Check Point's Open Security Extension is an optional mode for enabling network managers to centrally manage an enterprise-wide security policy that can be enforced on a variety of network security devices, including those from Cisco, Nortel and Microsoft.

Using Check Point's award-winning GUI, administrators can reduce configuration and management time by eliminating point-to-point router and firewall configuration. Instead, a single enterprise security policy is automatically deployed to all enforcement points.

With Open Security Extension, existing Access Control Lists (ACLs) can be imported and compiled into object-oriented security policies for easier management. In addition, Open Security Extension can receive Syslog files from third-party security devices to deliver centralized logging and reporting capability.