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# sk183803 - Policy Server daemon on Remote Access VPN Gateway is turned off by default

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk183803 |
| Date Created | 2025-09-02 |
| Last Modified | 2025-09-07 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82, R81.20 |

## Solution

For Remote Access VPN Gateways, the legacy Policy Server daemon is turned off by default starting from:  

* [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R82](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R82/Default.htm) Take 41.
* [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R81.20](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81.20/Default.htm) Take 115.

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The daemon is not required and not supported. The daemon was responsible for:  

* Sending Desktop Policy to Remote Access clients
* Sending SCV (Secure Configuration Verification) Policy
* Receiving logs from Remote Access clients
Other daemons have now taken over these functions. As a result, Remote Access operations do not involve the legacy Policy Server daemon. In earlier versions, the Policy Server daemon listened on TCP port 18231.

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