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FortiOS Log Message Reference

Log ID definitions

Log ID definitions

Following are the definitions for the log type IDs and subtype IDs applicable to FortiOS:

Log Category IDs

Subtype IDs

traffic: 0

  • forward: 0

  • local: 1

  • multicast: 2

  • sniffer: 4

  • ztna: 5

event: 1

  • system: 0

  • vpn: 1

  • user: 2

  • router: 3

  • wireless: 4

  • wad: 5

  • endpoint: 7

  • ha: 8

  • security-rating: 10

  • fortiextender: 11

  • connector: 12

  • sdwan: 13

  • cifs-auth-fail: 14

  • switch-controller: 15

  • rest-api: 16

virus: 2

  • analytics: 1

  • filetype-executable: 3

  • outbreak-prevention: 4

  • content-disarm: 5

  • command-blocked: 6

  • malware-list: 7

  • ems-threat-feed: 8

  • fortiai: 9

  • infected: 11

  • filename: 12

  • oversize: 13

  • mimefragmented: 61

  • scanerror: 62

  • switchproto: 63

webfilter: 3

  • content: 14

  • urlfilter: 15

  • ftgd_blk: 16

  • ftgd_allow: 17

  • ftgd_err: 18

  • urlmonitor: 19

  • activexfilter: 35

  • cookiefilter: 36

  • appletfilter: 37

  • ftgd_quota_counting: 38

  • ftgd_quota_expired: 39

  • ftgd_quota: 40

  • scriptfilter: 41

  • webfilter_command_block: 43

  • http_header_change: 44

  • ssl-exempt: 45

  • antiphishing: 46

  • videofilter-category: 47

  • videofilter-channel: 48

ips: 4

  • signature: 19

  • malicious-url: 21

  • botnet: 22

emailfilter: 5

  • email: 12

  • spam: 13

  • bannedword: 14

  • webmail: 20

  • ftgd_err: 53

anomaly: 7

  • anomaly: 20

voip: 8

  • voip: 14

dlp: 9

  • dlp: 54

  • dlp-docsource: 55

app-ctrl: 10

  • signature: 59

  • port-violation: 60

  • protocol-violation: 61

waf: 12

  • waf-signature: 0

  • waf-custom-signature: 1

  • waf-http-method: 2

  • waf-http-constraint: 3

  • waf-address-list: 4

  • waf-url-access: 5

gtp: 14

  • gtp-all: 0

  • pfcp-all: 1

dns: 15

  • dns-query: 0

  • dns-response: 1

ssh: 16

  • ssh-command: 0

  • ssh-channel: 1

  • ssh-hostkey: 2

ssl: 17

  • ssl-anomaly: 0

  • ssl-exempt: 1

  • ssl-negotiation: 2

  • ssl-server-cert-info: 3

  • ssl-handshake: 4

file-filter: 19

  • file-filter: 0

icap: 20

  • icap: 0

Log ID definitions

Following are the definitions for the log type IDs and subtype IDs applicable to FortiOS:

Log Category IDs

Subtype IDs

traffic: 0

  • forward: 0

  • local: 1

  • multicast: 2

  • sniffer: 4

  • ztna: 5

event: 1

  • system: 0

  • vpn: 1

  • user: 2

  • router: 3

  • wireless: 4

  • wad: 5

  • endpoint: 7

  • ha: 8

  • security-rating: 10

  • fortiextender: 11

  • connector: 12

  • sdwan: 13

  • cifs-auth-fail: 14

  • switch-controller: 15

  • rest-api: 16

virus: 2

  • analytics: 1

  • filetype-executable: 3

  • outbreak-prevention: 4

  • content-disarm: 5

  • command-blocked: 6

  • malware-list: 7

  • ems-threat-feed: 8

  • fortiai: 9

  • infected: 11

  • filename: 12

  • oversize: 13

  • mimefragmented: 61

  • scanerror: 62

  • switchproto: 63

webfilter: 3

  • content: 14

  • urlfilter: 15

  • ftgd_blk: 16

  • ftgd_allow: 17

  • ftgd_err: 18

  • urlmonitor: 19

  • activexfilter: 35

  • cookiefilter: 36

  • appletfilter: 37

  • ftgd_quota_counting: 38

  • ftgd_quota_expired: 39

  • ftgd_quota: 40

  • scriptfilter: 41

  • webfilter_command_block: 43

  • http_header_change: 44

  • ssl-exempt: 45

  • antiphishing: 46

  • videofilter-category: 47

  • videofilter-channel: 48

ips: 4

  • signature: 19

  • malicious-url: 21

  • botnet: 22

emailfilter: 5

  • email: 12

  • spam: 13

  • bannedword: 14

  • webmail: 20

  • ftgd_err: 53

anomaly: 7

  • anomaly: 20

voip: 8

  • voip: 14

dlp: 9

  • dlp: 54

  • dlp-docsource: 55

app-ctrl: 10

  • signature: 59

  • port-violation: 60

  • protocol-violation: 61

waf: 12

  • waf-signature: 0

  • waf-custom-signature: 1

  • waf-http-method: 2

  • waf-http-constraint: 3

  • waf-address-list: 4

  • waf-url-access: 5

gtp: 14

  • gtp-all: 0

  • pfcp-all: 1

dns: 15

  • dns-query: 0

  • dns-response: 1

ssh: 16

  • ssh-command: 0

  • ssh-channel: 1

  • ssh-hostkey: 2

ssl: 17

  • ssl-anomaly: 0

  • ssl-exempt: 1

  • ssl-negotiation: 2

  • ssl-server-cert-info: 3

  • ssl-handshake: 4

file-filter: 19

  • file-filter: 0

icap: 20

  • icap: 0