Gaia message of the day missing
At a glance
Base severity
Area
Platform
Evidence level
Benchmark reference
Reads the export, not the device
ConfigProof reads a configuration export. This control is evaluated against the objects in that file, and it reports what the file says. It does not connect to the device and sees no traffic, so a finding here describes the configuration, not what the firewall is doing right now.
Why it matters
The message of the day repeats the usage notice after login, where the benchmark asks for it.
How to fix it
Web interface
The steps below are written for the web interface. A finding raised on your own export carries the same steps with your object names filled in.
- In the Gaia Portal, open System Management > Messages, enable the message of the day, and enter the text your organization requires.
- Run save config in clish, or the change is lost at the next reboot.
Command line
Check Point mgmt_cli and Gaia clish
set message motd on line msgvalue "<banner-text>"save config
An example. Values in angle brackets are yours to supply; a finding on your own export fills in the names it read. Nothing here installs a policy. Publish, review, then install the policy on your gateways yourself; Gaia changes need save config.
Read it back
show message motdValues to fill in1
- <banner-text>
- The text your organization requires
Before you type it2
- Written from the Check Point Management API reference and Gaia clish syntax, not yet run on a device. Read each line before typing it.
- Type in clish on each Gaia gateway or cluster member.
How to confirm the fix
- Confirm the message appears after login.
Limits
- No limitation is recorded for this control beyond the one that applies to all of them: it reads a configuration export.
Compliance references
CIS Check Point Firewall Benchmark v1.1.0
Covers the whole recommendation
Where a control aligns with a recommendation of the CIS Check Point Firewall Benchmark v1.1.0, that recommendation is cited as a reference. Only that version was checked. A reference is not a certification.
More in System and Metadata
- CKP-MGT-011Version listed as affected by a Check Point advisory
- CKP-MGT-012Policy installed more than 90 days ago
- CKP-MGT-014License or service contract expired
- CKP-MGT-019Gaia login banner missing
- CKP-MGT-009Gaia time is not synchronized to two NTP servers
- CKP-MGT-034Gaia has no DNS server
- CKP-MGT-016Gaia boot loader has no password
- CKP-MGT-038Gaia has no scheduled backup
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