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Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) R82 Exam Materials-Question 173 Discussion
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Identity Awareness is configured with which tool and where would the policy be enabled? (Choose one answer)

  • A. It is configured using SmartDashboard and is enabled on the Security Gateway.
  • B. It is configured using SmartConsole and is enabled on the Security Gateway.
  • C. Is configured using SmartDashboard and is enabled on the Security Management Server
  • D. Is configure using SmartConsole and is enabled on the SmartEvent Correlation Unit.
Correct Answer: B

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Anonymous User 2026-09-13 04:12:43

Selected Answers: B


The correct answer is **B. It is configured using SmartConsole and is enabled on the Security Gateway**.

The R82 Identity Awareness Administration Guide confirms this workflow directly: in SmartConsole, you configure the Security Gateway by opening the Security Gateway object, from the left navigation panel clicking Gateways & Servers, and then to enable Identity Awareness Software Blade on a Security Gateway you must select Identity Sources and configure an Active Directory Domain.

Why the other options are wrong:

- **A. It is configured using SmartDashboard and is enabled on the Security Gateway** — SmartDashboard is the legacy pre-R80 management client. In current R80+/R82 architecture, SmartConsole is the tool used, so the enablement location (Security Gateway) is right, but the configuration tool named is outdated.
- **C. Is configured using SmartDashboard and is enabled on the Security Management Server** — This is wrong on both counts: SmartDashboard is legacy, and the Identity Awareness blade itself is enabled on the Security Gateway object, not on the Security Management Server.
- **D. Is configured using SmartConsole and is enabled on the SmartEvent Correlation Unit** — SmartConsole is correct, but the SmartEvent Correlation Unit is a log correlation/analysis component unrelated to where the Identity Awareness blade is enabled; the blade is enabled on the Security Gateway object, not on SmartEvent infrastructure.