156-915.80 · Question #553
Which process handles connections from SmartConsole R80?
The correct answer is C. cpm. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Which process handles connections from SmartConsole R80?
Options
- Afwd
- Bcpmd
- Ccpm
- Dcpd
How the community answered
(39 responses)- A5% (2)
- B8% (3)
- C85% (33)
- D3% (1)
Community Discussion
7
Brenda K.Jun 26, 2026C is your answer and you can bank it fast. cpm is the Check Point Management process that owns all SmartConsole R80 connections, replacing the older fwd role for that job, so if you see anything about R80 console connectivity, cpm is where you go every time.
Hiroshi T.Jun 29, 2026Worth the correction on one point: cpm replaced fwm for console authentication duties, not fwd, which has always been the firewall daemon handling traffic inspection, so conflating fwd with the old management role is exactly the kind of slip that costs you points on the real exam.
Hiroshi T.Jun 20, 2026The correct answer is C, cpm, which is the Check Point Management process (also called the "Multi-Domain Management" or general management daemon in R80 and later) that replaced the older fwd-based management connection model. My question for the group: do you know which official sk or the R80 Administration Guide section actually spells out the handoff between cpd and cpm for incoming SmartConsole sessions, because I want to confirm whether cpd acts purely as a watchdog here or whether it plays any role in the initial TLS negotiation before handing off to cpm?
Toby R.Jun 21, 2026cpd does handle the initial connection acceptance and does a bit of credential pre-check before the session gets handed to cpm, so it is not purely a watchdog in that flow, and sk98339 plus the R80 SmartConsole Communication doc both touch on this if you want the authoritative wording.
Dervla O.Jun 26, 2026cpm is right, it replaced cpmd as the management API process in R80.
Toby R.Jun 26, 2026B, cpmd is the management daemon that handles SmartConsole R80 connections, passed last month.
Brenda K.Jun 27, 2026Toby, actually C is the correct one here. cpmd handles Multi-Domain Management, not SmartConsole connections, and it is cpm (the Check Point Management process) that manages SmartConsole R80 GUI client connections.