Managing Administrator and User Accounts

A Check Point administrator is an IT professional who manages and maintains a Check Point security environment with 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., CLI, or the API. Check Point administrators configure and manage Check Point's security products to protect their organization's networks from cyber attacks, malware, and other security threats. A Check Point administrator typically installs, configures, and maintains the Check Point software, manages network traffic and security policies Collection of rules that control network traffic and enforce organization guidelines for data protection and access to resources with packet inspection., monitors system performance, and troubleshoots security issues. Administrators also make sure that the Check Point environment is up to date with the latest Hotfixes and updates to maintain optimal security.

A user account is an object that represents a user that generates traffic in a Check Point environment. The system administrators create, manage and monitor user objects. Administrators can configure Access Control rules for specific users - rules for Remote Access VPN, 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., and other features.

Limitation of access to sensitive information and resources only to authorized users secures the organization's network and data.

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. authenticates administrators. Security Gateways authenticate individual users.

This chapter explains how to configure, manage and authenticate administrators and users.