Check Point Certified Security Expert
Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) Training in Coimbatore
Course Overview
The Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) certification is an advanced-level program that enables security professionals to design, implement, and troubleshoot complex security environments using Check Point technologies. It builds upon foundational knowledge from the CCSA certification and equips participants with the skills needed to manage advanced firewall configurations, VPNs, threat prevention, and high availability setups.
At Linux Training Center in Coimbatore, our CCSE course delivers comprehensive, hands-on training aligned with real-world enterprise requirements—empowering learners to secure networks with confidence.
Why Choose CCSE?
As cyber threats become increasingly complex, organizations demand experts who can configure and maintain secure, resilient network infrastructures. CCSE is a globally recognized credential that validates your expertise in handling advanced Check Point features like SmartEvent, advanced NAT, identity awareness, and clustering.
This certification enhances your career profile by proving your ability to deploy robust firewall architectures, fine-tune security policies, and ensure business continuity in modern IT environments.
Who Should Enroll?
This course is ideal for network security engineers, system administrators, security consultants, and IT professionals who have completed Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) training or possess equivalent experience with Check Point security products.
Prior experience with TCP/IP, security concepts, and Check Point SmartConsole is recommended.
What You Will Learn
Advanced policy configurations and firewall tuning
Site-to-site and remote access VPN setup and optimization
Identity awareness and LDAP integration
High availability using ClusterXL
Advanced NAT and VPN troubleshooting
SmartEvent and SmartLog for real-time threat analysis
Threat prevention techniques and policy optimization
Automation using CLI and scripting tools for efficiency
Our training program uses real-world enterprise network simulations, allowing learners to gain hands-on experience with CCSE-level tasks.
Course Highlights
Instructor-led training with certified Check Point experts
Lab-rich environment replicating live firewall scenarios
Up-to-date course content based on current Check Point software
Practical knowledge to pass the CCSE certification exam
Flexible batch timings: weekday and weekend options available
Career Opportunities
Certified professionals can pursue roles such as Network Security Engineer, Firewall Administrator, SOC Analyst, or Security Consultant – Check Point. With Check Point solutions used globally across enterprises, CCSE certification significantly boosts your career prospects in cybersecurity.
Why Linux Training Center?
At Linux Training Center in Coimbatore, our CCSE training combines expert instruction with deep technical labs to ensure real-world readiness. Whether you aim for career growth or specialized roles in network defense, our course offers the perfect blend of theory and hands-on practice.
Check Point Certified Security Expert Syllabus
Modules
Introduction to Check Point Security Expert :
CCSE CERTIFICATION TOPICS
Automation and Orchestration
Redundancy and Automation
Remote and Mobile ACCESS
System Management
Threat Prevention
SmartEvent
CCSE CERTIFICATION OUTCOMES
Build, test and troubleshoot clustered Security
Backup Security Gateway and Management Server
Configure and maintain security acceleration solutions
Manage, test and optimize corporate VPN tunnels
Upgrade and troubleshoot a management server
CCSE CERTIFICATION BENEFITS
Manage external and internal access to corporate resources
Build, test and troubleshoot deployment scenarios
Troubleshoot Check point Security Systems
Practice updated upgrading techniques
Create events for compliance reporting
Check Point 156-315.81 Exam Syllabus
Objectives:
Perform a backup of a Security Gateway and Management Server using your
Understanding of the differences between backups, snapshots, and upgrade-exports.
Upgrade and troubleshoot a Management Server using a database migration.
Upgrade and troubleshoot a clustered Security Gateway deployment.
- Snapshot management
- Upgrade Tools
- Backup Schedule Recommendations
- Upgrade Tools
- Performing Upgrades
- Support Contract
Lab 1: Upgrading to Check PointR77
- Install Security Management Server
- Migrating Management server Data
- Importing the Check Point Database
- Launch SmartDashboard
- Upgrading the Security Gateway
Objectives:
Using knowledge of Security Gateway infrastructure, including chain modules, packet flow and kernel tables to describe how to perform debugs on firewall processes
- GUI Clients
- Management
- User and Kernel Mode Processes
- CPC Core Process
- FWM
- FWD
- CPWD
- Inbound and Outbound Packet Flow
- Inbound FW CTL Chain Modules
- Outbound Chain Modules
- Columns in a Chain
- Stateful Inspection
- Connections Table
- Connections Table Format
- Packet Inspection Flow
- Policy Installation Flow
- Policy Installation Process
- Policy Installation Process Flow
- How NAT Works
- Hide NAT Process
- Security Servers
- How a Security Server Works
- Basic Firewall Administration
- Common Commands
- What is FW Monitor
- C2S Connections and S2C Packets fw monitor
- Policy Management and Status
- Verification from the CLI
- Using cpinfo
- Run cpinfo on the Security Management Server
- Analyzing cpinfo in InfoView
- Using fw ctl pstat
- Using tcpdump
Objectives:
Build, test and troubleshoot a ClusterXL Load Sharing deployment on an enterprise network.
Build, test and troubleshoot a ClusterXL High Availability deployment on an enterprise network.
Build, test and troubleshoot a management HA deployment on an enterprise network.
Configure, maintain and troubleshoot SecureXL and CoreXL acceleration solutions on the corporate network traffic to ensure noted performance enhancement on the firewall.
Build, test and troubleshoot a VRRP deployment on an enterprise network.
- VRRP vs ClusterXL
- Monitored Circuit VRRP
- Troubleshooting VRRP
- Clustering Terms
- ClusterXL
- Cluster Synchronization
- Synchronized-Cluster Restrictions
- Securing the Sync Interface
- To Synchronize or Not to Synchronize
- Multicast Load Sharing
- Unicast Load Sharing
- How Packets Travel Through a Unicast
- LS Cluster
- Sticky Connections
- Perform a Manual Failover of the FW Cluster
- Advanced Cluster Configuration
- The Management High Availability Environment
- Active vs. Standby
- What Data is Backed Up?
- Synchronization Modes
- Synchronization Status
- What SecureXL Does
- Packet Acceleration
- Session Rate Acceleration
- Masking the Source Port
- Application Layer Protocol
- An Example with HTTP HTTP 1.1
- Factors that Preclude Acceleration
- Factors that Preclude Templating (Session Acceleration)
- Packet Flow
- VPN Capabilities
- Supported Platforms and Features
- Default Configuration
- Processing Core Allocation
- Allocating Processing Cores
- Adding Processing Cores to the Hardware
- Allocating an Additional Core to the SND
- Allocating a Core for Heavy Logging
- Packet Flows with SecureXL Enabled
- Installing and Configuring the Secondary Security Gateway Re-configuring the Primary Gateway - Configuring Management Server Routing
- Configuring the Cluster Object
- Testing High Availability
- Installing the Secondary Management Server
- Configuring Management High Availability
Objectives:
Using an external user database such as LDAP, configure User Directory to incorporate user information for authentication services on the network.
Manage internal and external user access to resources for Remote Access or across a VPN.
Troubleshoot user access issues found when implementing Identity Awareness.
- Active Directory OU Structure
- Using LDAP Servers with Check Point
- LDAP User Management with User Directory
- Defining an Account Unit
- Configuring Active Directory Schemas
- Multiple User Directory (LDAP) Servers
- Authentication Process Flow
- Limitations of Authentication Flow
- User Directory (LDAP) Profiles
- Common Configuration Pitfalls
- Some LDAP Tools
- Troubleshooting User Authentication
- Enabling AD Query
- AD Query Setup
- Identifying users behind an HTTP Proxy
- Verifying there’s a logged on AD user at the source IP
- Checking the source computer OS
- Using SmartView Tracker
- Creating the Active Directory Object in SmartDashboard
- Verify SmartDashboard Communication with the AD Server
Objectives:
Using your knowledge of fundamental VPN tunnel concepts, troubleshoot a site-to-site or certificate-based VPN on a corporate gateway using IKEView, VPN log files and commandline debug tools.
Optimize VPN performance and availability by using Link Selection and Multiple Entry Point solutions.
Manage and test corporate VPN tunnels to allow for greater monitoring and scalability with multiple tunnels defined in a community including other VPN providers.
- IPsec
- Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
- IKE Key Exchange Process
- Phase 1/ Phase 2 Stages
- Connection Initiation
- Link Selection
- How Does MEP Work
- Explicit MEP
- Implicit MEP
- Permanent Tunnels
- Tunnel Testing
- VPN Tunnel Sharing
- Tunnel-Management Configuration
- Permanent-Tunnel Configuration
- Tracking Options
- Advanced Permanent-Tunnel configuration
- VPN Tunnel Sharing Configuration
- VPN Encryption Issues
- vpn debug Command
- vpn debug on | off
- vpn debug ikeon |ikeoff
- vpn Log Files
- vpn debug trunc
- VPN Environment Variables
- vpn Command
- vpn tu
- Comparing SAs
- Configuring Access to the Active Directory Server
- Creating the Certificate
- Importing the Certificate Chain and Generating Encryption Keys
- Installing the Certificate
- Establishing Environment Specific Configuration
- Testing the VPN Using 3rd Party Certificates
- Defining LDAP Users and Groups
- Configuring LDAP User Access
- Defining Encryption Rules
- Defining Remote Access Rules
- Configuring the Client Side
Objectives:
Create Events or use existing event definitions to generate reports on specific network traffic using SmartReporter and SmartEvent in order to provide industry compliance information to management.
Using your knowledge of SmartEvent architecture and module communication, troubleshoot report generation given command-line tools and debug-file information.
- Auditing and Reporting Standards
- SmartEvent Intro
- Component Communication Process
- Event Policy User Interface
- Report Types
- Configure the Network Object in SmartDashboard
- Configuring Security Gateways to work with SmartEvent
- Monitoring Events with SmartEvent
- Generate Reports Based on Activities
