Software makes it easier to grow VPNs and change network security policies.
The company is adding a software feature called Automated VPN Deployment that frees network managers from a chore that grows enormously as a VPN grows. Adding 20 gateways to an 80-gateway network, however, calls for 2,290 new tunnels. This automated deployment is done using a certificate authority that has been added to Check Point's VPN management server. The certificate authority automatically authenticates the new gateways so the existing ones know it's OK to create tunnels with them. Check Point is also automating the process of distributing changes to VPN clients on remote PCs.