We are happy to present you the new cheat sheet for FortiOS version 7.4.If you have an idea for the cheat sheet, please let us know in the comments. We wish you good luck with troubleshooting.
CheatSheet FortiOS v7.4
FortiGate throughput troubleshooting
Limited throughput on network devices is a common problem. We handle a lot of cases with thtroughput issues and have written a guide on how we recommend to start troubleshooting in such cases.
FortiGate Flow vs. Proxy based inspection
Traffic can be UTM inspected on the FortiGate either flow-based or proxy-based. Both inspection modes have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore it is very important to use the right inspection mode for the concerning purpose.
FortiGuard Servers are not reachable
Update – 30. Oktober 2023: We received feedback from our partners that the issue probably occurred again today. Fortinet confirmed the issue, here is their response: Few cases have been reported to us with this issue during the weekend, this seems to be issue with Fortiguard anycast when Daylight Saving…
Fortinet FortiSwitch FAQ
FortiSwitches bieten eine breite Plattform von Netzwerk-Switches, die speziell für die Anforderungen von Unternehmen entwickelt wurden. Sie bieten nicht nur eine hervorragende Netzwerkleistung und -zuverlässigkeit, sondern auch fortschrittliche Sicherheitsfunktionen, die den Schutz Ihres Netzwerks verbessern. In diesem Blog-Artikel werden wir uns genauer mit den Funktionen und Vorteilen der Fortinet FortiSwitches…
FortiGate: Ändern des FortiLink-Schnittstellentyps von Hardware-Switch auf Aggregate
Bei älteren Konfigurationen ist die FortiLink-Schnittstelle häufig noch als Hardware-Switch konfiguriert. Erst in neueren Versionen ist es als Aggregate-Interface vorkonfiguriert. Leider gibt es seitens Hersteller bis jetzt keine Dokumentation, wie der Typ geändert werden kann. Einige Hintergründe zu entsprechenden Anfragen: Lösungswege Wir empfehlen folgende zwei Varianten, wie der FortiLink im…
FortiGuard DNS servers are offline
Update 18.9.2023: The Problem has been solved. The servers are up and running again.
FortiOS 7.4.1 is released
Last Friday the first patch for FortiOS 7.4 has been released. As always with a brand new minor or major FortiOS version a lot of issues have been resolved and a lot of new features have been introduced. No Security Fabric root for FG60E/F anymore Interestingly, however, we found an…
CVE-2023-27997 – FortiOS & FortiProxy – Heap buffer overflow in sslvpn pre-authentication
Please note the vulnerabilities in Fortinet products published in June. In particular, we would like to mention the vulnerability in FortiOS, which affects SSLVPN access and poses a major threat with a CVSSv3 score of 9.2. Fortinet PSIRT: https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-097CVE: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-27997 Affected are FortiOS versions 6.0 to 7.2. Fortinet has already…
New Fortinet NSE Certification Program
During Accelerate 2023, Fortinet has introduced the new Fortinet NSE Certification Program which will come into effect on October 1st 2023. Let’s summarize what will change and what is important to know:
