Fortinet white logo
Fortinet docs logo DOCUMENT LIBRARY
Fortinet white logo
Fortinet docs logo DOCUMENT LIBRARY
Products Best Practices Hardware Guides Products A-Z
Summary
By Solution
By 4D Pillars
By Cloud
Secure Networking
Unified SASE
Security Operations
Secure SD-WAN
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
ZTNA
LAN Edge
Identity and Access Management
Next Generation Firewall
Public Cloud
Private Cloud
FortiCloud
Secure Networking
  • Hybrid Mesh Firewall
  • NOC Management
  • LAN
  • WAN
    • More >>
    Unified SASE
  • Single Vendor SASE
  • Cloud Network Security
  • Secure Endpoint Connectivity
  • Web Application / API Protection
    • More >>
    Security Operations
  • Security Operations Automation
  • Identity
  • Early Detection & Prevention
    • More >>
    Secure Networking
  • Hybrid Mesh Firewall
  • NOC Management
  • LAN
  • WAN
  • Communication & Surveillance
    • Unified SASE
  • Single Vendor SASE
  • Secure Endpoint Connectivity
  • Cloud Network Security
  • Cloud-Native Security
  • Web Application / API Protection
    • Security Operations
  • Security Operations Automation
  • Endpoint
  • Data Protection
  • Identity
  • Email
  • Early Detection & Prevention
  • Expert Services
  • Edge Firewall
  • Orchestration & management
  • SD Branch
  • Application Delivery
  • Single Vendor SASE
  • Secure Endpoint Connectivity
  • Secure Private Access
  • Thin Edge
  • Identity
  • Application Gateway
  • Enterprise Asset Management
  • Endpoint Agent
  • Agentless Security Posture
  • Identity
  • Wireless
  • Switching
  • Identity
  • Privilege Acccess Management
  • Next Generation Firewall
  • Orchestration & management
  • Expert Services
  • All
  • All
  • Account Management
  • SAAS Management
  • SAAS Application Security
  • Managed Services
  • Platform as a service (PAAS)
  • Other SAAS Services
    • 4D Resources
    Solution Hubs
  • 4D Pillars
  • Cloud
  • Popular Solutions

    • Handbook

    Home FortiADC 6.1.5 Handbook
    6.1.5
    7.4.5
    7.4.4
    7.4.3
    7.4.2
    7.4.1
    7.4.0
    7.2.7
    7.2.6
    7.2.5
    7.2.4
    7.2.3
    7.2.2
    7.2.1
    7.2.0
    7.1.4
    7.1.3
    7.1.2
    7.1.1
    7.1.0
    7.0.5
    7.0.4
    7.0.3
    7.0.2
    7.0.1
    7.0.0
    6.2.6
    6.2.5
    6.2.4
    6.2.3
    6.2.2
    6.2.1
    6.2.0
    6.1.6
    6.1.5
    6.1.4
    6.1.3
    6.1.2
    6.1.1
    6.1.0
    6.0.1
    6.0.0
    5.4.3
    5.4.2
    5.4.1
    5.4.0
    5.3.6
    5.3.5
    5.3.4
    5.3.3
    5.3.2
    5.3.1
    5.3.0
    5.2.7

    Configuring a URL Protection policy

    Configuring a URL Protection policy

    URL protection policies can filter HTTP requests that match specific character strings and file extensions.

    Before you begin:

    • You must have Read-Write permission for Security settings.

    After you have configured URL protection policies, you can select them in WAF profiles.

    To configure a URL Protection policy:
    1. Go to Web Application Firewall > Access Protection.
    2. Click the URL Protection tab.
    3. Click Create New to display the configuration editor.
    4. Complete the configuration as described in URL Protection configuration.
    5. Save the configuration.

    URL Protection configuration
    Settings Guidelines

    Name

    Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.

    After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.

    URL Access Rule

    Full URL Pattern

    Matching string. Regular expressions are supported.

    Action

    Select the action profile that you want to apply. See Configuring WAF Action objects.

    The default is alert.

    Severity
    • High—Log as high severity events.
    • Medium—Log as a medium severity events.
    • Low—Log as low severity events.

    The default is low.
    Exception Name Select an exception configuration object. Exceptions identify specific hosts or URL patterns that are not subject to processing by this rule.

    File Extension Rule

    File Extension Pattern

    Matching string. Regular expressions are supported.

    Action

    Select the action profile that you want to apply. See Configuring WAF Action objects.

    The default is alert.

    Severity
    • High—Log as high severity events.
    • Medium—Log as a medium severity events.
    • Low—Log as low severity events.

    The default is low.
    Exception Name Select an exception configuration object. Exceptions identify specific hosts or URL patterns that are not subject to processing by this rule.
    Previous
    Next

    Configuring a URL Protection policy

    Configuring a URL Protection policy

    URL protection policies can filter HTTP requests that match specific character strings and file extensions.

    Before you begin:

    • You must have Read-Write permission for Security settings.

    After you have configured URL protection policies, you can select them in WAF profiles.

    To configure a URL Protection policy:
    1. Go to Web Application Firewall > Access Protection.
    2. Click the URL Protection tab.
    3. Click Create New to display the configuration editor.
    4. Complete the configuration as described in URL Protection configuration.
    5. Save the configuration.

    URL Protection configuration
    Settings Guidelines

    Name

    Configuration name. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, and -. No spaces.

    After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.

    URL Access Rule

    Full URL Pattern

    Matching string. Regular expressions are supported.

    Action

    Select the action profile that you want to apply. See Configuring WAF Action objects.

    The default is alert.

    Severity
    • High—Log as high severity events.
    • Medium—Log as a medium severity events.
    • Low—Log as low severity events.

    The default is low.
    Exception Name Select an exception configuration object. Exceptions identify specific hosts or URL patterns that are not subject to processing by this rule.

    File Extension Rule

    File Extension Pattern

    Matching string. Regular expressions are supported.

    Action

    Select the action profile that you want to apply. See Configuring WAF Action objects.

    The default is alert.

    Severity
    • High—Log as high severity events.
    • Medium—Log as a medium severity events.
    • Low—Log as low severity events.

    The default is low.
    Exception Name Select an exception configuration object. Exceptions identify specific hosts or URL patterns that are not subject to processing by this rule.
    Previous
    Next