Free Checkpoint 156-315.81 Practice Exam with Questions & Answers | Set: 12

 Check Point Management (cpm) is the main management process that provides the architecture for a consolidated management console. CPM allows the GUI client and management server to communicate via web services using TCP port 19009 by default. References: CPM process

The SmartEvent component that creates events is the Correlation Unit, which is responsible for correlating and analyzing security events to identify patterns and potential threats.

Option A, "Consolidation Policy," does not create events but is used to configure policies for event consolidation.

Option C, "SmartEvent Policy," is not responsible for creating events but is used to configure policies related to SmartEvent.

Option D, "SmartEvent GUI," is the graphical user interface for managing SmartEvent but does not create events itself.

References: Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) R81 documentation and learning resources.

NAT rules are prioritized in the following order:

• Automatic Static NAT: This is the highest priority NAT rule and it translates the source or destination IP address to a different IP address without changing the port number. It is configured in the network object properties.
• Automatic Hide NAT: This is the second highest priority NAT rule and it translates the source IP address and port number to a different IP address and port number. It is configured in the network object properties.
• Manual/Pre-Automatic NAT: This is the third highest priority NAT rule and it allows you to create custom NAT rules that are not possible with automatic NAT. It is configured in the NAT policy rulebase before the automatic NAT rules.
• Post-Automatic/Manual NAT rules: This is the lowest priority NAT rule and it allows you to create custom NAT rules that are not possible with automatic NAT. It is configured in the NAT policy rulebase after the automatic NAT rules.

The fwd process on the Security Gateway sends logs to the fwd process on the Management Server via the cpm process. The cpm process is the main management process that handles database operations, policy installation, and communication with GUI clients via TCP port 190093. The other options are either incorrect or irrelevant to the log flow. References: Certified Security Expert (CCSE) R81.20 Course Overview, Check Point Ports Used for Communication by Various Check Point Modules

The three components for Check Point Capsule are Capsule Workspace, Capsule Docs, and Capsule Cloud. Capsule Workspace is a secure container app that allows users to access corporate data and applications from their mobile devices. Capsule Docs is a solution that protects documents with encryption and granular access control. Capsule Cloud is a cloud-based security service that enforces security policies on devices that are outside the corporate network. References: Check Point Capsule

 When doing a Stand-Alone Installation, you would install the Security Management Server with the Security Gateway as the other Check Point architecture component. A Stand-Alone Installation is where the Security Management Server and the Security Gateway are installed on the same machine2. The other options are either not Check Point architecture components, or not suitable for a Stand-Alone Installation. References: Check Point R81 Installation and Upgrade Guide

 Detecting and blocking malware by correlating multiple detection engines before users are affected is not a feature associated with the Check Point URL Filtering and Application Control Blade. This feature is part of the Check Point SandBlast Network solution, which uses Threat Emulation and Threat Extraction technologies to prevent zero-day attacks. The other features are part of the URL Filtering and Application Control Blade, which allows you to control access to web applications and sites based on various criteria. References: URL Filtering and Application Control Administration Guide

 Check Point Central Deployment Tool (CDT) communicates with the Security Gateway / Cluster Members over Check Point SIC using TCP port 18191 by default. CDT is a tool that allows you to perform simultaneous configuration changes on multiple gateways or clusters using predefined commands or scripts. References: Check Point Central Deployment Tool (CDT)

Session unique identifiers are passed to the web API using the X-chkp-sid HTTP header option. The web API is a service that runs on the Security Management Server and enables external applications to communicate with the Check Point management database using REST APIs. To use the web API, you need to create a session with the management server by sending a login request with your credentials. The management server will respond with a session unique identifier (SID) that represents your session. You need to pass this SID in every subsequent request to the web API using the X-chkp-sid HTTP header option. This way, the management server can identify and authenticate your session and perform the requested operations. References: Check Point R81 REST API Reference Guide

 The cphaprob -a if command displays the interface status of all cluster members, including the interface name, IP address, state, monitor mode, and sync status. References: cphaprob - Check Point Support Center

 The log server sends logs to the Correlation Unit. The Correlation Unit analyzes the logs and generates events based on the event policy. The events are then sent to the SmartEvent Server, which displays them in the SmartEvent GUI. References: [SmartEvent Administration Guide]

High Availability (HA) is a deployment scenario where two or more Security Management Servers are configured to work together as a cluster. One server acts as the Primary server and handles all management operations, while another server acts as the Secondary server and serves as a backup. If the Primary server fails, the Secondary server takes over and becomes active. The cluster members communicate using a Virtual IP (VIP) address, which is used by SmartConsole to connect to the active server. If the Primary server is temporarily down, the administrator does not need to do anything, as SmartConsole will automatically connect to the VIP address and reach the Secondary server that has become active. Therefore, the correct answer is A.

References: 6: High Availability Administration Guide

 A new license should be generated and installed in all of the following situations except when the IP address of the Security Management or Security Gateway has changed. This is because Check Point licenses are not bound to IP addresses, but to other parameters such as MAC addresses, CPU IDs, or hostnames. Therefore, changing the IP address of a licensed machine does not affect the validity of the license. However, changing other parameters, such as replacing a network card or renaming a machine, may require a new license. Additionally, when the existing license expires or the license is upgraded to a higher level or a different package, a new license is needed.

 The multicast destination assigned by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) for VRRP is 224.0.0.18. This is a reserved multicast address that is used by VRRP routers to communicate with each other and announce their priority and state. Firewall policies must be configured to accept VRRP packets on the Gaia platform if it runs Firewall software. Otherwise, VRRP packets will be dropped by default. References: [Configuring VRRP on Gaia]

The FWD process provides logging services, such as forwarding logs from Gateway to Log Server, providing Log Export API (LEA) and Event Logging API (EL-A) services. The FWD process is responsible for sending logs from the Security Gateway to the Security Management Server or Log Server, and for fetching logs from the Security Management Server or Log Server to SmartConsole. The FWD process also handles the communication with external logging applications that use the LEA or EL-A protocols.

References:

• FWD process does not work after reboot - Check Point CheckMates, section “FWD process does not work after reboot”
• Check Point R81, section “Logging and Monitoring”
• CoreXL Dynamic Dispatcher - Check Point Software, section “Example of output”