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Start Security Profiles PracticeA network administrator notices that users cannot access HTTPS websites after enabling SSL inspection. The firewall policy allows the traffic, and the certificate is trusted on the clients. What is the most likely cause?
Explanation: Option A is correct because the most likely cause is that the CA certificate used for SSL inspection is not trusted by the clients. Even if the firewall policy allows the traffic and the certificate is trusted on the clients, if the CA certificate used to generate the inspection certificate is not trusted, the clients will not trust the certificate presented by the firewall, resulting in HTTPS access failures.
Which FortiGate feature allows you to block access to specific URL categories such as 'Social Media' or 'Gambling'?
Explanation: FortiGate's Web Filtering feature uses URL rating and category databases (e.g., FortiGuard) to block access to entire categories like 'Social Media' or 'Gambling' based on the destination URL. This is distinct from content inspection; it operates at the HTTP/HTTPS request level by matching the requested URL against predefined or custom category lists.
An administrator configured SSL inspection with 'deep-inspection' profile. Users report that some websites fail to load with certificate errors. The firewall policy is correct. What is the most likely reason?
Explanation: When deep-inspection is used, the FortiGate decrypts the client-to-server traffic, inspects the content, and then re-encrypts it before forwarding to the client. If the web server uses a cipher suite that the FortiGate does not support for re-encryption (e.g., an obsolete or non-standard cipher), the FortiGate cannot complete the SSL handshake with the client, causing certificate errors or connection failures. This is the most likely reason because the firewall policy is correct and the CA certificate is valid.
When configuring SSL inspection, which type of inspection decrypts and inspects all HTTPS traffic including applications using non-standard ports?
Explanation: Full SSL Inspection (Deep Inspection) is the correct answer because it performs a man-in-the-middle decryption and re-encryption of all HTTPS traffic, regardless of the port used. This allows the FortiGate to inspect the payload of encrypted sessions, including those on non-standard ports, for threats and policy violations.
A company wants to block downloads of executable files via HTTP and HTTPS while allowing other content. Which combination of security profiles should be applied to the firewall policy?
Explanation: To block executable file downloads over HTTP and HTTPS while allowing other content, a Web Filtering profile is required to filter based on URL category or content type, and an Antivirus profile is needed to scan and block files (such as .exe) within the HTTP/HTTPS stream. The Antivirus profile can detect and block executable files by file signature or MIME type, while Web Filtering controls access to download sites or file types. Together, they provide layered defense against malicious executable downloads without affecting other web content.
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