156-215.81.20 User and Access Management Practice Question
A security administrator at a company with 500 employees needs to grant SmartConsole access to a team of 10 auditors. The auditors must be able to view all security policies and logs but must not be able to modify any objects or rules. The administrator wants to avoid creating 10 separate administrator accounts. What is the most efficient way to achieve this?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that creating individual accounts is necessary for granular permissions, when external group mapping can achieve the same result more efficiently.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Create a new Permission Profile with read-only access to all features, then assign this profile to an LDAP group containing the auditors.
Mapping an LDAP group to a custom Permission Profile with read-only access is the most efficient and secure method. It avoids per-user account creation, centralizes access control, and ensures auditors have the exact permissions required. This leverages Check Point's integration with external directories, reducing administrative overhead while maintaining strict access boundaries.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Assign each auditor the default 'Read-Only All' Permission Profile by creating individual administrator accounts.
Why it's wrong here
Creating individual accounts would work but is inefficient and contradicts the administrator's goal of avoiding 10 separate accounts. While the 'Read-Only All' profile grants the necessary permissions, the manual creation and maintenance of multiple accounts is time-consuming. This approach lacks scalability and does not leverage centralized identity management.
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Create a new Permission Profile with read-only access to all features, then assign this profile to an LDAP group containing the auditors.
Why this is correct
This is the most efficient because it leverages an existing external user group (the LDAP group) and a custom Permission Profile to grant consistent read-only access. Instead of creating individual administrator accounts, the LDAP group is mapped to a profile, and all members inherit the permissions. This centralizes management and ensures the auditors can view but not modify policies and logs.
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Create a single administrator account with a shared password and distribute it to all auditors.
Why it's wrong here
Using a shared account violates accountability and security best practices. Check Point logs would not distinguish between individual auditors, making auditing impossible. Additionally, changing the password or revoking access would require notifying all users, and it does not meet the requirement of avoiding separate accounts while maintaining security. It also does not provide the granular read-only permissions needed.
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Configure SmartConsole to use RADIUS authentication and assign all auditors the 'Super User' profile, then restrict their actions via a firewall rule.
Why it's wrong here
Assigning the 'Super User' profile grants full administrative privileges, which violates the principle of least privilege. Firewall rules cannot restrict actions within SmartConsole; they control network traffic. RADIUS is for authentication, not authorization. This approach would allow auditors to modify policies, which is explicitly prohibited. It is also inefficient and insecure.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official Check Point exam blueprint
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