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Handbook

Introduction
Chapter 1: What's New
Chapter 2: Key Concepts and Features
- Server load balancing
- Link load balancing
- Global load balancing
- Security
- High availability
- Virtual Domain (VDOM) and Administrative Domain (ADOM)
Chapter 3: Getting Started
- Step 1: Install the appliance
- Step 2: Configure the management interface
- Step 3: Configure basic network settings
- Step 4: Test connectivity to destination servers
- Step 5: Complete product registration, licensing, and upgrades
- Step 6: Configure a basic server load balancing policy
- Step 7: Test the deployment
- Step 8: Back up the configuration
Chapter 4: Server Load Balancing
- Server load balancing basics
- Server load balancing configuration overview
- Configuring virtual servers
- Using content rewriting rules
- HSTS and HPKP support
- Configuring content routes
- Using source pools
- Using schedule pools
- Using clone pools
- Configuring Application profiles
- WebSocket load-balancing
- Configuring MSSQL profiles
- Configuring MySQL profiles
- Configuring client SSL profiles
- Configuring HTTP2 profiles
- Configuring load-balancing (LB) methods
- Configuring persistence rules
- Configuring error pages
- Configuring decompression rules
- Configuring Captcha
- Creating a PageSpeed configuration
- Creating PageSpeed profiles
- PageSpeed support and restrictions
- Configuring compression rules
- Compression and decompression
- Configuring caching rules
- Using real server pools
- Configuring real servers
- Configuring real server SSL profiles
- Using HTTP scripting
- Configuring an L2 exception list
- Creating a Web Filter Profile configuration
- Using the Web Category tab
- Configuring certificate caching
- TCP multiplexing
Chapter 5: Link Load Balancing
- Link load balancing basics
- Link load balancing configuration overview
- Configuring link policies
- Configuring a link group
- Configuring gateway links
- Configuring persistence rules
- Configuring proximity route settings
- Configuring a virtual tunnel group
Chapter 6: Global Load Balancing
- Global load balancing basics
- Global load balancing configuration overview
- Configuring servers
- Configuring a global load balance link
- Configuring data centers
- Configuring hosts
- Configuring wizard
- Configuring virtual server pools
- Configuring location lists
- Logical Topology
- Configuring a Global DNS policy
- Configuring DNS zones
- Configuring general settings
- Configuring DNS over HTTPS and DNS over TLS
- Configuring the trust anchor key
- Configuring DNS64
- Configuring the DSSET list
- Configuring an address group
- Configuring remote DNS servers
- Configuring the response rate limit
Chapter 7: Network Security
- Security features basics
- Managing IP Reputation policy settings
- Configure IP reputation exception
- Configure IP reputation block list
- Using the Geo IP block list
- Using the Geo IP allowlist
- Special Geo codes
- Enabling denial of service protection
- Configuring an IPv4 firewall policy
- Configuring an IPv6 firewall policy
- Configuring an IPv4 connection limit policy
- Configuring an IPv6 connection limit policy
- Anti-virus
- Configuring IPS
- Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
Chapter 8: DoS Protection
- Configuring DoS Protection Profile
- Configuring HTTP access limit policy
- Configuring HTTP connection flood policy
- Configuring an HTTP request flood policy
- Configuring an IP fragmentation policy
- Configuring a TCP SYN flood protection policy
- Configuring a TCP slow data flood protection policy
Chapter 9: Web Application Firewall
- Web application firewall basics
- Web application firewall configuration overview
- Configuring an OWASP TOP10 profile
- Configuring a WAF Profile
- Configuring WAF Action objects
- Configuring WAF Exception objects
- Configuring a Web Attack Signature policy
- Using the Signature Creation Wizard
- Configuring a URL Protection policy
- Configuring an Advanced Protection policy
- Configuring an HTTP Protocol Constraint policy
- Configuring CSRF protection
- Configuring brute force attack detection
- Configuring an SQL/XSS Injection Detection policy
- Configuring a Bot Detection policy
- Configuring a Threshold Based Detection policy
- Configuring a Biometrics Based Detection policy
- Configuring a Credential Stuffing Defense Policy
- Configuring a Cookie Security policy
- Configuring sensitive data protection
- Configuring Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) protection
- Configuring XML Detection
- Configuring JSON detection
- Importing XML schema
- Uploading WSDL files
- Importing JSON schema
- Configuring OpenAPI Detection
- Importing OpenAPI schema
- Configuring API Gateway
- Configuring Input Validation
- Web Vulnerability Scanner
  - WVS Profile
  - WVS Login
  - WVS Exceptions
  - Scan History
  - Scan Integration
- Web Anti-Defacement
Chapter 10: User Authentication
- Configuring AD FS Proxy
- Configuring authentication policies
- Configuring user groups
- Configuring customized authentication form
- Using the local authentication server
- Using an LDAP authentication server
- Using a RADIUS authentication server
- Using a TACACS+ authentication server
- Configuring an NTLM authentication server
- Configuring Duo authentication server support
- Using Kerberos Authentication Relay
- Two-factor authentication
- OAuth 2.0 authentication
- Using HTTP Basic SSO
- SAML and SSO
  - Configure a SAML service provider
  - Import IDP Metadata
Chapter 11: Shared Resources
- Configuring health checks
- Configuring health check monitor
- Creating schedule groups
- Creating IP address objects
- Configuring address groups
- Creating IPv6 address objects
- Configuring address groups
- Managing the ISP address books
- Creating service objects
- Creating service groups
- Configuring WCCP
Chapter 12: Basic Networking
- Configuring network interfaces
- Configuring management interface
- Linking VDOMs for inter-VDOM routing
- Configuring static routes
- Configuring policy routes
Chapter 13: System Management
- Configuring basic system settings
- Configuring system time
- Configuring pre-login disclaimer messages
- Updating firmware
- Configuring an SMTP mail server
- Connecting to FortiGuard services
- Configuring FortiGuard service settings
- Pushing/pulling configurations
- Backing up and restoring the configuration
- SCP support for configuration backup
- Rebooting, resetting, and shutting down the system
- Create a traffic group
- Manage administrator users
- Configuring SNMP
- Managing and validating certificates
- Validating certificates
- HSM Integration
Chapter 14: Logging and Reporting
- Downloading logs
- Using the security log
- Using the traffic log
- Using the script log
- Configuring local log settings
- Configuring syslog settings
- Configuring OFTP settings for FortiAnalyzer logs
- Configuring fast stats log settings
- Configuring report email
- Configuring reports
- Configuring report queries
- Configuring fast reports
- Display logs via CLI
Chapter 15: High Availability Deployments
- HA feature overview
- HA system requirements
- HA synchronization
- Configuring HA settings
- Monitoring an HA cluster
- Updating firmware for an HA cluster
- Deploying an active-passive cluster
- Deploying an active-active cluster
- Advantages of HA Active-Active-VRRP
- Deploying an active-active-VRRP cluster
Chapter 16: Virtual Domain
- Virtual Domain (VDOM) and Administrative Domain (ADOM) overview
- Enabling the Virtual Domain feature and selecting the Virtual Domain Mode
- Creating a virtual domain
- Assigning administrator users and network interfaces to VDOMs
- Virtual domain policies
- Disabling a virtual domain
Chapter 17: SSL Offloading
- SSL offloading
- SSL decryption by forward proxy
- SSL profile configurations
- Certificate guidelines
- SSL/TLS versions and cipher suites
- Exceptions list
- SSL traffic mirroring
Chapter 18: Advanced Networking
- NAT
  - Configure source NAT
  - Configuring 1-to-1 NAT
- QoS
- OSPF
- ISP Routes
  - Reverse path route caching
- BGP
- Access list vs. prefix list
- Configuring an IPv4 access list
- Configuring an IPv6 access list
- Configuring an IPv4 prefix list
- Configuring an IPv6 prefix list
- Transparent mode
Chapter 19: Best Practices and Fine-tuning
- Regular backups
- Security
- Performance tips
- High availability
Chapter 20: Troubleshooting
- Logs
- Tools
- Save debug file
- Solutions by issue type
- Resetting the configuration
- Restoring firmware (“clean install”)
- Additional resources
Chapter 21: System Dashboard
- Widgets
- Dashboard management tools
Chapter 22: FortiView
- Physical Topology
- HA Status
- Server Load Balance
- Link Load Balance
  - Logical Topology
  - Link Group
- Global Load Balance
  - Logical Topology
  - Host
- Security
- All Segments
- ZTNA FortiClient endpoint
Chapter 23: Security Fabric
- Automation
- Fabric connectors
- External connectors
Appendix A: Fortinet MIBs
Appendix B: Port Numbers
Appendix C: Scripts
- Scripting application
- Events and actions
- Predefined commands
- Predefined scripts
- Control structures
- Operators
- String library
- Function
- Special characters
- Examples
Appendix D: Maximum Configuration Values
Change Log

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Thin Edge

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Chapter 2: Key Concepts and Features

Chapter 2: Key Concepts and Features

Chapter 2: Key Concepts and Features

Chapter 2: Key Concepts and Features