Supported file types

File filter allows the FortiGate to block files passing through based on file type based on the file's meta data only, and not on file size or file content. A DLP sensor must be configured to block files based on size or content, such as SSN numbers, credit card numbers, or regexp.

The following file types are supported in file filter and DLP profiles:

Type

Description

.net

Match .NET files

7z

Match 7-Zip files

activemime

Match ActiveMime files

arj

Match ARJ compressed files

aspack

Match ASPack files

avi

Match AVI files

base64

Match Base64 files

bat

Match Windows batch files

binhex

Match BinHex files

bmp

Match BMP files

bzip

Match Bzip files

bzip2

Match Bzip2 files

cab

Match Windows CAB files

chm

Match Windows compiled HTML help files

class

Match CLASS files

cod

Match COD files

crx

Match Chrome extension files

dmg

Match Apple disk image files

elf

Match ELF files

exe

Match Windows executable files

flac

Match FLAC files

fsg

Match FSG files

gif

Match GIF files

gzip

Match Gzip files

hlp

Match Windows help files

hta

Match HTA files

html

Match HTML files

iso

Match ISO archive files

jad

Match JAD files

javascript

Match JavaScript files