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NEW QUESTION # 29
What is the CLI command to check the Deployment Agent Built Number?
- A. show deployment agent --version
- B. show deployment agent -v
- C. show installer status
- D. show installer version
Answer: A
Explanation:
The command show deployment agent --version is used in CLI to display the build number and version information of the Check Point Deployment Agent installed on the system.
NEW QUESTION # 30
Which technology family does ElasticXL belong to?
- A. SecurePlatform
- B. ClusterXL
- C. SyncXL
- D. Scalable Platforms
Answer: D
Explanation:
The correct answer isB. ElasticXL belongs to theScalable Platformstechnology family. Check Point's R82 Scalable Platforms Administration Guide states that the guide covers products based on Scalable Platform technology, includingElasticXL Cluster, Quantum Maestro, and Quantum Scalable Chassis. ElasticXL is not merely traditional ClusterXL under another name; it is a scalable-platform implementation designed to provide simplified management, horizontal scaling, high availability, and load distribution through a Single Management Object model. Option A is wrong because ClusterXL is the legacy clustering technology family, while ElasticXL is positioned as a scalable-platform alternative. Option C is wrong because SecurePlatform was an older operating system family and is irrelevant to R82 ElasticXL. Option D is not a Check Point product family; synchronization is a function, not the technology family. For CCSE R82, map it cleanly:
ElasticXL Cluster = Scalable Platforms, not legacy ClusterXL. Reference topic:R82 Scalable Platforms Administration Guide / Products based on Scalable Platform technology.
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NEW QUESTION # 31
When creating a VPN tunnel with a third party product which object should you create in Smart Console to represent the remote side?
- A. Gateway
- B. Interoperable Object
- C. Externally Managed VPN Gateway
- D. Host
Answer: B
Explanation:
For third-party VPN devices, an Interoperable Device object is created to represent the remote peer, allowing configuration of standard IPsec parameters and interoperability without requiring full Check Point gateway management.
NEW QUESTION # 32
Select the most appropriate statement regarding the Management HA Solution.
- A. The Management Server which is nearest to a Security Gateway becomes its Primary Management Server
- B. After installing the Primary Management Server, only one Secondary Management Server can be deployed in the same environment
- C. A Management Server running in the Active mode is called the Primary Management Server
- D. After installing the Primary Management Server, one or more Secondary Management Servers may be installed for redundancy and database backup
Answer: D
Explanation:
In a Management HA setup, after deploying the Primary Management Server, one or more Secondary Management Servers can be added to provide redundancy and maintain synchronized copies of the management database for failover purposes.
NEW QUESTION # 33
What are the key components of an Access Role object?
- A. Name, LDAP Account Unit, Remote Access Client, Subnet, Host Object Type
- B. Name, IP Address, Mask-Length, LDAP Account Unit, Remote Access Client
- C. Name, Networks, Users, Machines, Remote Access Clients
- D. Name, Subnet, Mask-length, User Group, LDAP Account Unit
Answer: C
Explanation:
The correct answer isD. In Check Point Identity Awareness and Access Control policy, anAccess Roleobject combines identity and location attributes into one reusable policy object. The R82 Security Management Administration Guide states that Access Role objects let administrators configure network access according toNetworks,Users and user groups,Computers and computer groups, andRemote Access VPN clients. That maps directly to option D: Name, Networks, Users, Machines, and Remote Access Clients. Option A is too narrow and incorrectly reduces the object to subnet and LDAP fields. Option B mixes IP address and LDAP account unit fields but misses the real policy dimensions. Option C also mixes back-end directory and object- type terminology rather than the functional Access Role components. The purpose of an Access Role is not merely to identify a subnet or LDAP unit; it is to define who, from which machines, on which networks, and through which remote-access context can match a rule. Reference topic:Access Roles / Identity Awareness.
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NEW QUESTION # 34
When an upgrade is required on 21 Security Gateways managed on a single SMS, the administrator prefers using Central Deployment with SmartConsole. Is this a recommended best practice in such scenarios? Can the administrator choose to upgrade all the Security Gateways together, or must it be done one at a time?
- A. Yes, Central Deployment with SmartConsole is a recommended method for upgrading multiple Security Gateways. The administrator can select all the 21 Security Gateways for upgrade in a batch mode, however, only 1 Gateway can run the installation at a time while the others will be queued up.
- B. Yes, Central Deployment with SmartConsole is a recommended method for upgrading multiple Security Gateways. The administrator can select only up to 10 Security Gateways for upgrade in a batch mode and these will run simultaneously. Once a batch upgrade is completed, another batch can be selected.
- C. No, Central Deployment is not a recommended method when there are more than 5 Security Gateways to be upgraded. The administrator must use Gaia Portal to upgrade the Security Gateways.
- D. Yes, Central Deployment with SmartConsole is a recommended method for upgrading multiple Security Gateways. The administrator can select all the 21 Security Gateways for upgrade in a batch mode, however, only up to 10 Gateways can run the installation at the same time while the others will be queued up.
Answer: D
Explanation:
Central Deployment with SmartConsole is the recommended method for upgrading multiple Security Gateways. Administrators can select all gateways in a batch, but the system allows only up to 10 concurrent installations at a time, with remaining gateways queued for sequential upgrade.
NEW QUESTION # 35
Which of these commands will show the availability of a new ElasticXL Cluster member?
- A. show cluster info overview
- B. show provision info available
- C. show elasticxl members
- D. show provision members new
Answer: A
Explanation:
The best answer from the provided options isA, although the more precise command for detected/pending members isshow cluster info provision. Check Point's ElasticXL Getting Started guide states that, in Gaia gClish, administrators get the list of ElasticXL Cluster Members and detected Security Appliances with show cluster info provision. The R82 show cluster info reference confirms that the provision parameter shows the provisioning state of new Security Group Members and lets administrators see the progress when new members are joining. Because the exact official command is not present in the answer choices, option A is the only valid command family listed: show cluster info .... Options B, C, and D are not the documented R82 Gaia gClish commands. A clean, corrected version of the answer should be:show cluster info provision. The uploaded question's options are weak here, so do not memorize option C or D. Reference topic:ElasticXL Getting Started / Adding members in Gaia gClish.
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NEW QUESTION # 36
During conversion of the Security Policy, the compiled code is stored in which directory?
- A. In the $FWDIR/state/ < Gateway Name > /FW1 directory of the Gateway
- B. In the $CPDIR/state/ < Gateway Name > /FW1 directory of the Management Server
- C. In the /etc/fw.boot/modules/ directory of the Management Server
- D. In the $FWDIR/state/ < Gateway Name > /FW1 directory of the Management Server
Answer: D
Explanation:
The correct answer isC. During policy installation, the Management Server performs policy verification, conversion, code generation, and compilation before the policy package is transferred to the target Security Gateway. The compiled policy is prepared on theManagement Serverunder the $FWDIR/state/ < Gateway Name > /FW1 structure for the target gateway. After transfer, the Security Gateway stores installed policy files under gateway-side directories such as $FWDIR/state/__tmp/FW1/ and $FWDIR/state/local/FW1/.
Option A is wrong because it places the conversion-stage compiled code on the Gateway, which is not the management-side conversion location. Option B is not the policy compilation directory. Option D is wrong because $CPDIR is not the correct policy state directory. Check Point's policy-installation flow identifies FWM/fw_loader handling conversion, code generation, compilation, transfer, and commit; gateway-side installed policy directories are separate.
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NEW QUESTION # 37
What is Insights?
- A. An application that can show internal configuration for each ElasticXL member.
- B. An excellent tool for discovering network names in the environment.
- C. An excellent monitoring dashboard for Scalable Platforms.
- D. A command that gives consolidated information about threats that were discovered in the internal network.
Answer: C
Explanation:
The correct answer isB. In R82 Scalable Platforms,Insightsis a CLI-based monitoring dashboard for Scalable Platforms, including ElasticXL Cluster, Maestro, and Scalable Chassis. Check Point's R82 documentation defines insights as a monitoring dashboard for Scalable Platforms and notes that it can monitor the entire scalable-platform cluster from Expert mode or Gaia gClish. For ElasticXL load-sharing deployments, Insights shows traffic passing through the Single Management Object and distributed to other Security Group Members. Option A is too narrow because Insights is not merely an internal configuration viewer for individual members. Option C is wrong because threat-discovery and threat-event consolidation belong more naturally to logging, SmartEvent, or Threat Prevention workflows, not the ElasticXL infrastructure dashboard.
Option D is irrelevant; Insights is not a network-name discovery utility. For CCSE R82, remember:Insights = Scalable Platforms monitoring dashboard. Reference topic:R82 Scalable Platforms Administration Guide / insights.
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NEW QUESTION # 38
To form a tunnel IKEv2 uses two exchange types - IKE_SA_INIT and IKE_AUTH. How many packets are transferred between the VPN peer gateways during the two exchanges?
- A. 9 packets unless legacy peers are included in the VPN community, which uses just 6 packets, 3 per exchange.
- B. Each exchange involves two messages, making a total of 4 packets.
- C. 6 packets. There are 4 in the SA_INIT exchange because of the Diffie Hellman process.
- D. For a site-to-site VPN on Check Point using IKEv2, the normal exchange is indeed nine packets
Answer: B
Explanation:
IKEv2 uses two exchanges, and each exchange consists of one request and one response message between the peers, resulting in two packets per exchange and four packets total to establish the tunnel.
NEW QUESTION # 39
Which Upgrade method is initiated from SmartConsole?
- A. Central Deployment Tool
- B. CPUSE
- C. Central Deployment
- D. Advanced Upgrade
Answer: A
Explanation:
The Central Deployment Tool (CDT) is launched from SmartConsole and is used to initiate upgrades for Management Servers, Gateways, and Cluster members in a centralized and coordinated manner.
NEW QUESTION # 40
Choose the correct object name for a third-Party (Non-Check Point) IPSec VPN device.
- A. Interoperable Device
- B. 3rd-Party Device
- C. External Device
- D. External Gateway
Answer: A
Explanation:
For non-Check Point IPsec peers, an Interoperable Device object is used to represent third-party VPN devices, allowing standard IPsec parameters to be configured for compatibility and tunnel establishment.
NEW QUESTION # 41
Alice and Bob are tasked by their security team lead with deploying Advanced Security Monitoring for all their Check Point Security systems. Which of the features and capabilities of SmartEvent is included?
- A. High threat visibility
- B. Medium threat visibility
- C. Full threat visibility
- D. Low threat visibility
Answer: C
Explanation:
The correct answer isA. SmartEvent is Check Point's event-management and correlation capability for security monitoring, and Check Point describes it as providingfull threat visibilitythrough a single view into security risks. It correlates large volumes of logs into meaningful security events, supports dashboards and reports, and gives administrators a consolidated view for investigation and response. Options B, C, and D are wrong because "medium," "low," and "high" threat visibility are not product capability names. They sound like severity levels or marketing variants, but they are not the SmartEvent feature being tested. The phrase
"Full Threat Visibility" is the actual Check Point SmartEvent positioning and is directly tied to event management, reporting, event investigation, compliance, and security-risk visibility. In practical CCSE terms, SmartEvent is not simply a log viewer. It adds correlation, event policy, monitoring views, reporting, and analyst workflow on top of raw logging, giving the organization a more complete operational security picture.
Reference topic:SmartEvent / Full Threat Visibility.
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NEW QUESTION # 42
How many members are supported by an ElasticXL Cluster?
- A. Maximum three members per site with a maximum of three sites.
- B. Maximum two members per site with a maximum of three sites.
- C. Three members per site with a maximum of two sites.
- D. Up to four members per site with a maximum of two sites.
Answer: C
Explanation:
The correct answer isB. Check Point's R82 ElasticXL important notes state that an ElasticXL Cluster supports a maximum ofthree ElasticXL Cluster Members on each ElasticXL Siteandsix ElasticXL Cluster Members in total. Six total members with three per site means a maximum of two sites. Option A is wrong because three sites would imply up to nine members, which exceeds the six-member total. Option C is wrong because it limits each site to two members and permits three sites, which is not the documented ElasticXL structure.
Option D is wrong because four members per site is unsupported. The architecture is therefore clear:
ElasticXL scales up to three members in a site and supports a second site for HA-style topology, for a maximum total of six members. If more members are required, Check Point documentation explicitly directs administrators to use Maestro instead. Reference topic:ElasticXL Important Notes / Supported members and sites.
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NEW QUESTION # 43
Which components can be upgraded using Central Deployment Tool, CDT?
- A. Multi-Domain Servers, Management Servers, and Gateways
- B. Gateways, Clusters, and Standalone Deployments
- C. Gateways, Clusters, and Management Servers
- D. Gateways / Cluster Members
Answer: D
Explanation:
The correct answer isA. TheCentral Deployment Tool, CDT, is a Management Server-side automation tool used to manage package installation on multipleSecurity Gateways and Cluster Members. The CDT Administration Guide states that CDT runs on Gaia Security Management Servers and Gaia Multi-Domain Security Management Servers, and that it manages installation of software packages from the Management Server to multiple Security Gateways and Cluster Members at the same time. The documented workflows include upgrading a single Security Gateway, upgrading Cluster Members in High Availability mode, and installing Hotfixes on Security Gateways or Clusters. Option B is wrong because CDT does not upgrade Management Servers or Multi-Domain Servers as targets. Option C is wrong for the same reason:
Management Servers are not CDT target components. Option D is misleading because "Standalone Deployment" is not the normal CDT target category in the official workflow. CDT may run from the Management Server, but its installation candidates are gateway and cluster-member objects. Reference topic:
Central Deployment Tool / Introduction and Workflows.
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NEW QUESTION # 44
Where can you see and search records of action done by R80 SmartConsole administrators?
- A. In Smartlog, all logs
- B. In SmartView Tracker, open active log
- C. In SmartAudit Log View
- D. In the Logs & Monitor, logs, select "Audit Log View"
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION # 45
When a solution is configured with Route-based VPN method what interfaces are used?
- A. Only the internal interfaces, which are included in a special Route-based Domain (Network Group object).
- B. The Gaia Portal Web User Interface (WebUI)
- C. External interface with a secondary IP address
- D. Virtual Tunnel Interfaces (VTI)
Answer: D
Explanation:
Route-based VPN uses Virtual Tunnel Interfaces, which create logical interfaces that act like routed links, allowing traffic to be directed through the VPN using standard routing instead of encryption domains.
NEW QUESTION # 46
What is crucial in translating services (destination ports) in a NAT rule?
- A. This can only be accomplished with the Automatic NAT Rule with "Automatic ARP Configuration" enabled.
- B. This can only be accomplished with Automatic NAT Rule in conjunction with Bi-Directional NAT
- C. This can only be accomplished with the Automatic NAT Rule with "Translate Destination on Server Side" enabled
- D. This has to be done with a Manual NAT Rule.
Answer: D
Explanation:
Service or destination port translation requires defining explicit service mappings, which is only supported using Manual NAT rules, as Automatic NAT does not provide the capability to translate destination ports.
NEW QUESTION # 47
What is true about the magg1 and Sync interfaces on an ElasticXL Cluster?
- A. magg1 is a bonded interface; Sync is an individual Sync port.
- B. magg1 is only available in Maestro and is a disabled and unused port in ElasticXL. Sync is the Sync port.
- C. magg1 is a bonded interface; Sync is also a bonded interface.
- D. magg1 is a secondary interface of the Mgmt port; Sync is the Sync port.
Answer: C
Explanation:
The correct answer isA. In ElasticXL, Check Point automatically renames and structures the physical management and synchronization interfaces into bond objects. The R82 ElasticXL important notes state that the physicalMgmtinterface becomes a subordinate interface in the bond calledmagg1, and the physicalSyncinterface is renamed toeth1-Syncand becomes a subordinate interface in the bond calledSync.
The FAQ in the same guide confirms that the default configuration includes a bond called magg1 containing the Mgmt interface and a bond called Sync containing the eth1-Sync interface. Option B is imprecise because magg1 is not merely a secondary interface; it is a bond. Option C is wrong because Sync is also a bond, not just an individual port. Option D is false because magg1 is absolutely used in ElasticXL. Reference topic:
ElasticXL Important Notes / Interface renaming and bonding
NEW QUESTION # 48
While enabling the Identity Awareness blade the Identity Awareness wizard does not automatically detect the windows domain. Why does it not detect the windows domain?
- A. Security Management Server is not part of the domain
- B. SmartConsole machine is not part of the domain
- C. Identity Awareness is not enabled on Global properties
- D. Security Gateway is not part of the Domain
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 49
How many Secondary Security Management Servers does Check Point allow a customer to deploy?
- A. You can install only one Security Management Server. The Active server can only synchronize to one Standby server.
- B. On premises deployments allow only one Secondary server. Public cloud deployments allow multiple Secondary servers.
- C. You can install only one Secondary Security Management Server. The licenses limit the solution to only one Standby server.
- D. You can install one or more Secondary Security Management Servers.
Answer: D
Explanation:
Check Point allows the deployment of one or more Secondary Security Management Servers in a Management HA setup, providing redundancy and synchronized backups of the primary management database.
NEW QUESTION # 50
According to the policy installation flow, the transfer stage, CPTA, is invoked by the FWM process, which initiates the Transfer/Commit phase. On the Security Gateway side, a process receives the policy files and first stores them into a temporary directory. Which directory for the Transfer is correct for receiving these files?
- A. $CPDIR/state/_tmp/FWM1
- B. $FWDIR/state/local/FW1
- C. $FWDIR/state/_tmp/FW-1
- D. $FWDIR/state/_tmp/FW1
Answer: D
Explanation:
The intended answer isB, but the technically exact directory is usually written as$FWDIR/state/__tmp/FW1
/with a double underscore. The temporary policy directory is used when policy files are transferred to the Security Gateway before they are committed as the local installed policy. Option A, $FWDIR/state/local
/FW1, is the committed/local policy directory, not the transfer staging directory. Option C is wrong because the directory is FW1, not FW-1. Option D is wrong because $CPDIR is not the firewall policy state path used for this transfer. So use optionBfor the exam, but remember the precise technical path is__tmp, not _tmp.
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NEW QUESTION # 51
What is the oldest software version (on a security gateway) that an R82 Security Management Server is supported to manage?
- A. R77.30
- B. There is no backward compatibility and all gateways must be installed with the same version as the SMS.
- C. R80.10
- D. R81
Answer: A
Explanation:
An R82 Security Management Server can manage gateways running as far back as R77.30, providing backward compatibility for managing legacy gateways while allowing gradual upgrades.
NEW QUESTION # 52
What should be upgraded first in the Advanced Upgrade method?
- A. Secondary Management Server
- B. Dedicated Log Server
- C. Primary Management Server
- D. Security Gateway
Answer: C
Explanation:
The correct answer isC. In a Management High Availability environment, thePrimary Security Management Servermust be upgraded first. Check Point's R82 Installation and Upgrade Guide is explicit: before upgrading other servers in Management HA, make sure the Primary Security Management Server is upgraded and running. The procedure then lists step 1 as upgrading the Primary Security Management Server with one of the supported methods, such as CPUSE, Advanced Upgrade, or Migration, and step 2 as upgrading the Secondary Security Management Server. This sequencing protects the management database authority and avoids creating a situation where secondary systems are upgraded before the primary management role is stable. Option A is wrong because Dedicated Log Servers follow the management upgrade strategy and must match compatibility requirements afterward. Option B is wrong because Secondary Management is not first.
Option D is wrong because Security Gateways are upgraded after the Management Servers that control them.
Reference topic:Upgrading Security Management Servers in Management High Availability from R80.20 and higher.
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NEW QUESTION # 53
Which command do you need to run before importing the Management Database on a fresh installed Security Management?
- A. $FWDIR/scripts/migrate_server print_installed_tools -v <target version>
- B. $FWDIR/scripts/migrate_server print - - installed tools -v <target version>
- C. $FWDIR/scripts/migrate_server show -- upgrade_tools -v <target version>
- D. $FWDIR/scripts/migrate_server show_upgrade_tools -v <target version>
Answer: A
Explanation:
Before importing a management database on a freshly installed Security Management Server, you run $FWDIR/scripts/migrate_server print_installed_tools -v <target version> to verify that the installed tools are compatible with the target version, ensuring a successful database import.
NEW QUESTION # 54
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