Intrusion prevention signatures

As a restricted administrator, you can view and create IPS signatures by going to Intrusion Prevention > IP Signatures in the FortiManager tree menu.

Configured IPS signatures can be added to an IPS profile and installed to devices.

To create a custom signatures as a restricted administrator:

1. Log on as a restricted administrator.
2. Go to Intrusion Prevention > IPS Signatures.
3. Click Create New. The Create New Custom Signature screen appears.

   

4. Specify the values for the following and click OK.
   • Name - specify a name for the custom signature.
   • Signature - add a custom signature.
   • Status - toggle the status to ON.

For additional information on managing IPS signatures and viewing signature details, see IPS Signatures in Policy & Objects.