156-215.80 · Question #396
The SIC Status "Unknown" means
The correct answer is C. There is no connection between the gateway and Security Management Server. SIC (Secure Internal Communication) status 'Unknown' indicates the Security Management Server has never successfully contacted the gateway and no connection has been established.
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The SIC Status "Unknown" means
Options
- AThere is connection between the gateway and Security Management Server but it is not trusted.
- BThe secure communication is established.
- CThere is no connection between the gateway and Security Management Server.
- DThe Security Management Server can contact the gateway, but cannot establish SIC.
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(46 responses)- A2% (1)
- B2% (1)
- C96% (44)
Why each option
SIC (Secure Internal Communication) status 'Unknown' indicates the Security Management Server has never successfully contacted the gateway and no connection has been established.
A connection that exists but is untrusted would produce a 'Not Communicating' or explicit certificate-mismatch error, not 'Unknown'.
Successfully established secure communication is represented by the 'Communicating' SIC status, not 'Unknown'.
An 'Unknown' SIC status means the Security Management Server has not been able to reach the gateway at all - typically because SIC has never been initialized or because there is a network-level connectivity failure. This is distinct from a state where contact is made but trust cannot be established, which would produce a different error status.
If the Security Management Server can contact the gateway but cannot complete SIC initialization, the status reflects a trust or certificate failure, not 'Unknown'.
Concept tested: Check Point SIC status meanings
Source: https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R81/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R81_SecurityManagement_AdminGuide/Topics-SMAG/Configuring-Secure-Internal-Communication.htm
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