log-invalid-packet
The log-invalid-packet
CLI setting is one that is intended to log invalid ICMP packets. The exact definition being:
If the FortiGate unit receives an ICMP error packet that contains an embedded IP(A,B)|TCP (C,D)
header, then if FortiOS can locate the A:C -> B:D session it checks to make sure that the sequence number in the TCP header is within the range recorded in the session. If the sequence number is not in range then the ICMP packet is dropped.
When this field is enabled, the FortiGate also log messages that are not ICMP error packets.
Types of logs covered by log-invalid-packet
- Invalid ICMP
- If ICMP error message verification (see "check-reset-range") is enabled
- Invalid DNS packets
- DNS packets that contain requests for non-existing domains
iprope
check failed- reverse path check fail
- denied and broadcast traffic
- no session matched
Some other examples of messages that are not errors that will be logged, based on RFC792:
Type 3 messages correspond to "Destination Unreachable Message"
- Type 3, Code 1 = host unreachable
- Type 3, Code 3 = port unreachable
Type 11 messages correspond to "Time Exceeded Message"
- Type 11, Code 0 = time to live exceeded in transit