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    <title>topic Looking for Partners to Test VPN Idle Timeout for Remote Access Users in Spark Firewall (SMB)</title>
    <link>https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/Looking-for-Partners-to-Test-VPN-Idle-Timeout-for-Remote-Access/m-p/250021#M12733</link>
    <description>&lt;P data-start="359" data-end="376"&gt;Hey CheckMates &lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":waving_hand:"&gt;👋&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P data-start="378" data-end="575"&gt;We’ve recently added a new feature to &lt;STRONG data-start="416" data-end="442"&gt;Quantum Spark Gateways&lt;/STRONG&gt; – &lt;STRONG data-start="445" data-end="489"&gt;VPN Idle Timeout for Remote Access Users&lt;/STRONG&gt; – and I’m looking for a few partners who’d like to help test it in real environments.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P data-start="577" data-end="717"&gt;This feature allows automatic disconnection of VPN tunnels after a set period of user inactivity. It's fully configurable with options like:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL data-start="718" data-end="883"&gt;
&lt;LI data-start="718" data-end="764"&gt;
&lt;P data-start="720" data-end="764"&gt;Setting the timeout value (e.g., 30 minutes)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI data-start="765" data-end="838"&gt;
&lt;P data-start="767" data-end="838"&gt;Excluding certain traffic types (e.g., ICMP or specific ports like DNS)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI data-start="839" data-end="883"&gt;
&lt;P data-start="841" data-end="883"&gt;Enabling/disabling the feature per gateway&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P data-start="885" data-end="917"&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":direct_hit:"&gt;🎯&lt;/span&gt; It’s especially valuable for:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL data-start="918" data-end="1096"&gt;
&lt;LI data-start="918" data-end="968"&gt;
&lt;P data-start="920" data-end="968"&gt;Reclaiming VPN licenses tied to inactive users&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI data-start="969" data-end="1017"&gt;
&lt;P data-start="971" data-end="1017"&gt;Improving security by closing unused tunnels&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI data-start="1018" data-end="1096"&gt;
&lt;P data-start="1020" data-end="1096"&gt;Simplifying tunnel management in high-turnover or shift-based environments&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P data-start="1098" data-end="1229"&gt;If you’re supporting customers with &lt;STRONG data-start="1134" data-end="1155"&gt;Remote Access VPN&lt;/STRONG&gt; and want to collaborate on this feature, I’d love your help and feedback!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P data-start="1231" data-end="1281"&gt;Feel free to comment below or message me directly.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P data-start="1283" data-end="1363"&gt;Thanks!&lt;BR data-start="1290" data-end="1293" /&gt;&lt;STRONG data-start="1293" data-end="1307"&gt;Itay David&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR data-start="1307" data-end="1310" /&gt;&lt;EM data-start="1310" data-end="1363"&gt;TPM| SMB R&amp;amp;D | Quantum Spark&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 12:45:16 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Itay_David</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2025-05-28T12:45:16Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Looking for Partners to Test VPN Idle Timeout for Remote Access Users</title>
      <link>https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/Looking-for-Partners-to-Test-VPN-Idle-Timeout-for-Remote-Access/m-p/250021#M12733</link>
      <description>&lt;P data-start="359" data-end="376"&gt;Hey CheckMates &lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":waving_hand:"&gt;👋&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P data-start="378" data-end="575"&gt;We’ve recently added a new feature to &lt;STRONG data-start="416" data-end="442"&gt;Quantum Spark Gateways&lt;/STRONG&gt; – &lt;STRONG data-start="445" data-end="489"&gt;VPN Idle Timeout for Remote Access Users&lt;/STRONG&gt; – and I’m looking for a few partners who’d like to help test it in real environments.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P data-start="577" data-end="717"&gt;This feature allows automatic disconnection of VPN tunnels after a set period of user inactivity. It's fully configurable with options like:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL data-start="718" data-end="883"&gt;
&lt;LI data-start="718" data-end="764"&gt;
&lt;P data-start="720" data-end="764"&gt;Setting the timeout value (e.g., 30 minutes)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI data-start="765" data-end="838"&gt;
&lt;P data-start="767" data-end="838"&gt;Excluding certain traffic types (e.g., ICMP or specific ports like DNS)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI data-start="839" data-end="883"&gt;
&lt;P data-start="841" data-end="883"&gt;Enabling/disabling the feature per gateway&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P data-start="885" data-end="917"&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":direct_hit:"&gt;🎯&lt;/span&gt; It’s especially valuable for:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL data-start="918" data-end="1096"&gt;
&lt;LI data-start="918" data-end="968"&gt;
&lt;P data-start="920" data-end="968"&gt;Reclaiming VPN licenses tied to inactive users&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI data-start="969" data-end="1017"&gt;
&lt;P data-start="971" data-end="1017"&gt;Improving security by closing unused tunnels&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI data-start="1018" data-end="1096"&gt;
&lt;P data-start="1020" data-end="1096"&gt;Simplifying tunnel management in high-turnover or shift-based environments&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P data-start="1098" data-end="1229"&gt;If you’re supporting customers with &lt;STRONG data-start="1134" data-end="1155"&gt;Remote Access VPN&lt;/STRONG&gt; and want to collaborate on this feature, I’d love your help and feedback!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P data-start="1231" data-end="1281"&gt;Feel free to comment below or message me directly.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P data-start="1283" data-end="1363"&gt;Thanks!&lt;BR data-start="1290" data-end="1293" /&gt;&lt;STRONG data-start="1293" data-end="1307"&gt;Itay David&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR data-start="1307" data-end="1310" /&gt;&lt;EM data-start="1310" data-end="1363"&gt;TPM| SMB R&amp;amp;D | Quantum Spark&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 12:45:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/Looking-for-Partners-to-Test-VPN-Idle-Timeout-for-Remote-Access/m-p/250021#M12733</guid>
      <dc:creator>Itay_David</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2025-05-28T12:45:16Z</dc:date>
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