Check Point Software Technologies

You must have heard about the TCP/IP protocol. In all kind of transactions the internet is the key product. You will definitely be able to find out that at each layer there is some protocol working. Let me also tell you that you will definitely find out that there is some sort of protocol working at each level. You will be quite thrilled to know that each layer has its own importance and you will not be able to install one layer without installing the previous layer. Now as far as the checkpoint is concerned it is definitely related to security measures.
The electronic checks use the ACH channel which is supposed to be quite safe. But, would you like to know that how this software become so powerful? This is because of the firewall, gateway as well as the routers which are being used at the check points like data link layer or network layer.
1. Firewall
It is a device which is used to filter out the information which is being accessed from the network. You can deny any information which you find out to be malicious. I really feel that you will definitely have come across the firewall. There are several kinds of firewall techniques like packet filter, application gateway, circuit level gateway, proxy server etc. you should also know that the firewalls are being installed at the network layer.
2. Gateway
It is a computer or network that allows the controlled access to another computer or network.
3. Bridge
Bridge reduces online traffic on the LAN by dividing it into two half. The bridge works at the data link layer of the OSI model. It checks the incoming traffic and decides whether to discard it or not. The bridge offers four or more hardware ports.
4. Switches
The switches are generally called the multiport bridges. They offer more than four hardware ports. They are used in the creation of LAN.
These are some of the hardware that is used to give the network the security which it requires. As far as the check producing software is concerned, it is definitely in need of security. The main reason why it has become so popular is the safety which it provides. It is all done with the help of the ACH channels. However the ACH channel uses the hardware which I have discussed above. All of them are being used for the purpose of security as well an implementation of network.