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# sk182538 - Spark Firewall - Early Availability Firmware

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk182538 |
| Date Created | 2024-07-24 |
| Last Modified | 2026-05-04 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Spark Firewall (Locally Managed) |
| Versions | R82.00.X |

## Solution

This article describes the Early Availability (EA) firmware **R82.00.X** for 15x5 / 1600 / 1800 / 1900 / 2000 / 25xx models that is available for Spark Firewall Appliances.

[](mailto:noaal@checkpoint.com%20;%20zachis@checkpoint.com?subject=sk182538%20-%20Quantum%20Spark%20Management%20-%20Early%20Availability%20Firmware)What's New in R82.00.10 EA

* **Support 25xx with 5G capabilities**
* **Support 2590 high performance 1U appliance with 4x10GB SFP + 8x1GB SFP ports**
* **QUIC inspection** - Deep?packet inspection of QUIC traffic (UDP/443) to maintain visibility even when apps shift away from TLS over TCP
* **DNS security** - Blocks malicious domains and prevents data exfiltration via DNS tunneling and other abuses
* **HTTPS inspection enhancements?/?bypass under load** - Smarter SSL inspection with adaptive bypass to protect critical flows when appliances hit resource thresholds
* **Zero?Phishing** - Real?time page scoring to stop credential harvesting and spoofed login pages before users submit data
* **IOC feeds** - Allow you to configure a stream of malicious indicators (IPs, domains, file hashes) used to detect and block threats.
* **Quantum encryption** - Quantum-safe cryptography using PQC algorithms (e.g., Kyber, Dilithium) to resist future quantum attacks.
* WiFi Band steering - AP steers clients via probe/association control to 2.4/5/6 GHz based on RSSI, capability, and airtime load
* **BGP grouping**
* **Performance enhancements and improvements**

Supported appliances:  

* Spark Pro -- 15x5/1600/1800/1900/2000
* SMB 25xx Family

**To enroll to the Early Availability Program please update the following survey:**

<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PG3XLMN>

For additional information, send an email to:

* noaal@checkpoint.com
* hodayah@checkpoint.com
* zachis@checkpoint.com

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