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An administrator is configuring an IPS profile on FortiGate to detect and block SQL injection attacks. The profile must be applied to inbound traffic to a web server. Which TWO settings should the administrator enable to achieve this goal? (Choose two.)

A
Add the 'SQL.Injection' signature to the IPS sensor and set action to 'block'.
The specific signature for SQL injection must be included and configured to block.
B
Create a DoS policy to limit the number of connections per second.
Why wrong: DoS policy mitigates denial-of-service, not SQL injection.
C
Enable the HTTP protocol decoder in the application control profile.
Why wrong: Protocol decoders are for application control, not IPS. IPS uses signatures.
D
Configure the IPS sensor to bypass traffic from trusted IP addresses.
Why wrong: Bypass would skip inspection, not detect attacks.
E
Enable the IPS sensor in the firewall policy.
The IPS sensor must be applied to the firewall policy to inspect traffic.

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An administrator is configuring an IPS profile on FortiGate to detect and block SQL injection attacks. The profile must be applied to inbound traffic to a web server. Which TWO settings should the administrator enable to achieve this goal? (Choose two.)

Which TWO are best practices for configuring IPsec VPN on FortiGate to ensure high availability and security?

A FortiGate is configured in an A-P HA cluster. The administrator wants to ensure that session failover occurs for UDP-based voice traffic. Which TWO settings must be enabled?

Refer to the exhibit. The FortiGate has two default routes. The administrator attempts to ping 8.8.8.8 from the CLI and receives no response. What is the most likely reason?

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A company with multiple remote sites uses IPsec VPNs. One site reports intermittent connectivity. The administrator checks the logs and sees 'IPsec phase 2 negotiation failed' messages. Which configuration change is most likely to resolve the issue?

A FortiGate administrator is troubleshooting a high CPU usage issue. The 'get system performance status' command shows that the CPU usage is consistently above 80% with no traffic. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

An administrator needs to configure a FortiGate to send logs to two different syslog servers for redundancy. Which configuration method should be used?

Which TWO statements about IPS in FortiGate are true?

Which THREE factors should be considered when tuning IPS to reduce false positives?

An administrator attempts to configure a policy route to route specific traffic from an internal subnet (10.1.1.0/24) to the internet via a different ISP. The policy route is created but traffic is still using the default route. What is the most likely cause?

You run the following CLI command on a FortiGate: 'diagnose sys session filter dport 443' and see this output: proto=6 proto_state=01 duration=3600 expire=3599 What does this indicate?

A FortiGate is configured with two WAN interfaces in an SD-WAN zone. The administrator wants to ensure voice traffic uses the interface with the lowest latency. Which SD-WAN configuration should be used?

An organization has two FortiGate units in an HA cluster. They need to perform a firmware upgrade on the primary unit without causing a failover. Which procedure should be followed?

A FortiGate administrator is planning an upgrade from FortiOS 6.4 to 7.2. Which THREE steps should be performed before the upgrade? (Choose three.)

You run 'diagnose sys session filter dport 443' and see the following output: proto=6 proto_state=01 duration=3600 expire=3599 What does this indicate about the session?

A FortiGate configured in NAT/Route mode is connected to the internet via port1 with an IP 10.0.0.1/24. The internal network uses 192.168.1.0/24. Users can browse the internet but cannot reach a public server at 203.0.113.5. A static default route exists. What is the most likely cause?

An administrator configures a FortiGate HA cluster with two units in active-passive mode. After setup, the secondary unit shows 'standby' status but traffic is not failing over when the primary is shut down. What is the most likely cause?