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Review the rules. Assume domain UDP is enabled in the implied rules. What happens when a user from the internal network tries to browse to the internet using HTTP? The user:

The correct answer is D. can go to the Internet, without being prompted for authentication. This question tests how Check Point evaluates rules in sequence and whether authentication is required for HTTP traffic when domain UDP is enabled in implied rules.

User Management and Authentication

Question

Review the rules. Assume domain UDP is enabled in the implied rules. What happens when a user from the internal network tries to browse to the internet using HTTP? The user:

Options

  • Acan connect to the Internet successfully after being authenticated.
  • Bis prompted three times before connecting to the Internet successfully.
  • Ccan go to the Internet after Telnetting to the client authentication daemon port 259.
  • Dcan go to the Internet, without being prompted for authentication.

How the community answered

(58 responses)
  • A
    5% (3)
  • B
    12% (7)
  • C
    3% (2)
  • D
    79% (46)

Why each option

This question tests how Check Point evaluates rules in sequence and whether authentication is required for HTTP traffic when domain UDP is enabled in implied rules.

Acan connect to the Internet successfully after being authenticated.

Successful connection after authentication would require an explicit authentication action in the matching rule, which is not indicated here.

Bis prompted three times before connecting to the Internet successfully.

Being prompted three times before connecting is the behavior of User Authentication, which applies only when the rule has a User Auth action and the session is HTTP-based - not the case described.

Ccan go to the Internet after Telnetting to the client authentication daemon port 259.

Telnetting to port 259 is the mechanism for Client Authentication, a specific authentication method that requires the user to manually authenticate to the firewall daemon before traffic is permitted - not applicable here.

Dcan go to the Internet, without being prompted for authentication.Correct

With domain UDP enabled in implied rules, DNS resolution is permitted automatically. If the Rule Base contains a rule that allows HTTP traffic from the internal network to the internet without specifying a User Authentication or Client Authentication action, the firewall passes the traffic silently without prompting the user for credentials.

Concept tested: Check Point firewall rule authentication methods and implied rules

Source: https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R77/CP_R77_FirewallR77_AdminGuide/html_frameset.htm

Topics

#client authentication#implied rules#HTTP access#authentication bypass

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