Various info and examples for Check Point automation

API Documentation Links:

• Mgmt API (policy / blade management): https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/latest/APIs/index.html
  • Mgmt API Postman Collections: https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/API-CLI-Discussion/Postman-Collections-links-to-all-available-and-the-basics/td-p/40923
• Gaia API (Gateway OS settings): https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/latest/GaiaAPIs/index.html
  • Gaia API Postman Collection: https://github.com/CheckPointSW/CloudGuardIaaS/tree/master/common/cme_api_postman
• CME API: https://app.swaggerhub.com/apis-docs/Check-Point/cme-api/v1#/
  • CME API Postman Collection: https://github.com/CheckPointSW/CloudGuardIaaS/tree/master/common/cme_api_postman

Ckoud Management Extension (CME) Links:

Cloud Management Extension (CME) admin guide: https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/IaaS/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_CME/Content/Topics-CME/Overview.htm?tocpath=_____3

Misc Documentation Links:

Developer Resources:

• https://developer.checkpoint.com/
• Check Point CloudGuard Network Repository Overview: https://github.com/CheckPointSW/CloudGuardIaaS

IAC providers:

• Ansible:

  • Getting started with Ansible: https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk114661
  • https://github.com/CheckPointSW/cpAnsible
  • https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/check_point/mgmt/index.html

• Terraform: https://registry.terraform.io/providers/CheckPointSW/checkpoint/latest

• Check Point Main Github: https://github.com/CheckPointSW

• Check Point AWS CloudFormation Templates: https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk111013

• Check Point Mgmt API - Python SDK: https://github.com/CheckPointSW/cp_mgmt_api_python_sdk

• Export/Import Policy Package (requires python SDK): https://github.com/CheckPointSW/ExportImportPolicyPackage

• Checkmates Codehub (community discussions / examples): https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/API-CLI-Discussion/bd-p/codehub

Dynamically Updatable Components:

• These features need Mgmt and Gateways at version R81.20 or above
  • External Network Feeds
• These features need Mgmt and Gateways at version R82 or above and Need to use GAIA API v1.8
  • Dynamic Layer in Access Control Policy
    • show-dynamic-layers
    • show-dynamic-layer
    • set-dynamic-content

Reference Diagrams

• Right click, Save As - they are XML files to be used with: draw.io
• Check Point Management Reference Diagrams
• Check Point API Reference Diagrams