Create an API account for the Check Point NGTP integration

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 31, 2025
  • 1 minute to read
  • An API account role is required in your ServiceNow AI Platform instance for this integration. The Username and Password associated with this account are created in the ServiceNow AI Platform and entered in Check Point, so the Check Point authenticates with the ServiceNow AI Platform when retrieving Block List entries.

    Before you begin

    Role required: admin

    About this task

    The ServiceNow AI Platform admin creates an API account role (sn_sec_checkpoint.api_account_access). This account is used exclusively for entering credentials required for authentication on Check Point, so the Gateway can retrieve Block Lists from the ServiceNow AI Platform. This account is a separate, unique API user account in the ServiceNow AI Platform instance, and assigned to the Check Point administrator.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Organization > Users.
    2. Click the Users module.
      Users module
    3. On the Users list that is displayed, click New.
      New user record
      A new form is displayed.
      New user record
    4. Fill in the form, as needed.
      Note:
      The values for User ID title, and email address shown in the following table and figure are example values.
      Field Description
      User ID Unique User ID for the role in your ServiceNow AI Platform instance. This user ID is entered in the Username field in the Client Authentication section of the Block List Configuration Check Point gateway. An example is CKPT API account SN.
      First Name Person you are assigning
      Last Name Person you are assigning
      Title Job Title, for example FW admin.
      Password Unique password created for this role. This password is entered in the Password field in the Client Authentication section of the Block List Configuration on Check Point gateway.
      Email Unique email address
    5. Click Submit.
      Once submitted, you can assign the role.
    6. On the Users list in the User ID column, click the name of the user ID you entered, CKPTAPI account SN, for example.
      Users - New form
    7. On the open record in the Roles section, click Edit.
      Edit roles
    8. On the Edit Members form that is displayed, enter sn_sec_checkpoint.api_account_access in the Collection field.
      Collection slushbucket
    9. In the Collection column, select then move sn_sec_checkpoint.api_account_access to the Roles List.
    10. Click Save.
    11. Navigate to Users, and in the User column on the list, click the ID name that you created for the role (CKPT API account SN).
      Collection slushbucket
    12. Edit roles
      The user record is displayed. This record verifies that the user account has been assigned.