NSE4 · Question #193
Which of the following pieces of information can be included in the Destination Address field of a firewall policy?
The correct answer is B. A virtual IP address, an actual IP address, and an IP address group. The Destination Address field in a FortiGate firewall policy can include individual IP addresses, groups of IP addresses, or Virtual IP addresses for incoming traffic.
Question
Which of the following pieces of information can be included in the Destination Address field of a firewall policy?
Options
- AAn IP address pool, a virtual IP address, an actual IP address, and an IP address group.
- BA virtual IP address, an actual IP address, and an IP address group.
- CAn actual IP address and an IP address group.
- DOnly an actual IP address.
How the community answered
(42 responses)- A7% (3)
- B88% (37)
- C2% (1)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
The Destination Address field in a FortiGate firewall policy can include individual IP addresses, groups of IP addresses, or Virtual IP addresses for incoming traffic.
An IP address pool is primarily used for Source NAT (SNAT) and is configured in the Source NAT field of a policy or as an explicit outbound interface IP, not as a destination address.
In FortiGate firewall policies, the Destination Address field defines the target of the traffic. This can be an explicit actual IP address (e.g., a host or subnet), an IP address group containing multiple addresses, or a Virtual IP (VIP) which represents a public-facing IP that the FortiGate translates to an internal server's private IP for inbound connections.
This choice is incomplete as it omits Virtual IP addresses, which are valid destinations for inbound policies.
This choice is too restrictive, as firewall policies commonly use address groups and Virtual IPs in addition to single actual IP addresses.
Concept tested: FortiGate firewall policy address objects
Source: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/administration-guide/572115/creating-a-new-policy
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