Check Point Remote Access VPN pros and cons

The biggest advantage of Check Point Remote Access VPN is that we already use the Check Point firewall. We only needed to enable the feature and do the configuration in order to enable the VPN feature. We didn't need to buy or manage new hardware. This was a big advantage.

The solution has been solid for me for over five years.

I found the MEP feature the most valuable. This has improved users' latency allowing the users to connect to the nearest Azure Check Point VM.

Organizations that already use the Check Point NGFW Solution do not require any additional hardware, which makes the implementation straightforward and reduces the time to go live.

Setting policies allow, block, and limit users' access.

The solution offers high scalability as far as adding more users.

The biggest advantage of Check Point Remote Access VPN is that we already use the Check Point firewall. We only needed to enable the feature and do the configuration in order to enable the VPN feature. We didn't need to buy or manage new hardware.

The solution implemented in the cloud allows us to easily scale in cases of user increase.

Scalability is great. We have been able to grow as a corporation due in part to this type of solution.

The secure hotspot access for enabling good network connectivity is great.

We are very happy with the Windows client. You log in with the VPN for the full client, you do the log in there. But for Linux machines, they don't have a full client to install. It is important because we have some users that use Linux and they don't have a specific application from Check Point to use. That is something that could be improved.

The ability to allow split-tunneling while still following our corporate policy needs to be on the table.

You have no ability to reserve a total number of licenses. The VPN user licenses are assigned per gateway, and if you enable MEP function is not so easy to size the gateway licenses.

The fully-featured security module is only supported on Windows and Mac systems, which means that organizations with Linux will face issues providing secure access.

Compliance Check on Check Point should be improved by having more configurable conditions to support multi-platforms and adding more granularity.

This is the best version we are using, however, if some changes can be made in the next release, I'd like to see adjustments to the time period and internet connectivity.

For Linux machines, they don't have a full client to install. For the users that utilize Linux, there needs to be an equivalent.

Sometimes it causes the consumption of machine resources, and also improves the scanning since they consume many resources in the clients' machines.

Without a doubt and with the new trends in technology, Check Point should already have a blade with a 2MFA solution and not through some other vendor.

Price category and smooth renewal of agreement should be considered for flawless and quick onboarding of clients and partners.