CCAS: Check Point Certified Automation Specialist

Course Outline

• Explain how automation and orchestration work together
• Understand the key drivers for incorporating automation and orchestration into security management
• Execute a shell script that demonstrates how to build a comprehensive Security Policy.
• Recognize how the Check Point API framework integrates with R80 Security Management to support automation and orchestration of daily tasks
• Describe Check Point API tools and demonstrate how they are used to manage Check Point Security Management solutions
• Demonstrate how to define new objects and modify existing ones by using the Check Point API
• Demonstrate how to create API commands to efficiently maintain the Check Point Security Management Server database
• Demonstrate how to use different methods to update the database with API commands
• Become familiar with client-side and server-side scripting and scripting languages
• Understand how to use the Bash shell to develop APIs
• Recognize and describe many of the open source tools that are available to assist with API development
• Demonstrate how to use a custom REST application to update the database of a Security Management Server
• Demonstrate how to use Postman to manage the Security Policy database through the Check Point API
• Understand what steps to take to troubleshoot and debug API scripts
• Demonstrate basic troubleshooting techniques by reviewing debugging messages in various forms
• Understand how to use self-service portal capabilities to provide general IT services
• Recognize how automation tools work with Check Point APIs to automate security management tasks and orchestrate workflow behind service portals
• Demonstrate common tasks that are automated in a Web portal to manage the Security Policy

Lab Exercises Include:

• Demonstrate Check Point automation and orchestration
• Manage objects using the Check Point API
• Create a management API shell script
• Use a variety of methods to execute API commands
• Use a custom REST tool for API calls
• Use Postman for API calls
• Debug the Check Point management API
• Automate tasks using a Check Point API enabled Web portal