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When browsing to an internal web server using a web-mode SSL VPN bookmark, from which of the following source IP addresses would the web server consider the HTTP request to be initiated?

The correct answer is B. The FortiGate unit's internal IP address. When a remote user accesses an internal web server via a web-mode SSL VPN bookmark, the internal web server identifies the FortiGate unit's internal IP address as the source of the HTTP request.

Submitted by takeshi77· Apr 18, 2026VPN and Routing

Question

When browsing to an internal web server using a web-mode SSL VPN bookmark, from which of the following source IP addresses would the web server consider the HTTP request to be initiated?

Options

  • AThe remote user's virtual IP address.
  • BThe FortiGate unit's internal IP address.
  • CThe remote user's public IP address.
  • DThe FortiGate unit's external IP address.

How the community answered

(41 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    93% (38)
  • C
    5% (2)

Why each option

When a remote user accesses an internal web server via a web-mode SSL VPN bookmark, the internal web server identifies the FortiGate unit's internal IP address as the source of the HTTP request.

AThe remote user's virtual IP address.

Virtual IP addresses are typically used for incoming traffic to map public IPs to internal IPs, not as source IPs for proxied connections in web-mode SSL VPN.

BThe FortiGate unit's internal IP address.Correct

In web-mode SSL VPN, the FortiGate unit acts as a proxy; it receives the user's request, decrypts it, and then initiates a new connection to the internal web server on behalf of the user, using its own internal interface's IP address as the source.

CThe remote user's public IP address.

The remote user's public IP address is the initial source for the SSL VPN connection to the FortiGate but is masked by the FortiGate when proxied to the internal server in web-mode.

DThe FortiGate unit's external IP address.

The FortiGate unit's external IP address is used for the client's connection to the FortiGate but not for the subsequent proxied connection from the FortiGate to the internal network.

Concept tested: FortiGate SSL VPN web-mode proxy source IP

Source: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/administration-guide/183180/ssl-vpn-introduction

Topics

#SSL VPN#Web-mode VPN#Source IP address#FortiGate proxy

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