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NSE4 · Question #320

An administrator needs to be able to view logs for application usage on your network. What configurations are required to ensure that FortiGate generates logs for application usage activity? (Choose…

The correct answer is C. Enable logging on the firewall policy. D. Enable an application control security profile on the firewall policy. FortiGate requires two conditions to generate logs for application usage: (1) An application control security profile must be enabled and applied to the firewall policy (Option D) - this tells FortiGate to inspect and identify application traffic. (2) Logging must be explicitly…

Submitted by devops_kid· Apr 18, 2026Security Profiles and Content Inspection

Question

An administrator needs to be able to view logs for application usage on your network. What configurations are required to ensure that FortiGate generates logs for application usage activity? (Choose two.)

Exhibit

NSE4 question #320 exhibit

Options

  • AEnable a web filtering profile on the firewall policy.
  • BCreate an application control policy.
  • CEnable logging on the firewall policy.
  • DEnable an application control security profile on the firewall policy.

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    10% (4)
  • C
    85% (33)

Explanation

FortiGate requires two conditions to generate logs for application usage: (1) An application control security profile must be enabled and applied to the firewall policy (Option D) - this tells FortiGate to inspect and identify application traffic. (2) Logging must be explicitly enabled on that firewall policy (Option C) - even with a security profile applied, FortiGate will not record log entries unless logging is turned on for that policy. Option A (web filtering) is for URL/web category filtering, not application usage. Option B (creating an application control policy) is incomplete - the profile must also be attached to a firewall policy and logging must be enabled for logs to be generated.

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#Application Control#Logging#Firewall Policy#Security Profiles

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