Case study

SNX-VPN: reconstructing Check Point browser login for SNX

SNX-VPN reconstructs the browser login stage of Check Point SSL VPN as a Python command-line client while using the vendor's snx binary to establish the tunnel. Its notes describe password encryption, cookies, the undocumented -Z option and the binary connection exchange on local TCP port 7776.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 72
Last commit: 2017-10-03
Language: Python

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Linux and a Check Point snx binary are required.
Limits: The author reports operation with username, password and SMS one-time-password authentication; other login methods may need changes.
License: BSD-3-Clause license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{snxvpn-case,
  title = {{SNX-VPN: reconstructing Check Point browser login for SNX}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/schlatterbeck/snxvpn}},
  url = {https://github.com/schlatterbeck/snxvpn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/snxvpn-case/}}
}

Plain text

SNX-VPN: reconstructing Check Point browser login for SNX. https://github.com/schlatterbeck/snxvpn (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/snxvpn-case/

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README.rst GitHub · schlatterbeck/snxvpn · Revision ec23653