The original party line from Check Point on R65 2.6 was that there was to be no HFAs created to support this release; only individual HotFixes. Well apparently there was a loud enough cry from the field (hello Dell 1950/2950
Moving to R70? Look at sk37042 First
With the release of R70 last week, a lot of people are now considering the timing for their upgrade. Before you get too far you may want to take a look at the sk37042 “R70 Known Limitations” document. This will
R70 Release Notes Here
If you want to take a look at the release Notes for R70…. I have it posted here. Some notable changes for R70: Solaris is no longer supported as an OS platform for the Security Gateway. Software Blades (of course).
R70 is Generally Available Today
As of this morning R70 is available to the public! Login into the Downloads section, and you will see that the .iso images are have been posted. Lots of great stuff in R70 all delivered on the 2.6 kernel. Now
R65 HFA30 EAL4 Common Criteria Certified
Expect to see an announcement on this in the next few weeks… R65 HFA30 and SmartConsole R65 HFA01 have achieved a Common Criteria certification level of EAL4. This certification covers a broad selection of CheckPoint products including appliances. The certified