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Fortinet FortiGate Firewall Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The FortiGate firewall must be configured to inspect all inbound and outbound traffic at the application layer.

    <VulnDiscussion>Application inspection enables the firewall to control traffic based on different parameters that exist within the packets su...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000364-FW-000042

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The FortiGate firewall must be configured to restrict it from accepting outbound packets that contain an illegitimate address in the source address field via an egress filter or by enabling Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A compromised host in an enclave can be used by a malicious platform to launch cyberattacks on third parties. This is a commo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000392-FW-000042

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The FortiGate firewall must generate an alert that can be forwarded to, at a minimum, the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) and Information System Security Manager (ISSM) when denial-of-service (DoS) incidents are detected.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without an alert, security personnel may be unaware of major detection incidents that require immediate action, and this dela...
    Rule Low Severity

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