

Select the applicable authentication method:

4

If you choose User Authentication, enter your Access key ID and Secret access key.

5

In the Region field, select the AWS region to which you want to connect.

6

Click Test Connection.

7

Click OK.

8

Publish the SmartConsole session.

9

Install the Access Control policy on the Security GatewayClosed Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to inspect traffic and enforce Security Policies for connected network resources. object.

AWS Objects and Properties

AWS Imported Objects

Object

Description

VPC

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud enables you to launch resources into your Virtual NetworkClosed Environment of logically connected Virtual Machines..

Availability Zone

A separate geographic area of a region.

There are multiple locations with regions and availability zones worldwide.

Subnet

All the IP addresses from the Network Interfaces related to this subnet.

Instance

Virtual computing environments.

Tags

Groups all the instances that have the same Tag Key and Tag Value.

Security Group

Groups all the IP addresses and Security Groups from all objects associated with this Security Group.

Load Balancers

Load Balancer distributes incoming traffic across multiple targets such as EC2 Instances and IP addresses.

Only Application and Network Load Balancers are supported.

AWS Import Options

Use one of these options to import AWS objects to your policy:

Option

Description

Regions

Import AWS VPCs, Load Balancers, Subnets, or Instances from a certain region to your Security PolicyClosed Collection of rules that control network traffic and enforce organization guidelines for data protection and access to resources with packet inspection..

Security Groups

Import all IP addresses that belong to a specific Security Group.

The Security Group is used only as a container for the list of all IP addresses of Instances that are attached to this group.

Tags

Import all instances and Security Groups that have a specific Tag Key or Tag Value.

Notes:

  • CloudGuard Controller saves the Tags with Key and no Value as: "Tag key="

  • CloudGuard Controller truncates leading and trailing spaces in Tag Keys and Tag Values.

  • All changes in AWS are updated automatically with the Check Point Security Policy. Users with permissions to change resource tags in AWS can change their access permissions.

AWS Object Names (Tags)

Object names are the same as those in the AWS console.

VPC, Subnet, Instance, and Security Group use these names:

Tag Name

Object Name

Tag Name exists

"<Object ID> (<Value of the Tag Name>)"

Tag Name does not exist

"<Object ID>"

Tag Name is empty

"<Object ID>"

AWS Imported Properties

Property

Description

Name

Resource name as shown in the AWS console.

User can edit the name after importing the object.

Name in Server

Resource name as shown in the AWS console

Type in Server

Resource type

IP

Associated private and public IP addresses

Note

CIDR for subnets and VPC objects

URI

Object path

Tags

Tags (Keys and Values) that are attached to the object

Configuring Permissions for Amazon Web Services

Minimal permissions for the User or Role

Item

Value

Effect

Allow

Actions

  • ec2:DescribeInstances

  • ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaces

  • ec2:DescribeSubnets

  • ec2:DescribeVpcs

  • ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups

Resource

All ("*")

For more information about Roles and the IAM policy, see Amazon Web Services documentation.

Auto Scaling in Amazon Web Services

The AWS Auto Scaling service with the Check Point Auto Scaling group can increase or decrease the number of CloudGuard Gateways according to the current load.

CloudGuard Controller for AWS works with the Check Point Auto Scaling Group.

The Check Point Security Management ServerClosed Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server. updates Data Center objects automatically on the Check Point Auto Scaling group.