config system external-resource

Configure external resource.

config system external-resource
    Description: Configure external resource.
    edit <name>
        set address-comment-field {string}
        set address-data-field {string}
        set address-name-field {string}
        set category {integer}
        set client-cert {string}
        set client-cert-auth [enable|disable]
        set comments {var-string}
        set interface {string}
        set interface-select-method [auto|sdwan|...]
        set namespace {string}
        set object-array-path {string}
        set password {password}
        set refresh-rate {integer}
        set resource {string}
        set server-identity-check [none|basic|...]
        set source-ip {ipv4-address}
        set status [enable|disable]
        set type [category|domain|...]
        set update-method [feed|push]
        set user-agent {var-string}
        set username {string}
        set uuid {uuid}
        set vrf-select {integer}
    next
end

config system external-resource

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

address-comment-field

JSON Path to address description in generic address entry.

string

Maximum length: 511

$.description

address-data-field

JSON Path to address data in generic address entry.

string

Maximum length: 511

$.value

address-name-field

JSON Path to address name in generic address entry.

string

Maximum length: 511

$.name

category

User resource category.

integer

Minimum value: 192 Maximum value: 221

client-cert

Client certificate name.

string

Maximum length: 79

client-cert-auth

Enable/disable using client certificate for TLS authentication.

option

disable

Option	Description
enable	Enable using client certificate for TLS authentication.
disable	Disable using client certificate for TLS authentication.

comments

Comment.

var-string

Maximum length: 255

interface

Specify outgoing interface to reach server.

string

Maximum length: 15

interface-select-method

Specify how to select outgoing interface to reach server.

option

auto

Option	Description
auto	Set outgoing interface automatically.
sdwan	Set outgoing interface by SD-WAN or policy routing rules.
specify	Set outgoing interface manually.

name

External resource name.

string

Maximum length: 35

namespace

Generic external connector address namespace.

string

Maximum length: 15

object-array-path

JSON Path to array of generic addresses in resource.

string

Maximum length: 511

$.addresses

password

HTTP basic authentication password.

password

Not Specified

refresh-rate

Time interval to refresh external resource.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 43200

resource

URL of external resource.

string

Maximum length: 511

server-identity-check

Certificate verification option.

option

none

Option	Description
none	No certificate verification.
basic	Check server certifcate only.
full	Check server certificate and verify the domain matches in the server certificate.

source-ip

Source IPv4 address used to communicate with server.

ipv4-address

Not Specified

0.0.0.0

status

Enable/disable user resource.

option

enable

Option	Description
enable	Enable user resource.
disable	Disable user resource.

type

User resource type.

option

category

Option	Description
category	FortiGuard category.
domain	Domain Name.
malware	Malware hash.
address	Firewall IP address.
mac-address	Firewall MAC address.
data	Data file.
generic-address	Generic addresses.

update-method

External resource update method.

option

feed

Option	Description
feed	FortiGate unit will pull update from the external resource.
push	External Resource update is pushed to the FortiGate unit through the FortiGate unit's RESTAPI/CLI.

user-agent

HTTP User-Agent header.

var-string

Maximum length: 255

username

HTTP basic authentication user name.

string

Maximum length: 64

uuid

Universally Unique Identifier (UUID; automatically assigned but can be manually reset).

uuid

Not Specified

00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

vrf-select

VRF ID used for connection to server.

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 511

config system external-resource

Configure external resource.

config system external-resource
    Description: Configure external resource.
    edit <name>
        set address-comment-field {string}
        set address-data-field {string}
        set address-name-field {string}
        set category {integer}
        set client-cert {string}
        set client-cert-auth [enable|disable]
        set comments {var-string}
        set interface {string}
        set interface-select-method [auto|sdwan|...]
        set namespace {string}
        set object-array-path {string}
        set password {password}
        set refresh-rate {integer}
        set resource {string}
        set server-identity-check [none|basic|...]
        set source-ip {ipv4-address}
        set status [enable|disable]
        set type [category|domain|...]
        set update-method [feed|push]
        set user-agent {var-string}
        set username {string}
        set uuid {uuid}
        set vrf-select {integer}
    next
end

config system external-resource

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

address-comment-field

JSON Path to address description in generic address entry.

string

Maximum length: 511

$.description

address-data-field

JSON Path to address data in generic address entry.

string

Maximum length: 511

$.value

address-name-field

JSON Path to address name in generic address entry.

string

Maximum length: 511

$.name

category

User resource category.

integer

Minimum value: 192 Maximum value: 221

client-cert

Client certificate name.

string

Maximum length: 79

client-cert-auth

Enable/disable using client certificate for TLS authentication.

option

disable

Option	Description
enable	Enable using client certificate for TLS authentication.
disable	Disable using client certificate for TLS authentication.

comments

Comment.

var-string

Maximum length: 255

interface

Specify outgoing interface to reach server.

string

Maximum length: 15

interface-select-method

Specify how to select outgoing interface to reach server.

option

auto

Option	Description
auto	Set outgoing interface automatically.
sdwan	Set outgoing interface by SD-WAN or policy routing rules.
specify	Set outgoing interface manually.

name

External resource name.

string

Maximum length: 35

namespace

Generic external connector address namespace.

string

Maximum length: 15

object-array-path

JSON Path to array of generic addresses in resource.

string

Maximum length: 511

$.addresses

password

HTTP basic authentication password.

password

Not Specified

refresh-rate

Time interval to refresh external resource.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 43200

resource

URL of external resource.

string

Maximum length: 511

server-identity-check

Certificate verification option.

option

none

Option	Description
none	No certificate verification.
basic	Check server certifcate only.
full	Check server certificate and verify the domain matches in the server certificate.

source-ip

Source IPv4 address used to communicate with server.

ipv4-address

Not Specified

0.0.0.0

status

Enable/disable user resource.

option

enable

Option	Description
enable	Enable user resource.
disable	Disable user resource.

type

User resource type.

option

category

Option	Description
category	FortiGuard category.
domain	Domain Name.
malware	Malware hash.
address	Firewall IP address.
mac-address	Firewall MAC address.
data	Data file.
generic-address	Generic addresses.

update-method

External resource update method.

option

feed

Option	Description
feed	FortiGate unit will pull update from the external resource.
push	External Resource update is pushed to the FortiGate unit through the FortiGate unit's RESTAPI/CLI.

user-agent

HTTP User-Agent header.

var-string

Maximum length: 255

username

HTTP basic authentication user name.

string

Maximum length: 64

uuid

Universally Unique Identifier (UUID; automatically assigned but can be manually reset).

uuid

Not Specified

00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

vrf-select

VRF ID used for connection to server.

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 511

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