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Check Point Certified Security Administrator
Administering the platform many European banks and governments still standardise on: the three-tier separation where configuration happens on the management server rather than the gateway, sessions published and policies installed as separate steps, first-match rules with a cleanup rule that exists to log, and automatic against manual translation; then blades with threat prevention as its own policy, identity awareness acquired passively or by prompting, communities and encryption domains, and management backup and upgrade order.
What you get
Papers are cut from the bank and weighted like the real exam, and no question appears in two of them. Every wrong answer comes back on later days until you have it right.
What the exam covers
| Architecture, policy and network address translation | Not published |
| Blades, identity, VPN, logging and administration | Not published |
Two sample questions
1. Which is a reason to monitor authentication failures?
- Failures are prevented from occurring
- Monitoring replaces multi-factor login
- Attacks or misconfiguration surface — correct
- Failed attempts are then not logged
Why: Monitoring authentication failures detects attacks or misconfiguration.
2. What is a terminal server agent for?
- Identifying users on shared hosts — correct
- Reading NAT for this instance
- Filtering logs as configured for this environment
- Building VPNs when in use
Why: It distinguishes users on shared terminal servers.
The real 156-215 exam
| Length | 90 minutes |
|---|---|
| Questions | 90 |
| Pass mark | 70% |
| Price | Purchased per attempt through Pearson VUE |
| Recommended before you sit it | None enforced. The official administrator course and basic networking are assumed. |
| Valid for | 2 years |
Exam facts as published by Check Point; always check the vendor’s page before you book.
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