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Which of the following is NOT a method used by Identity Awareness for acquiring identity?
The correct answer is D. Certificates. Check Point Identity Awareness acquires user-to-IP mappings through several identity sources, but digital certificates are not one of the supported acquisition methods.
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Which of the following is NOT a method used by Identity Awareness for acquiring identity?
Options
- ARADIUS
- BActive Directory Query
- CRemote Access
- DCertificates
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- D86% (25)
Why each option
Check Point Identity Awareness acquires user-to-IP mappings through several identity sources, but digital certificates are not one of the supported acquisition methods.
RADIUS Accounting is a supported Identity Awareness source where the gateway receives RADIUS accounting start/stop messages containing user-to-IP mappings from a RADIUS server.
Active Directory Query (AD Query) is a primary Identity Awareness method that reads Windows Security Event logs from AD domain controllers to correlate authenticated users with IP addresses.
Remote Access via the Identity Agent is a supported method where an endpoint agent reports the logged-in user's identity directly to the Security Gateway.
Certificates are used for device or user authentication in contexts like VPN or HTTPS inspection but are not a supported Identity Awareness identity acquisition source. Identity Awareness specifically maps IP addresses to user identities using sources such as AD Query, Browser-Based Authentication, Identity Agents, and RADIUS Accounting - none of which rely on certificate-based identity collection.
Concept tested: Check Point Identity Awareness supported identity acquisition sources
Source: https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R81.20/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R81.20_IdentityAwareness_AdminGuide/Content/Topics-IAG/Identity-Sources.htm
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