topic Re: 156-587 - Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert - R81.20 -> brief question in Training and Certification

156-587 - Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert - R81.20 -> brief question

Cvijetin-Chris — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:44:44 GMT

Hi everybody

Next week, I will take the above-mentioned exam.

Does anybody know the following:

- Number of questions? (is it still 75 questions..?)

- Passing rate? (is it still 70%..?)

- Duration?

All information that I found so far relates to earlier versions.

Thank you in advance for your help, much appreciated.

KR, Chris 🙂

Re: 156-587 - Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert - R81.20 -> brief question

Timothy_Hall — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:41:46 GMT

The specialist exams are the same length and passing score as the core CCSA/CCSE exams. See here for tips:

CCSA/CCSE Exam Tips & Content - R81.10 vs. R81.20

Re: 156-587 - Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert - R81.20 -> brief question

the_rock — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:49:55 GMT

Tim gave you the right response. By the way, as I always say to people, read the questions CAREFULLY, cause literally 70-80% of the time, answer is "hiding" in the question itself 😉

Good luck mate!

Pozdrav 🙂

Andy

Re: 156-587 - Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert - R81.20 -> brief question

Cvijetin-Chris — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:54:26 GMT

Thanks a lot Timothy_Hall 😀

Re: 156-587 - Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert - R81.20 -> brief question

Cvijetin-Chris — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:54:57 GMT

Hvala Andy! 🙂

Re: 156-587 - Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert - R81.20 -> brief question

the_rock — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:57:15 GMT

Nema na cemu lol. I feel like I only speak the language to my dad at this point haha

Good luck on the exam mate, whether you get 70 or 100%, we all cheer for you to pass 🙂

Andy

Re: 156-587 - Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert - R81.20 -> brief question

Cvijetin-Chris — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:06:30 GMT

Same here! Living in Switzerland, and having relatives spread all over the world, I barely talk the language. I'm following many Croatian and Serbian (sports) podcasts though, which keeps me in shape 🙂

As for the exam, thanks for cheering me up, much appreciated! The preparation was very though, mainly because I have barely worked with CheckPoint solutions within the last two years. My company is more Fortinet-focused. After this certification, I will definitely include and embrace CheckPoint in my daily work... 😉

Re: 156-587 - Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert - R81.20 -> brief question

the_rock — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:09:34 GMT

Switzerland, one of my favorite countries in the world, too nice. I know when it comes to Fortinet, their toughest exam is NSE 8, but I think it involves travelling to California for practical part, which can take 2 days or so, not that easy. I had NSE 7 at some point, but expired during Covid lol

We will be waiting for good news after you write CP exam 😉

Andy

Re: 156-587 - Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert - R81.20 -> brief question

D_Riddleberger — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:43:57 GMT

Got it, thanks.

Re: 156-587 - Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert - R81.20 -> brief question

Don_Paterson — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:06:54 GMT

The question was answered by Tim in the reply marked as a Solution.

Tim's exam tips for CCSA and CCSE are worth reading in general.

CCTE R81.20 was released in August 2023 and the exam was released soon afterwards.

The duration, number of questions and pass mark have not changed.

Re: 156-587 - Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert - R81.20 -> brief question

Ori132338 — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:42:48 GMT

Hey Chris! 👋

Just checking in — how did the 156-587 exam go? Hope it went smoothly!

Could you share a quick summary of your experience, including the difficulty level, the types of questions that arose (more theory vs. hands-on), and whether the format matched expectations (75 questions, 70% pass mark, 90 minutes)?

It would be super helpful for those of us planning to take it soon. Thanks in advance, and congrats on getting through it! 🙌