FortiGate 7.4 Operator ExamQuiz

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Question 1

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What is grayware?

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Known malware with existing signatures

Unsolicited programs installed without user consent

Malicious files sent to the sandbox for inspection

New and unknown malware variants

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What is a characteristic of a firewall policy used to allow the traffic from Secure Socket Layer Virtual Private Network (SSL VPN) connections?

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It encapsulates the traffic using the VPN settings configured.

It uses a virtual tunnel interface in the source field.

It defines the port number used for the SSL VPN portal.

It assigns SSL certificates to user groups trying to connect.

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How does FortiGate handle blocked websites in web filtering using FortiGuard category filters?

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Users are prompted to provide a valid username and password for access.

Users are redirected to a replacement message indicating the website is blocked.

Users are allowed to access the website, but their activity is recorded in the FortiGate logs.

Users receive a warning message but can choose to continue accessing the website.

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How does an IPS protect networks from threats?

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By allowing only secure access to network resources

By analyzing traffic and identifying potential threats

By encrypting all network traffic from untrusted IP addresses

By blocking all incoming network traffic from new sources

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What is the security rating in the Fortinet Security Fabric, and how is it calculated?

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It indicates the level of compatibility with third-party devices.

It is a numerical value based on device settings and best practices.

It represents the current level of network performance.

It is calculated based on the number of security logs generated.

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Excluding the steps for tuning the sensors, what is the last step involved in configuring IPS on FortiGate?

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Enabling SSL inspection for the traffic of interest

Blocking malicious URLs and botnet command-and-control (C&C) traffic

Applying the sensor to a firewall policy

Editing the sensor's signature and filters

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Which two criteria can be matched in the Source field of a firewall policy?

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IP address and user

Address group and hostname

MAC address and domain name

Interface and service type

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Why is Secure Socket Layer (SSL) inspection necessary for the intrusion prevention system (IPS) to detect threats in encrypted traffic?

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SSL inspection improves network performance by bypassing encrypted traffic.

The IPS engine can inspect only legacy encryption algorithms, by default.

SSL inspection allows the IPS to detect and analyze encrypted threats.

Without SSL inspection, encrypted traffic is automatically blocked by the IPS.

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Which piece of information does FortiGate know about the user without firewall authentication?

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The application being used

The user login name

The originating domain name

The source IP address

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How can administrators track successful authentication attempts in FortiGate?

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By analyzing network traffic patterns

By monitoring security events in real-time

By utilizing advanced threat intelligence feeds

By reviewing the logs and dashboards

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Which two items should you configure as the source of a firewall policy, to allow all internal users in a small office to access the internet? (Choose two.)

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The IP subnet of the LAN

Application signatures

Security profiles

Users or user groups

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Which scan technique detects known malware by matching signatures in the FortiGuard Labs database?

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Antivirus scan

Machine learning (ML)/artificial intelligence (AI) scan

Behavioral analysis scan

Grayware scan

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Why is the order of firewall policies important?

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To ensure that the security traffic is logged before the normal traffic

To ensure more granular policies are checked and applied before more general policies

To allow for a faster processing of high priority traffic

To avoid conflicts with other policies in the table with similar parameters

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Which two protocols can you use for administrative access on a FortiGate interface?

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Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Telnet and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) and Secure Shell (SSH)

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What is the purpose of the FortiGuard Labs signature database?

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To provide secure configuration templates to FortiGate firewalls

To keep FortiGate firewalls protected against the latest malware variants

To give FortiGate firewalls the ability to track network traffic and usage patterns

To identify and correct vulnerabilities in FortiGate firewalls

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How does the FortiGate intrusion prevention system (IPS) use signatures to detect malicious traffic?

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By monitoring user activity on websites

By comparing network packets to known threats

By blocking all network traffic

By decrypting Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)-encrypted traffic

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What is the main advantage of using Secure Socket Layer Virtual Private Network (SSL VPN) in web mode?

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Ability to perform client integrity checks

Access to all network resources for remote users

Support for a wide range of applications and protocols

No need to install client software

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How does FortiGate application control address evasion techniques used by peer-to-peer protocols?

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By examining a URL block list

By allowing traffic from only well-known ports.

By analyzing flow-based inspection

By monitoring traffic for known patterns

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When upgrading the FortiGate firmware, why is it important to follow the recommended upgrade path?

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It ensures the compatibility and stability of the device.

It provides access to new major features.

It minimizes the need for configuration backups.

It guarantees a faster upgrade process.

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Which actions can you apply to application categories in the Application Control profile?

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Authenticate, log, encrypt, or back up

Monitor, allow, block, or quarantine

Monitor, optimize, redirect, or shape

Allow, encrypt, compress, or redirect

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What is the recommended process to configure FortiGate for remote authentication for user identification?

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Create a user group, map authenticated remote users to the group, and configure a firewall policy with the user group as the source.

Create a user account, configure a firewall policy with the user account as the source, and verify the configuration using logs.

Connect FortiGate to a remote authentication server and configure its IP addresses as the source.

Create a user group and configure a firewall policy with the group as the source.

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What causes a web browser to display a certificate warning when using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) deep inspection with the FortiGate CA certificate?

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The browser does not support SSL deep inspection.

FortiGate is using a CA that is not trusted by the web browser.

The temporary certificate makes FortiGate behave like a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

FortiGate is unable to decrypt the SSL-encrypted traffic.

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What are two reasons why FortiGate Secure Socket Layer Virtual Private Network (SSL VPN) is considered cost-effective compared to other vendors? (Choose two.)

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Because it supports a limited number of third-party applications.

Because it provides full network access to remote users.

Because the number of remote users is determined by the model.

Because it does not require an additional license.

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Why is it recommended that you use user groups instead of individual user accounts in a firewall policy?

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User groups contain all individual user accounts by default.

User groups simplify the firewall configuration.

User groups provide stronger encryption for authentication.

User groups make it easier to monitor authenticated users.

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What are two consequences of allowing a FortiGate license to expire? (Choose two.)

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Inability to monitor system logs and generate network reports

Reduced FortiGate performance and increased vulnerability to security threats

Loss of access to software updates and technical support

Disruption of network services and potential legal issues

Question 26

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Which two steps are involved in configuring web filtering based on FortiGuard category filters? (Choose two.)

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Identify the specific websites to be blocked or allowed.

Apply the web filter security profile to the appropriate firewall policy.

Upgrade FortiOS to obtain the latest database from FortiGuard.

Create a web filtering security profile using FortiGuard category-based filters.

Question 27

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What are two reasons why organizations and individuals use web filtering? (Choose two.)

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To preserve employee productivity

To enhance their users’ experience

To prevent network congestion

To increase network bandwidth

Question 28

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What functionality does FortiGate provide to establish secure connections between a main office and its remote branches, over the internet?

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Virtual private networks

Security scanning

Firewall authentication

Monitoring and logging

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When configuring a static route on FortiGate, what does the destination represent?

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The IP address of the next-hop router

The network or host to which traffic will be forwarded

The local interface on FortiGate for the outgoing traffic

The IP address of the remote DNS server

Question 30

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What are the three key categories of services provided by FortiGuard Labs?

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Artificial intelligence, real-time threat protection, and outbreak alerts

Machine learning, antivirus, and network monitoring

Data encryption, network segmentation, and access control

Threat hunting, intrusion detection, and firewall management

Question 31

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To avoid certificate errors, which field settings must be included in a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate issued by a certificate authority (CA)?

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issuer: C=US, O=Fortinet, CN=Verisign

basicConstraints: CA:TRUE and keyUsage: keyCertSign

subjectAltName: DNS:*.example.com and extendedKeyUsage: serverAuth

signatureAlgorithm: SHA256withRSA and validityPeriod: 365 days

Question 32

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Which inspection mode processes and forwards each packet, without waiting for the complete file or web page?

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Application-level inspection

Flow-based inspection

Stateful inspection

Proxy-based inspection

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Which protocol is used for the authentication and encryption of the data in an IPSec VPN implementation?

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Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

Encapsulation Security Payload (ESP)

Transport Layer Security (TLS)

Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA)

Question 34

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Which action can you take to improve the security rating provided by the Fortinet Security Fabric?

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Run the integrity check on all end devices.

Apply one or more of the suggested best practices.

Create a configuration revision or back up the configuration.

Upgrade FortiGate to the latest mature version available.

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What is a scenario where automation is used in the Fortinet Security Fabric?

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Assigning security ratings to newly added devices

Automatically quarantining a computer with malicious activity

Monitoring disk space utilization on FortiAnalyzer

Generating weekly reports for management review

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What is the purpose of creating a firewall address object?

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To match the source or destination IP subnet

To specify the source and destination interfaces

To define the action for a firewall policy

To enable web filtering for a specific address

Question 37

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In addition to central processing unit (CPU) and memory usage, what are two other key performance parameters you should monitor on FortiGate? (Choose two.)

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Number of local users and user groups

Number of days for licenses to expire

Number of SSL sessions

Number of active VPN tunnels

Question 38

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When configuring antivirus scanning on a firewall policy, which antivirus item should you select?

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Antivirus profile

Antivirus schedule

Antivirus engine version

Antivirus exclusion list

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What protocol is used to dynamically create IPSec VPN tunnels?

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Generic Route Encapsulation (GRE)

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)

Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2)

Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)

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What are two benefits of performing regular maintenance on FortiGate firewalls? (Choose two.)

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Prevent security breaches in your organization.

Meet compliance and legal requirements.

Ensure you have the latest hardware.

Minimize costs during upgrades.




oIt guarantees a faster upgrade process.

oIt provides access to new major features.

oIt ensures the compatibility and stability of the device.

oIt minimizes the need for configuration backups.

27. Which two protocols can you use for administrative access on a FortiGate interface?

Select one:

oRemote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

oSimple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

oHypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) and Secure Shell (SSH)

oTelnet and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

28. What are two reasons why organizations and individuals use web filtering? (Choose two.)

Select one or more:

oTo enhance their users' experience

oTo prevent network congestion

oTo increase network bandwidth

oTo preserve employee productivity

29. Which action can you take to improve the security rating provided by the Fortinet Security Fabric?

Select one:

oUpgrade FortiGate to the latest mature version available.

oRun the integrity check on all end devices.

oApply one or more of the suggested best practices.

oCreate a configuration revision or back up the configuration.

30. What is a recommended best practice when configuring Secure Socket Layer Virtual Private Network (SSL VPN)?

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oImport the self-signed SSL certificate. (X)

oAllow connections from all locations.

oUse the principle of least privilege.

oUse local users for authentication.

31. Which two steps are involved in configuring web filtering based on FortiGuard category filters? (Choose two.)

Select one or more:

oApply the web filter security profile to the appropriate firewall policy.

oIdentify the specific websites to be blocked or allowed.

oUpgrade FortiOS to obtain the latest database from FortiGuard