Datasheet | Firewall Performance Optimization Training
Maximize Check Point firewall performance with advanced training on CoreXL, SecureXL, HyperFlow, and policy optimization. Gain hands-on experience diagnosing bottlenecks, accelerating traffic processing, and improving security throughput.
Firewall Performance Optimization: Max Power Live!
DOC-FIRE-R82-V1.0
FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS Prepare for Success | Learn from Experts | Expand your Knowledge
Course Overview This course provides intermediate-to-advanced knowledge and hands-on experience in maximizing Check Point Security Firewall performance. Participants learn how to uncover hidden bottlenecks, accelerate traffic processing, and optimize firewall performance from the network layer up through advanced security inspection. The course explores critical performance technologies, including CoreXL, Multi-Queue, SecureXL, HyperFlow, and Pipeline processing, and demonstrates how policy design choices directly affect firewall throughput and latency. Through practical break/fix labs and real-world performance investigations, participants gain the skills needed to rapidly diagnose issues, apply targeted optimizations, and unlock the full processing power of modern Check Point firewalls.
Course Details Prerequisites Target Audience • Check Point Administrators and Security Engineers
who wish to take a deep dive into Check Point performance technologies.
Duration: 2 days
Certification or Accreditation: None
NIST/NICE Work Role Categories • Protection and Defense (PD)
Solid knowledge • Minimum CCSE certification (or equivalent experience) • Minimum of two additional years of experience working
with Check Point Firewalls in a production environment • Existing knowledge of SecureXL and CoreXL
Required: CCSA Recommended: CCSE or equivalent experience
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Firewall Performance Optimization: Max Power Live!
DOC-FIRE-R82-V1.0
FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS Prepare for Success | Learn from Experts | Expand your Knowledge
Module 6 – SecureXL Throughput Acceleration Lab Exercise 6: • Observing SecureXL Behavior & Determining Why
Traffic is F2F
Module 7 – Access Control Policy Tuning Lab Exercise 7: • Object Internet, Accept Templates, Optimizing APCL/
URLF Policies
Module 8 – Threat Prevention Policy Tuning Lab Exercise 8: • Finding F2F TP traffic, hcp, & Blade-based Exceptions
Module 9 – HTTPS Inspection Optimization Lab Exercise 9: • Optimize an HTTPS Inspection Policy
Module 10 – Heavy Connections/Elephant Flows & HyperFlow/Pipeline processing Lab Exercise 10: • Heavy Connections & HyperFlow
Agenda Module 1 – R82.10 Performance Introduction & Concepts Lab Exercise 1: • Explore the Lab, Initial Speed Tests, & CheckMates
Community Tools
Module 2 – Network Level Optimization Lab Exercise 2: • Diagnose & Correct Network Performance Issues
Module 3 – Basic Gaia 3.10/4.18/5.14 (RHEL) Optimization • Lab Exercise 3: Examine Gaia Health & Optimize
Module 4 – ClusterXL & ElasticXL Performance Tuning Lab Exercise 4: • Verify Cluster Operation & Sync Network Health
Module 5 – CoreXL & Multi-Queue Lab Exercise 5: • Multi-Queue, CoreXL Splits, and Dynamic Split