Website to check latest IPS update version number

[prasanga]

Hi,

Is there a website where I can check the latest IPS definition number ?

So I can cross check with the one actually installed in my firewall.

[Tal_Paz-Fridman]

Hi

You can use this page (used for offline updates)

https://www.checkpoint.com/defense/updates/index.html

For R80.X press on the link for Version Information. When I do this I received 635215795

HTH

Tal

[Timothy_Hall]

That URL does not appear to be accessible to non-Check Point employees, as I'm getting an "Unauthorized" even though I am signed in to the User Center.

[Tal_Paz-Fridman]

Thank you for the update.

Will check for an alternative method.

[G_W_Albrecht]

https://www.checkpoint.com/advisories/

[prasanga]

Hi

I checked the site. But what I exactly want is the latest IPS definition number released.

thanks

[Tal_Paz-Fridman]

Still trying to see if there is a simple way.

BTW, did you manage to login to https://www.checkpoint.com/defense/updates/index.html

Thanks

[prasanga]

I cannot login to that. I am a Checkpoint Customer. Not a partner.

Thanks.

[Tal_Paz-Fridman]

It should be open to customers with valid IPS license / subscription.

[_Val_]

@Tal_Paz-Fridman this is a very old link indeed 🙂 Should be decommissioned long time ago.

[Tomer_Kashayov]

Are you subscribed to ips-news@checkpoint.com? 

you will get an email for each new package including new content details. 

[prasanga]

Thanks a lot.

I am already subscribed to this but I did not notice until now that it contains this information.

Thanks.

[Tomer_Kashayov]

In addition, there are SmartConsole notifications for security updates in Security policies  > Threat Prevention > Updates 

[Avi_Bechor · Accepted solution]

Hi,

As Tomer replied, we recommend our customers to subscribe to security updates using the following link:

https://www.checkpoint.com/security-advisories-subscription/

Additionally, it is possible to use the MGMT CLI command for more IPS update information, as detailed in the documentation below and received the last version.

mgmt_cli show ips-status

https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/latest/APIs/#cli/show-ips-status~v1.8%20

Thanks,

Avi

[Sven_Glock]

Hi @prasanga ,

I found something that could be what you looked for: https://www-app.checkpoint.com/defense/updates/SmartDefense/protected/6/r80-offline/ips.version.txt

Regards
Sven

[Sven_Glock]

For some kind of reason my link is no longer showing actul version...

So I had to switch to @Avi_Bechor 's solution using API:

[Expert@cp:0]# mgmt_cli show ips-status --session-id "<id>"
last-updated:
  posix: 1699830765000
  iso-8601: "2023-11-13T00:12+0100"
installed-version: "635237571"
installed-version-creation-time:
  posix: 1699783200000
  iso-8601: "2023-11-12T11:00+0100"
update-available: false
latest-version: "635237571"
latest-version-creation-time:
  posix: 1699783200000
  iso-8601: "2023-11-12T11:00+0100"