Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) R82

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Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) R82 Exam Format

156-215.82

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) R82 certification validates the essential skills required to manage and maintain Check Point security gateways and management servers. As enterprises transition to more complex, cloud-integrated environments, the R82 version focuses on the latest advancements in the Check Point software blade architecture. This exam ensures that administrators can effectively deploy, configure, and troubleshoot security policies, manage VPN connections, and utilize advanced threat prevention mechanisms to defend the network perimeter. It covers the core components of the Check Point ecosystem, including Gaia OS, SmartConsole, and ClusterXL, providing a comprehensive assessment of an administrator's ability to maintain a secure and resilient network infrastructure.

100 questions
90 min
70% to pass
10 domains

Exam facts at a glance

What we know about this exam, and where the information comes from.

SpecificationValue
Questions100
Time limit90 minutes (54s per question)
Passing score70%
Domains10
LevelAssociate
Question bank here100 questions
SourceCertilum's own record — the vendor does not publish this figure

Official domain weights

The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.

DomainWeightTopicsPractice Qs
VPN10%
  • Site-to-Site VPN
  • Remote Access VPN
  • IPSec protocols
  • +1 more
10
Troubleshooting5%
  • Diagnostic commands
  • Log analysis
  • Connectivity testing
  • +1 more
5
User Management5%
  • Identity Awareness
  • External authentication
  • User object management
5
High Availability8%
  • ClusterXL architecture
  • ClusterXL synchronization
  • High Availability modes
8
Policy Management12%
  • Access Control rules
  • Rulebase optimization
  • NAT configuration
  • +1 more
12
Security Gateways12%
  • Gateway deployment
  • Interface configuration
  • Routing and inspection
  • +1 more
12
Threat Prevention8%
  • IPS/Threat Prevention blades
  • Anti-Virus
  • Anti-Bot
  • +1 more
8
Security Management15%
  • SmartConsole operations
  • Management Server architecture
  • Object management
  • +1 more
15
Monitoring and Reporting10%
  • SmartView Monitor
  • Logs and Audit
  • Reporting tools
  • +1 more
10
Installation and Configuration15%
  • Gaia OS installation
  • Initial setup
  • Network configuration
  • +1 more
15

The heaviest domain is VPN at 10%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.

Note from the vendor record: Check Point official CCSA Exam Prep Guide (R82): 100 questions, 90 min, 70% pass mark; delivered by Pearson VUE (OnVUE or test centre). Official exam page

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