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Training Course Summary:

VPN-1/FireWall-1 Management I - NG is an introductory course for Check Point's flagship product, VPN-1/FireWall-1 NG. This course covers the basic steps involved in configuring an Internet firewall, and provides hands-on training to manage a FireWall-1 installation. In addition, new capabilities in the Next Generation (NG) version of VPN-1/FireWall-1 are highlighted.

Pre-Requisites:

Working knowledge of Windows NT and/or UNIX
• Basic networking knowledge
• Experience with TCP/IP and the Internet

Who Should Attend:

Systems administrators, security managers, and network engineers who manage VPN-1/FireWall-1 Gateway deployments, and individuals seeking the Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) NG certification.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Unit I

Chapter 1: VPN-1/FireWall-1 NG architecture

Methods of securing networks
VPN-1/FireWall-1 architecture
Secure Internal Communications (SIC)
Distributed Client/Server Deployment
Virtual Private Network implementation
Chapter 2: Security policy rule base and properties set up

Security policy definition
Check Point policy editor
VPN-1/FireWall-1 NG licensing
Access control for administrators
SmartUpdate installation and management
Detecting spoofing
Creating the rule base
Implicit and explicit rules
Command line options for the security policy
Chapter 3: Working with the security policy

Masking and disabling rules
Uninstalling a security policy
Improving VPN-1/FireWall-1 NG performance


Unit II

Chapter 1: Log viewer and system status



Unit III

Chapter 1: User authentication and authentication parameters

Understanding the need for authentication
Deploying user authentication
Stealth authentication
Chapter 2: Client and session authentication

Sign on methods
Deploying client authentication
Additional features of single sign on and client authentication
Deploying session authentication
Chapter 3: Network Address Translation (NAT)

Working with NAT
Automatic and manual NAT rules
Chapter 4: Protecting your installation with backups