Network resources of the different Security Gateways can securely communicate with each other through VPN tunnels. Then join the Security Gateways into a VPN community. Define the resources that are included in the VPN Domain for each Security Gateway. They use the IPsec protocol to encrypt and decrypt data that is sent between Host 1 and Host 6.Įncrypted data is sent through VPN tunnelĪ VPN Domain is the internal networks that use Security Gateways to send and receive VPN traffic. The Firewalls do IKE negotiation and create a VPN tunnel. In this sample VPN deployment, Host 1 and Host 6 securely send data to each other. One Security Gateway can maintain more than one VPN tunnel at the same time. Two Security Gateways negotiate a link and create a VPN tunnel and each tunnel can contain more than one VPN connection. The basis of Site to Site VPN is the encrypted VPN tunnel. IPSec - A set of secure VPN protocols that manage encryption keys and encrypted packet traffic, to create a standard for authentication and encryption services.IKE (Internet Key Exchange) - An Encryption key management protocol that enhances IPSec by providing additional features, flexibility, and ease of configuration.Route-Based VPN - A routing method for participants in a VPN community, defined by the Virtual Tunnel Interfaces (VTI).Domain-based VPN - A method to route encrypted traffic with parameters defined by Security Gateways.Meshed topology - A VPN community with a VPN Domain that creates a tunnel to other VPN Domains.Star Topology - A "hub and spoke" virtual private network community, with gateways defined as Satellites (spokes) that create tunnels only with the central gateway ("hub").Remote Access Community - A group of computers, appliances, and devices that access, with authentication and encryption, the internal protected network from physically remote sites.Remote Access VPN - An encryption tunnel between a Security Gateway and remote access clients, such as Endpoint Security VPN, and communities.Site to Site VPN - An encrypted tunnel between two gateways, typically of different geographical sites.VPN Security Gateway - The gateway that manages encryption and decryption of traffic between members of a VPN Domain, typically located at one (Remote Access VPN) or both (Site to Site VPN) ends of a VPN tunnel.VPN Community - A named collection of VPN domains, each protected by a VPN gateway.VPN Domain - A group of computers and networks connected to a VPN tunnel by one VPN gateway that handles encryption and protects the VPN Domain members.VPN Peer - A gateway that connects to a different gateway using a Virtual Tunnel Interface.A virtual interface that is a member of an existing, Route Based, VPN tunnel. Virtual Tunnel Interface - Virtual Tunnel Interface.A secure, encrypted connection between networks and remote clients on a public infrastructure, to give authenticated remote users and sites secured access to an organization's network and resources. SmartDashboard enables organizations to define and deploy Intranet, and remote Access VPNs.Ī number of terms are used widely in Secure VPN implementation, namely: The VPN Manager is part of SmartDashboard. SmartDashboard is the SmartConsole used to access the Security Management server. Security Management server and SmartDashboard. The ICA provides certificates for internal Security Gateways and remote access clients which negotiate the VPN link. The ICA is part of the Check Point suite used for creating SIC trusted connection between Security Gateways, authenticating administrators and third party servers. VPN trust entities, such as a Check Point Internal Certificate Authority (ICA).VPN endpoints, such as Security Gateways, Security Gateway clusters, or remote clients (such as laptop computers or mobile phones) that communicate using a VPN.IPsec is protocol that supports secure IP communications that are authenticated and encrypted on private or public networks. IKE (Internet Key Exchange) is a standard key management protocol that is used to create the VPN tunnels. The Check Point VPN solution uses these secure VPN protocols to manage encryption keys, and send encrypted packets. Integrity - Uses industry-standard integrity assurance methods.Authenticity - Uses standard authentication methods.You can configure Star and Mesh topologies for large-scale VPN networks that include third-party gateways. Use SmartDashboard to easily configure VPN connections between Security Gateways and remote devices.
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The IPsec VPN Software Blade lets the Security Gateway encrypt and decrypt traffic to and from other gateways and clients.