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List of log types and subtypes

List of log types and subtypes

FortiGate devices can record the following types and subtypes of log entry information:

Type

Description

Subtype

Traffic

Records traffic flow information, such as an HTTP/HTTPS request and its response, if any.

  • FORWARD

  • LOCAL

  • MULTICAST

  • SNIFFER

Event

Records system and administrative events, such as downloading a backup copy of the configuration, or daemon activities.

  • COMPLIANCE-CHECK

  • ENDPOINT

  • HA

  • ROUTER

  • SECURITY-RATING

  • SYSTEM

  • USER

  • VPN

  • WAD

  • WIRELESS

UTM

Records UTM events.

See list of UTM log subtypes below


UTM log subtypes

UTM Log Subtypes

Description

Event Type

Anomaly

Records intrusion attempts.

  • ANOMALY

App

Records intrusion attempts. Application control log is output when a signature matches an application pattern.

  • APP-CTRL-ALL

AV

Records virus attacks.

  • ANALYTICS

  • BOTNET

  • COMMAND-BLOCKED

  • CONTENT-DISARM

  • FILENAME

  • FILETYPE-EXECUTABLE

  • INFECTED

  • MIMEFRAGMENTED

  • OVERSIZE

  • SCANERROR

  • SWITCHPROTO

DLP

Records data leak prevention events.

  • DLP

DNS

Records domain name server events.

  • DNS-QUERY

  • DNS-RESPONSE

Email

Records email filter events.

  • CARRIER-ENDPOINT-FILTER

  • GMAIL

  • IMAP

  • MAPI

  • MASS-MMS

  • MSN-HOTMAIL

  • POP3

  • SMTP

  • YAHOO-MAIL

GTP

Records GTP events.

  • GTP-ALL

IPS

Records intrusion prevention events.

  • MALICIOUS-URL

  • SIGNATURE

SSH

Records Secure Socket Shell events.

  • SSH-CHANNEL

  • SSH-COMMAND

VoIP

Records voice over IP events.

  • VOIP

WAF

Records web application firewall information for FortiWeb appliances and virtual appliances.

  • WAF-ADDRESS-LIST

  • WAF-CUSTOM-SIGNATURE

  • WAF-HTTP-CONSTRAINT

  • WAF-HTTP-METHOD

  • WAF-SIGNATURE

  • WAF-URL-ACCESS

Web

Records web filter events.

  • ACTIVEXFILTER

  • APPLETFILTER

  • CONTENT

  • COOKIEFILTER

  • FTGD_ALLOW

  • FTGD_BLK

  • FTGD_ERR

  • FTGD_QUOTA

  • FTGD_QUOTA_COUNTING

  • HTTP_HEADER_CHANGE

  • SCRIPTFILTER

  • SSL-EXEMPT

  • URLFILTER

  • WEBFILTER_COMMAND_BLOCK

List of log types and subtypes

FortiGate devices can record the following types and subtypes of log entry information:

Type

Description

Subtype

Traffic

Records traffic flow information, such as an HTTP/HTTPS request and its response, if any.

  • FORWARD

  • LOCAL

  • MULTICAST

  • SNIFFER

Event

Records system and administrative events, such as downloading a backup copy of the configuration, or daemon activities.

  • COMPLIANCE-CHECK

  • ENDPOINT

  • HA

  • ROUTER

  • SECURITY-RATING

  • SYSTEM

  • USER

  • VPN

  • WAD

  • WIRELESS

UTM

Records UTM events.

See list of UTM log subtypes below


UTM log subtypes

UTM Log Subtypes

Description

Event Type

Anomaly

Records intrusion attempts.

  • ANOMALY

App

Records intrusion attempts. Application control log is output when a signature matches an application pattern.

  • APP-CTRL-ALL

AV

Records virus attacks.

  • ANALYTICS

  • BOTNET

  • COMMAND-BLOCKED

  • CONTENT-DISARM

  • FILENAME

  • FILETYPE-EXECUTABLE

  • INFECTED

  • MIMEFRAGMENTED

  • OVERSIZE

  • SCANERROR

  • SWITCHPROTO

DLP

Records data leak prevention events.

  • DLP

DNS

Records domain name server events.

  • DNS-QUERY

  • DNS-RESPONSE

Email

Records email filter events.

  • CARRIER-ENDPOINT-FILTER

  • GMAIL

  • IMAP

  • MAPI

  • MASS-MMS

  • MSN-HOTMAIL

  • POP3

  • SMTP

  • YAHOO-MAIL

GTP

Records GTP events.

  • GTP-ALL

IPS

Records intrusion prevention events.

  • MALICIOUS-URL

  • SIGNATURE

SSH

Records Secure Socket Shell events.

  • SSH-CHANNEL

  • SSH-COMMAND

VoIP

Records voice over IP events.

  • VOIP

WAF

Records web application firewall information for FortiWeb appliances and virtual appliances.

  • WAF-ADDRESS-LIST

  • WAF-CUSTOM-SIGNATURE

  • WAF-HTTP-CONSTRAINT

  • WAF-HTTP-METHOD

  • WAF-SIGNATURE

  • WAF-URL-ACCESS

Web

Records web filter events.

  • ACTIVEXFILTER

  • APPLETFILTER

  • CONTENT

  • COOKIEFILTER

  • FTGD_ALLOW

  • FTGD_BLK

  • FTGD_ERR

  • FTGD_QUOTA

  • FTGD_QUOTA_COUNTING

  • HTTP_HEADER_CHANGE

  • SCRIPTFILTER

  • SSL-EXEMPT

  • URLFILTER

  • WEBFILTER_COMMAND_BLOCK