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Fortinet FortiGate Firewall NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000435-NDM-000315

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  • The FortiGate device must protect against known types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS prohibit a resource from being available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplis...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000350

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    Group
  • The FortiGate device must be configured to send log data to a central log server for the purpose of forwarding alerts to the administrators and the ISSO.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The aggregation of log data kept on a syslog server can be used to detect attacks and trigger an alert to the appropriate sec...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000001-NDM-000200

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    Group
  • The FortiGate device must limit the number of logon and user sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Device management includes the ability to control the number of administrators and management sessions that manage a device. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000131-NDM-000243

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    Group
  • The FortiGate device must only install patches or updates that are validated by the vendor via digital signature or hash.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Changes to any software components can have significant effects on the overall security of the network device. Verifying soft...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000170-NDM-000329

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    Group
  • The FortiGate device must require that when a password is changed, the characters are changed in at least eight of the positions within the password.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the application allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances of pass...
    Rule Medium Severity

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