The firewall blocks access to web domains based on their classified category (e.g., "Malicious Websites", "Proxy Avoidance") or explicit blacklists managed by the organization.
You can also bypass the SSL allowlist in the SSL/SSH profile by enabling "Reputable Websites". This feature exempts commonly trusted web sites from SSL inspection, allowing them to pass through without decryption. This can be configured under Security Profiles → SSL/SSH Inspection. The firewall blocks access to web domains based
Few things are more frustrating than staring at a message—especially when you’re a security researcher, a pentester, or an admin trying to access your own internal resource. This can be configured under Security Profiles →
If the website is categorized incorrectly by FortiGuard Labs (e.g., a business site flagged as malicious), you can override its rating locally. Security Profiles > Web Rating Overrides Create New Security Profiles > Web Rating Overrides Create New
Ensures that traffic on a specific port strictly adheres to the expected protocol definitions (e.g., blocking non-HTTP traffic traveling over port 80). 5 Methods to Bypass FortiGuard Intrusion Prevention
Keep the strict, default IPS profile applied to the rest of the general network traffic. 4. Adjust Protocol Decoders and Thresholds