Glossary
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Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that blocks botnet behavior and communication to Command and Control (C&C) centers. Acronyms: AB, ABOT.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that provides comprehensive protection for email inspection. Synonym: Anti-Spam & Email Security. Acronyms: AS, ASPAM.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that uses real-time virus signatures and anomaly-based protections from ThreatCloud to detect and block malware at the Security Gateway before users are affected. Acronym: AV.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that allows granular control over specific web-enabled applications by using deep packet inspection. Acronym: APPI.
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Log that contains administrator actions on a Management Server (login and logout, creation or modification of an object, installation of a policy, and so on).
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An optical fiber cable that contains several jacketed simplex optical fibers that are packaged together inside an outer jacket. Synonyms: Fanout cable, Fan-Out cable, Splitter cable.
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Security Gateway or Virtual System that works as a Layer 2 bridge device for easy deployment in an existing topology.
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Two or more Security Gateways that work together in a redundant configuration - High Availability, or Load Sharing.
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Security Gateway that is part of a cluster.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Management Server to view and apply the Security Best Practices to the managed Security Gateways. This Software Blade includes a library of Check Point-defined Security Best Practices to use as a baseline for good Security Gateway and Policy configuration.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that provides data visibility and enforcement. See sk119715. Acronym: CTNT.
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Performance-enhancing technology for Security Gateways on multi-core processing platforms. Multiple Check Point Firewall instances are running in parallel on multiple CPU cores.
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On a Security Gateway with CoreXL enabled, the Firewall kernel is copied multiple times. Each replicated copy, or firewall instance, runs on one processing CPU core. These firewall instances handle traffic at the same time, and each firewall instance is a complete and independent firewall inspection kernel. Synonym: CoreXL FW Instance.
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Secure Network Distributer. Part of CoreXL that is responsible for: Processing incoming traffic from the network interfaces; Securely accelerating authorized packets (if SecureXL is enabled); Distributing non-accelerated packets between Firewall kernel instances (SND maintains global dispatching table, which maps connections that were assigned to CoreXL Firewall instances). Traffic distribution between CoreXL Firewall instances is statically based on Source IP addresses, Destination IP addresses, and the IP 'Protocol' type. The CoreXL SND does not really "touch" packets. The decision to stick to a particular FWK daemon is done at the first packet of connection on a very high level, before anything else. Depending on the SecureXL settings, and in most of the cases, the SecureXL can be offloading decryption calculations. However, in some other cases, such as with Route-Based VPN, it is done by FWK daemon.
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Check Point Upgrade Service Engine for Gaia Operating System. With CPUSE, you can automatically update Check Point products for the Gaia OS, and the Gaia OS itself. For details, see sk92449.
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Direct Attach Copper cable. A form of the high-speed shielded twinax copper cable with pluggable transceivers on both ends. Used to connect to network devices (switches, routers, or servers).
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Dynamically Assigned IP (DAIP) Security Gateway is a Security Gateway, on which the IP address of the external interface is assigned dynamically by the ISP.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that detects and prevents the unauthorized transmission of confidential information outside the organization. Acronym: DLP.
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Classification of data in a Check Point Security Policy for the Content Awareness Software Blade.
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Configuration in which the Check Point Security Gateway and the Security Management Server products are installed on different computers.
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Interfaces on the Quantum Maestro Orchestrator used to connect to Check Point Security Appliances. You use DAC cables, Fiber cables (with transceivers), or Breakout cables to connect between the Downlink ports and Security Appliances. The Check Point Management traffic (policy, logs, synchronization, and so on) co-exists with the data (user) traffic on the Downlink ports. Bandwidth is guaranteed for the Check Point Management traffic (portion of the downlink bandwidth). These ports form the system backplane (management, data plane, synchronization).
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Special object type, whose IP address is not known in advance. The Security Gateway resolves the IP address of this object in real time.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Management Server to manage an on-premises Harmony Endpoint Security environment.
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The name of the elevated command line shell that gives full system root permissions in the Check Point Gaia operating system.
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Check Point security operating system that combines the strengths of both SecurePlatform and IPSO operating systems.
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The name of the default command line shell in Check Point Gaia operating system. This is a restricted shell (role-based administration controls the number of commands available in the shell).
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The name of the global command line shell in Check Point Gaia operating system for Security Appliances connected to Check Point Quantum Maestro Orchestrators. Commands you run in this shell apply to all Security Appliances in the Security Group.
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Web interface for the Check Point Gaia operating system.
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Software package installed on top of the current software version to fix a wrong or undesired behavior, and to add a new behavior.
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Feature on a Security Gateway that inspects traffic encrypted by the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol for malware or suspicious patterns. Synonym: SSL Inspection. Acronyms: HTTPSI, HTTPSi.
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Check Point patented technology that makes sure that active connections are only synchronized to backup Security Appliances in the Security Group. HyperSync makes sure each connection flow has a backup within the Security Group.
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Internal Certificate Authority. A component on Check Point Management Server that issues certificates for authentication.
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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.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Management Server to view Identity Logs from the managed Security Gateways with enabled Identity Awareness Software Blade.
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Computers and resources protected by the Firewall and accessed by authenticated users.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that inspects and analyzes packets and data for numerous types of risks (Intrusion Prevention System).
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Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that provides a Site to Site VPN and Remote Access VPN access.
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Collection of hotfixes combined into a single package. Acronyms: JHA, JHF, JHFA.
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An authentication server for Microsoft Windows Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS).
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Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to store and process logs.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Management Server to view Security Logs from the managed Security Gateways.
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A scalable Network Security System that connects multiple Check Point Security Appliances into a unified system. Synonyms: Orchestrator, Quantum Maestro Orchestrator, Maestro Hyperscale Orchestrator. Acronym: MHO.
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(1) Interface on a Gaia Security Gateway or Cluster member, through which Management Server connects to the Security Gateway or Cluster member. (2) Interface on Gaia computer, through which users connect to Gaia Portal or CLI.
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Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server.
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Manual configuration of NAT rules by the administrator of the Check Point Management Server.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that provides a Remote Access VPN access for managed and unmanaged clients. Acronym: MAB.
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Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to store and process logs in a Multi-Domain Security Management environment. The Multi-Domain Log Server consists of Domain Log Servers that store and process logs from Security Gateways that are managed by the corresponding Domain Management Servers. Acronym: MDLS.
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Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to host virtual Security Management Servers called Domain Management Servers. Synonym: Multi-Domain Security Management Server. Acronym: MDS.
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Logical object that represents different parts of corporate topology - computers, IP addresses, traffic protocols, and so on. Administrators use these objects in Security Policies.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Management Server to manage an on-premises environment with an Access Control and Threat Prevention policies.
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Physical computer manufactured and distributed by a company, other than Check Point.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Management Server that manages large-scale deployments of Check Point Security Gateways using configuration profiles. Synonyms: SmartProvisioning, SmartLSM, Large-Scale Management, LSM.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that provides policy-based traffic bandwidth management to prioritize business-critical traffic and guarantee bandwidth and control latency.
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Set of traffic parameters and other conditions in a Rule Base (Security Policy) that cause specified actions to be taken for a communication session.
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All rules configured in a given Security Policy. Synonym: Rulebase.
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Check Point product on a Security Gateway that accelerates IPv4 and IPv6 traffic that passes through a Security Gateway.
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Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to inspect traffic and enforce Security Policies for connected network resources.
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A logical group of Security Appliances that provides Active/Active cluster functionality. A Security Group can contain one or more Security Appliances. Security Groups work separately and independently from each other. To the production networks, a Security Group appears a single Security Gateway. Every Security Group contains: (A) Applicable Uplink ports, to which your production networks are connected; (B) Security Appliances (the Quantum Maestro Orchestrator determines the applicable Downlink ports automatically); (C) Applicable management port, to which the Check Point Management Server is connected.
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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.
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Collection of rules that control network traffic and enforce organization guidelines for data protection and access to resources with packet inspection.
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Role of a Security Appliance (Security Gateway Module). Part of the Security Group that contains the assigned Security Appliances. A Security Appliance in a Security Group has one IPv4 address and represents all assigned Security Appliances as one entity.
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Feature that allows to assign the same Management Port (interface ethX-MgmtY) on a Quantum Maestro Orchestrator to different Security Groups. The assigned Management Port has a different IP address and a different MAC address in each Security Group, to which this port is assigned.
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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.
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Single Security Gateway object in SmartConsole that represents a Security Group configured on Quantum Maestro Orchestrator. Acronym: SMO.
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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.
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Legacy Check Point GUI client used to create and manage the security settings in versions R77.30 and lower. In versions R80.X and higher is still used to configure specific legacy settings.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Management Server (the actual name is "Provisioning") that manages large-scale deployments of Check Point Security Gateways using configuration profiles. Synonyms: Large-Scale Management, SmartLSM, LSM.
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Legacy Check Point GUI client used to manage licenses and contracts in a Check Point environment.
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The physical Security Appliance in a Security Group that handles management tasks for all Security Appliances in the Security Group. By default, this role is assigned to the Security Appliance with the lowest Member ID in the Security Group.
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Specific security solution (module): (1) On a Security Gateway, each Software Blade inspects specific characteristics of the traffic (2) On a Management Server, each Software Blade enables different management capabilities.
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Role of the Quantum Maestro Orchestrator (SSM) that manages the flow of network traffic to and from the Security Groups.
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Configuration in which the Security Gateway and the Security Management Server products are installed and configured on the same server.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that monitors the behavior of files in a sandbox to determine whether or not they are malicious. Acronym: TE.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that removes malicious content from files. Acronym: TEX.
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Network object that represents an external service, such as Microsoft 365, AWS, Geo locations, and more.
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Interfaces on the Quantum Maestro Orchestrator used to connect to external and internal networks. Gaia operating system shows these interfaces in Gaia Portal and in Gaia Clish. SmartConsole shows these interfaces in the corresponding SMO Security Gateway object.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that allows granular control over which web sites can be accessed by a given group of users, computers or networks. Acronym: URLF.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Management Server that integrates LDAP and other external user management servers with Check Point products and security solutions.
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Virtual System Extension. Check Point virtual networking solution, hosted on a computer or cluster with virtual abstractions of Check Point Security Gateways and other network devices. These Virtual Devices provide the same functionality as their physical counterparts.
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Physical server that hosts VSX virtual networks, including all Virtual Devices that provide the functionality of physical network devices. It holds at least one Virtual System, which is called VS0.
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Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway (R81.20 and higher) that provides real-time phishing prevention based on URLs. Acronym: ZPH.
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