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CheckPoint 156-315.80 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Check Point |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Check Point Certified Security Expert - R80 |
| Exam Number: | 156-315.80 |
| Related Certifications: | Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Not explicitly defined (typically does not expire, subject to vendor policy updates) |
| Passing Score: | 70% |
| Exam Price: | $250 USD (approx.) |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | 100 |
| Exam Format: | Hands-on troubleshooting (conceptual), Scenario-based questions, Multiple-choice |
| Recommended Training: | Check Point Official Training |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Check Point Exams Check Point Certification Registration |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or test center (Pearson VUE) |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: Check Point CCSA (R80/R81) level knowledge and hands-on experience with GAiA and SmartConsole |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.checkpoint.com/certifications/ |
CheckPoint 156-315.80 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: VPN & Remote Access | - Remote access VPN
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| Topic 2: System Management & Upgrade | - Upgrade processes
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| Topic 3: Advanced Security Operations | - Traffic analysis
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| Topic 4: Security Gateway & Cluster Management | - ClusterXL and HA configuration
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156-315.80 (CheckPoint) Exam FAQs: What Candidates Ask Most
CheckPoint Check Point Certified Security Expert - R80 is an official Check Point exam, registered under the code 156-315.80. A passing score earns you the Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) certification, positioned at the Professional level. The credential also connects to Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA), so it can anchor a broader certification path. Because Check Point designs its exams around real job tasks, holding this certification signals practical skill rather than memorized theory.
Candidates face 100 questions inside a 90 minutes window on the CheckPoint Check Point Certified Security Expert - R80 exam. That ratio leaves little slack, which is why pacing deserves as much practice as the content itself. Learn to budget your minutes, park stubborn questions instead of wrestling them, and rehearse under a real clock: a few timed runs in the ActualCollection test engine will make the official time limit feel routine rather than threatening.
The passing bar for CheckPoint Check Point Certified Security Expert - R80 is set at 70%, and registering for the exam officially costs $250 USD (approx.). There is no reduced price for a second try: fail, and you pay $250 USD (approx.) in full again. That makes honest self-testing the cheapest insurance available, so hold off on booking until your ActualCollection practice scores sit clearly above the passing line, attempt after attempt.
Recommended: Check Point CCSA (R80/R81) level knowledge and hands-on experience with GAiA and SmartConsole
Vendor policies are revised from time to time, so double-check the eligibility details before registering on the official exam page.
Sign-up for the CheckPoint Check Point Certified Security Expert - R80 exam is handled through the official registration channels listed here.
One practical detail: the exam is delivered Online proctored or test center (Pearson VUE), so plan your logistics accordingly.
Check Point recommends the following training resources for candidates working toward CheckPoint Check Point Certified Security Expert - R80.
Training gives you the theory, but repetition locks it in. Pair any course with the 465 practice questions in the ActualCollection 156-315.80 package and you will know exactly how each topic shows up on exam day.
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CheckPoint Check Point Certified Security Expert - R80 is divided into 4 official domains. Among the headline areas are System Management & Upgrade, Security Gateway & Cluster Management, and VPN & Remote Access. Scroll up to the exam topics section for the full breakdown, and use it as a checklist: any line you cannot confidently explain deserves another round of practice.
CheckPoint Check Point Certified Security Expert - R80 Sample Questions:
Which of the following will NOT affect acceleration?
- A. Connections destined to or originated from the Security gateway
- B. A 5-tuple match
- C. Connections that have a Handler (ICMP, FTP, H.323, etc.)
- D. Multicast packets
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
Capsule Connect and Capsule Workspace both offer secured connection for remote users who are using their mobile devices. However, there are differences between the two.
Which of the following statements correctly identify each product's capabilities?
- A. For compliance/host checking, Workspace offers the MDM cooperative enforcement, whereas Connect offers both jailbreak/root detection and MDM cooperative enforcement.
- B. For credential protection, Connect uses One-time Password login support and has no SSO support, whereas Workspace offers both One-Time Password and certain SSO login support.
- C. Workspace supports ios operating system, Android, and WP8, whereas Connect supports ios operating system and Android only
- D. Workspace can support any application, whereas Connect has a limited number of application types which it will support.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
SecureXL improves non-encrypted firewall traffic throughput and encrypted VPN traffic throughput.
- A. This statement is true because SecureXL does improve this traffic.
- B. This statement is false because encrypted traffic cannot be inspected.
- C. This statement is true because SecureXL does improve all traffic.
- D. This statement is false because SecureXL does not improve this traffic but CoreXL does.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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What traffic does the Anti-bot feature block?
- A. Network traffic to hosts that have been identified as infected
- B. Command and Control traffic from hosts that have been identified as infected
- C. Network traffic that is directed to unknown or malicious servers
- D. Command and Control traffic to servers with reputation for hosting malware
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
SmartConsole R80 requires the following ports to be open for SmartEvent R80 management:
- A. 19009,443
- B. 19190,22
- C. 19090,22
- D. 18190,80
Correct Answer: A 🗳️





