Creating an Administrator Account with Check Point Password Authentication

Check Point password is a static password that is configured in SmartConsole 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.. The local database on 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. stores the password. No additional software is required.

After you configure authentication with a Check Point password, you can, in addition, configure certificate file authentication . The administrator can then authenticate to SmartConsole with the Check Point password or the certificate file.

You create the certificate file in SmartConsole. The administrator can use the certificate to log in to SmartConsole in two ways:

• Log in to SmartConsole with the Certificate File option. The administrator must provide the password to use the certificate file.

• You can import the certificate file to the Windows Certificate Store on the Microsoft Windows SmartConsole computer. The administrator can use this stored certificate to log in to SmartConsole with the CAPI Certificate option. The administrator does not need to provide a password to log in.

The administrator can also give the certificate to other administrators to log in to SmartConsole with no administrator account of their own.

To configure Check Point password authentication for an administrator

1. Create a new administrator and define Check Point password as the authentication method

   1. Go to Manage & Settings > Permissions & Administrators > Administrators > Click New.

      The New Administrator window opens.

   2. Give the administrator a name.

   3. In Authentication method, select Check Point Password.

   4. Click Set New Password, type the Password, and Confirm it.

   5. Optional: In the Authentication section > Certificate Information, click Create:

      1. Enter a password.

      2. Click OK.

      3. Save the certificate file to a secure location on the SmartConsole computer:

         Notes: Make sure that the login name is included in the File name field. Make sure that Certificate Files (*p12) is selected in the Save as type drop-down list. The certificate file is in the PKCS #12 format, and has a .p12 extension. A password is required to protect the sensitive data in the certificate file. The certificate file contains the private key. After the certificate is issued, save it to a file and give the administrator this file and password. The administrator can then authenticate with the certificate when they log in with SmartConsole to the Security Management Server Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server..

   6. Assign a Permission Profile.

      See Assigning Permission Profiles to Administrators.

   7. In the Expiration section, select the expiration date and make sure that it is set to a valid future date.

   8. Click OK.

   9. Publish the SmartConsole session.

2. Optional: Import the certificate file into the Windows Certificate Store

   Note - This procedure applies if you create a certificate authentication in the administrator object, and you log in to SmartConsole with the CAPI Certificate option.

   1. Right-click the *.p12 file you saved when you created the required administrator, and click Install PFX.

      The Certificate Import Wizard opens.

   2. In the Store Location section, select the applicable option:

      • Current User (this is the default)

      • Local Machine

   3. Click Next.

   4. Enter the same certificate password you used when you created the required administrator certificate.

   5. Clear Enable strong private key protection.

   6. Select Mark this key as exportable.

   7. Click Next.

   8. Select Place all certificates in the following store, click Browse > Personal > OK.

   9. Click Next.

   10. Click Finish.