Welcome to Check Point's R73 HFA2 Early Availability Program!

R73 HFA2 is a minor Endpoint release of Check Point product line.

The release is an update for existing R73 environment. It contains mostly resolved issues that were reported by customers and a few new and exciting capabilities.


HFA2 content:


Media Encryption

  • Allow Microsoft Windows XP users, without administration rights, to add an external USB CD/DVD devices (including U3 and Abra).
  • Media Encryption allows onetime access via webRH for encrypted CD/DVD


    Network Protection Client

    Antimalware and Desktop firewall protection on the following platforms:
  • Windows Server 2003 32bit
  • Windows Server 2008 32bit & 64bit
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit

    SuRunning the following applications:
  • File Server
  • Domain Controller


    Network Protection Server

  • Bug fixes


    EMON Report - Server Status Chart and List

  • Added an Endpoint Monitoring Report to show compliance status of Server endpoints.
  • Added a column to display OS information on the List report.


    EMON Report - Client Status Chart and List

  • Added an Endpoint Monitoring Report to show compliance status of Client endpoints (endpoints that do not have OS of type server).
  • Added a column to display OS information on the List report.


    EMON Report List Tool Tip

  • Added OS information to be displayed on the Tool Tip on the User in all the List Reports.

    Exception: Enforcement Violation by Rule, Enforcement Violation by Policy, Infection History


    Endpoint Activity Report - Add Filter for OS

  • Added a filter in the Endpoint Activity Report to filter by OS as "Server", "Client", "Non-Server" ("Non Server"). All case insensitive.


    Compliance Enforcement for Server - Added new operating systems to the OS dropdown in Policy enforcement rules.

    New options added:

  • Servers
  • non-Servers
  • Windows Server 2003 32bit
  • Windows Server 2008 32bit
  • Windows Server 2008 64bit
  • Windows Server 2008 R2


    Added new package type - Server Agent

  • The server agent includes by default Anti-Malware capabilities and introduces the option of addding FW as well



    Thank you for your participation in the R73 HFA2 EA Program,

    Check Point Early Availability Group