The purpose of the Communication Initialization process is to establish a trust between the Security Management Server and the Check Point gateways. Which statement best describes this Secure Internal Communication (SIC)?
The purpose of the Communication Initialization process is to establish a trust between the Security Management Server and the Check Point gateways. Which statement best describes this Secure Internal Communication (SIC)?
The Communication Initialization process, which aims to establish trust between the Security Management Server and Check Point gateways, allows the gateway to communicate securely. After successful initialization, the gateway can communicate with any Check Point node that possesses a SIC certificate signed by the same Internal Certificate Authority (ICA). This is because the SIC certificates provide a basis for mutual trust and secure communication.
Correct. https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R81/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R81_SecurityManagement_AdminGuide/Topics-SECMG/Secure-Internal-Communication.htm
Thats why you dont need SIC between cluster members
Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) R81.10 Guide (page 111): "The purpose of the communication initialization process is to establish a trust between the Security Management Server and Check Point Gateways. This trust lets these components communicate freely and securely. Trust can only be established when the Gateways and the Security Management Server have been issued SIC certificates. After successful initialization, the Gateway can communicate with any Check Point node that possesses a SIC certificate signed by the same ICA."