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What information is flushed when the chunk-size value is changed in the config dlp settings?

The correct answer is A. The database for DLP document fingerprinting. Changing the chunk-size value within the FortiGate DLP settings flushes the existing database used for document fingerprinting, requiring it to be rebuilt.

Submitted by emma.c· Apr 18, 2026Security Profiles and Content Inspection

Question

What information is flushed when the chunk-size value is changed in the config dlp settings?

Options

  • AThe database for DLP document fingerprinting
  • BThe supported file types in the DLP filters
  • CThe archived files and messages
  • DThe file name patterns in the DLP filters

How the community answered

(41 responses)
  • A
    90% (37)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Changing the `chunk-size` value within the FortiGate DLP settings flushes the existing database used for document fingerprinting, requiring it to be rebuilt.

AThe database for DLP document fingerprintingCorrect

Modifying the `chunk-size` in DLP settings directly impacts how files are segmented for fingerprint calculation, thus invalidating and flushing the entire DLP document fingerprinting database.

BThe supported file types in the DLP filters

The `chunk-size` setting has no direct effect on the list of supported file types configured within DLP filters; these are separate configurations.

CThe archived files and messages

Changing the DLP `chunk-size` does not flush archived files and messages, as archiving is a separate action storing detected content, independent of fingerprinting chunking.

DThe file name patterns in the DLP filters

The `chunk-size` parameter is unrelated to file name patterns used in DLP filters, which define criteria for matching files by their names, not their internal structure.

Concept tested: FortiGate DLP fingerprinting chunk-size

Source: https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-change-DLP-chunk-size/ta-p/192243

Topics

#DLP#Document Fingerprinting#FortiGate Configuration#Content Inspection

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