Table of Contents

• R77 downloads for users running Gaia OS
• What's New in R77
• R77 Tools
• CPUSE Offline Packages
• R77 Released Hotfixes
• R77 Downloads for other platforms
• R77 Documentation
• Revision History

• For more information on Check Point releases see: release map, upgrade map, backward compatibility map.
  
  
• For more information on R77, see the R77 Release Notes, R77 Known Limitations and R77 Resolved Issues. You can also visit our Firewall and VPN Blades forum or any other Check Point discussion forum to ask questions and get answers from technical peers and Support experts.

R77 downloads for users running Gaia OS

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Note: Effective October 10, 2013, the images have been replaced resolving sk95056 and sk95245. By installing the new images the R77 machine will automatically install these hotfixes on top of the R77 installation.

For file revision history and MD5 see Check_Point_R77_File_Revision_History.
For more information about R77 images updates see sk96115 - R77 images updates FAQ.

GUI

R77 Windows SmartConsole and SmartDomain Manager.

See sk91060: Removing old Check Point packages and files after an upgrade.

What's New in R77

• New Threat Emulation Software Blade

  The new Threat Emulation Software Blade blocks attacks, which cannot be detected by signatures. It opens inspected files inside secure emulation environments to detect malicious behavior. It can be deployed as a cloud service, or as a Private Cloud, via local emulation appliance.

• New Check Point Compliance Blade

  This new Software Blade analyzes your environment for compliance with major regulations and international standards. Check Point Compliance Blade generates detailed reports, with best practice recommendations taken from the large Check Point library. Check Point Compliance Blade sends alerts for policy changes that can affect compliance.

• HyperSPECT Technology

  Improvements to deep packet inspection engines boost performance for IPS and for Application and URL Filtering Software Blades.
  

  • Supports SMT (Hyper-Threading)
  • Optimizations to DPI engines including streamers, parsers and pattern matching engines

• Gaia Operating System Enhancements

  • Centrally manage basic network configuration (sk93969)
  • Back up and restore, run scripts, remote shell, and more, from a central console (sk93969)
  • Synchronize cluster members with Gaia OS configuration cloning (Cloning Group)

• Enhanced Gaia Software Updates

  Update the Gaia operating system with the enhanced Automated Software Updates tool:
  

  • Clean install of full image and upgrade of optimally sized package from the Check Point Cloud
  • Up to 90% less downtime for Security Gateway upgrade
  • Export and import of Gaia software update packages
  • New WebUI features with enhanced usability

• Enhanced Identity Awareness

  • New identity acquisition method: RADIUS Accounting
  • Automatic update of LDAP group membership changes
  • Improved Identity Agent installation, with support for repair tools
  • New MSI configuration tool for Agent distribution

• Enhanced Endpoint Security

  • Full Disk Encryption
    • Unlock on LAN (UOL) is a new automatic network-based authentication method for the Pre-boot environment. It provides a secure logon without
    requiring end-user interaction to unlock the encrypted system
    • UEFI "Absolute Pointer" Keyboard-less Tablet Touch Support (Touchscreen)
    • Support for user acquisition after a computer is fully protected and its deployment is finished
    • Support for SED (Self Encrypting Drives) based on the TCG Opal Standard
    • Smart Card support for systems running on UEFI enabled computers
    • Support for Single Sign-On (SSO) when resuming from a hibernate state in Windows
    • Improved usability for Full Disk Encryption recovery for Mac - unified with the Windows version
  • Endpoint Security Client - General
    • Push operations for repair, shut-down, and remote log collection
  • Anti-Malware
    • Central management for Anti-Malware, to manage scans, updates, and quarantine features
  • Firewall
    • Firewall support for Desktop Security firewall policy enforcement
  • Media Encryption & Port Protection
    • Support for unauthorized and authorized file type scan configuration
    • Full support for classifying data, which is written to a removable device, as business data or nonbusiness data. This applies to all applications that might trigger the file operation.

• Security Gateway Virtual Edition

  You can install Security Gateway supplements and hotfixes higher than R77 on top of Security Gateway Virtual Edition.

  Important Notes for R77 Security Gateway Virtual Edition:

  • This release supports only Network Mode and only on Gaia OS, and is available with the R77 Gaia Open Server ISO file.
  • Each Security Gateway Virtual Edition instance requires its own license. See the Security Gateway Virtual Edition Administration Guide.

• Enhanced VSX

  Each Virtual System can support up to 128 interfaces.

• Enhanced SAM Card Support

  • Jumbo frames support
  • Bonding support
  • Multi-queue support for back-plane interfaces

• Mobile Access

  Mobile Access Portal supports Outlook Web App 2013 with the Path Translation (PT) method. The Hostname Translation (HT) method is supported when cookies on the endpoint machine are configured. The URL Translation (UT) method is not supported.

R77 Tools

Tools

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Agents

DLP Exchange agent.

CPUSE Offline Packages

You can use R77 Gaia Offline Packages for CPUSE upgrade, on Security Gateways and Management Servers that are not connected to the Internet.

Download and install the latest build of Gaia Software Updates Agent.

Click here to see CPUSE Offline packages.

R77 Released Hotfixes

R77 Downloads for other platforms

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R77 Documentation

Revision History