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Which is the following statement are true regarding application control? (choose two)

The correct answer is C. Encrypted traffic can be identified by application control. D. Traffic Shaping can be applied to the detected application traffic. FortiGate Application Control can identify applications even within encrypted traffic and allows for traffic shaping to be applied to the detected application flows.

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

Question

Which is the following statement are true regarding application control? (choose two)

Options

  • AApplication control is based on TCP destination port numbers.
  • BApplication control is proxy based.
  • CEncrypted traffic can be identified by application control.
  • DTraffic Shaping can be applied to the detected application traffic.

How the community answered

(50 responses)
  • A
    6% (3)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    92% (46)

Why each option

FortiGate Application Control can identify applications even within encrypted traffic and allows for traffic shaping to be applied to the detected application flows.

AApplication control is based on TCP destination port numbers.

While some applications commonly use specific TCP destination port numbers, Application Control identifies applications based on signatures, behavioral analysis, and other methods, not solely on port numbers, as applications can often use non-standard ports or port hopping.

BApplication control is proxy based.

FortiGate Application Control operates primarily using flow-based inspection, processing traffic in real-time, rather than acting as a full proxy for every application, although some application-specific controls might engage proxy-like features for deeper inspection.

CEncrypted traffic can be identified by application control.Correct

FortiGate Application Control uses various techniques, including deep packet inspection and heuristic analysis, to identify applications even within encrypted traffic, such as SSL/TLS, without necessarily requiring full SSL decryption.

DTraffic Shaping can be applied to the detected application traffic.Correct

Once traffic is identified by Application Control, firewall policies can leverage this information to apply granular traffic shaping rules, prioritizing or limiting bandwidth for specific applications.

Concept tested: FortiGate Application Control capabilities

Source: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/administration-guide/526725/application-control

Topics

#Application Control#Deep Packet Inspection#Traffic Shaping#Security Profiles

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