Checkpoint Endpoint VPN machine certificate

Hey People!

The company I work for provides VPN connection using a machine authentication Method. They have Managed Windows machines that can use that feature with no issues. My Team is bound to MacOS devices and that feature fails with following:

Connecting to site…

Policy on gateway has changed…

Detecting Proxy Configuration…

Resolving site name…

Retrieving site information…

Checking if a client update is available…

Connecting to site…

Connection could not be established: Machine certificate is required

I tried the iOS Capsule App and even that manages to connect to the VPN with no issues.
Do I have to configure something on my end to identify my machine? What am I missing?

Not done it yet with MacOS, but…

  • Your MacOS has joined the Windows Domain?
  • Your Endpoint Version is E84.30 or better?
  • You checked your systems keychain for a machine certificate?

You can import Machine Certificate delivered by Your Admin Team on the MacOS with command.

sudo security import PATH_TO_CERT -P CERT_PASSWORD -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain -T /Library/Application\ Support/Checkpoint/Endpoint\ Security /Endpoint \ Connect/TracSrvWrapper

Using this command will help You import certificate and adds Endpoint service to the Allowed Apps List

We would usually connect using credentials + OTP but that broke today and no one could connect. We use Office365 package with no issues.

Latest available Version.

I have no machine certificate in my Keychain and have not found any informations on how to create one.

I have no machine certificate in my Keychain and have not found any informations on how to create one.

Joining the Windows Domain should generate one. You know that being in a Windows Domain is a requirement, right?

Makes sense. I tried the Company Portal App to entroll my device, but that did not help either.

It works on iOS with the Capsule app without being in a Windows Domain though.

Capsule Workspace or VPN? Capsule Workspace needs certificates from the Management as a requirement.

For Capsule VPN, it uses different authentication settings - it is seen as Mobile Access, not Endpoint Connect.

Capsule VPN app. Interesting.