Foritgate Basic UTM Configuration

If you are new to programming a Fortigate here are some basics to help you get started with implementing the Unified Threat Management (UTM) features.  The following was created using 4MR3 Patch9

Basic

The key UTM features to be implemented are: AntiVirus, Web Filter, Application Control and IPS.

1 AntiVirus

The default AntiVirus setting are sufficient, and do not need to be changed.

2 Web Filter

Create a new profile and name it Q-Web-Filter.  Click Proxy, check Log all URLs, check FortiGuard Categories.  Under the Categories, check Security Risk and for action drop down and select Block.  Then click apply.

There could be problems with the this Web Filter configuration causing an “In Valid Certificate” error messages on some workstation and mobile devices, so this should be added to the configuration via console (command line)

config webfilter profile
edit Q-Web-Filter
config ftgd-wf
set options connect-request-bypass
end
next
end

3 Application Control

Create a new Application Sensor and name it Q-App-Sensor.  In the new Q-App-Sensor, select create new, and in the category section, drop down to Botnet.  Under action click Block.

4 Intrusion Sensor

Create a new IPS Sensor and name it Q-IPS-Sensor.  In the new Q-IPS-Sensor, click new and add the following:

Severity, select high and critical
Target, select client (there is an issue with HTTP URI overload with the Server)
OS, select Windows and MacOS
Keep the defaults except at the bottom select the Quarantine Attackers to Banned Users List:
Mehtod, Attacker IP Address
Expires, 5 Minutes.

5 Apply Filters

These filters should be applied on all gernaerl outgoing traffic policiy rules.

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Setting Up Fortigate Interface Mode and Soft-Switch

Often times it is advantageous to divide up the internal swtich into individual interfaces.  Reasons for doing this include additioanl hardware port for routing, or additional ports to implement one-arm sniffers.  The following are some of the commands necessary to accomplish this.

To put a FortiGate in Interface mode:

config system global
set internal-switch-mode interface

To create a software-switch

config system switch-interface
edit name (example SW1-3)
set member internal1 internal2 internal3 (the names may be different depending on firmware and model,  you can use the tab key to scroll through valid names)..
set vdom root
next
end

To assign an IP address and management access to the software-switch

config system interface
edit SW1-3
set ip address and mask (example 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0)
set allowaccess ping https ssh
next
end

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On-line Storage and File Sharing Solutions

Two great soltuions for storing and sharing on-line information are Dropbox or Box.Com (formerly Box.Net) .  Both prodcuts off a free versoin, Dropbox offers a free 2GB program that can be expanded upto 18GB with referals and  Box offers 5 GB free out of the box.  Paid versions of both offer much mroe storage space.

Box can be downloaded at www.box.com

Dropbox can be downloaded at www.dropbox.com

Jack Gerbs, Quanexus, Inc.

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Managing Passwords

A great utility to manage passwords is keepass.  This is a Windows program.    It can be permanently installed on a workstation and or it can be installed in a portable mode and ran off of a USB drive.  It is important to remember to backup your keepass database.  If you need access to keepass from multiple computers an on-line storage solution such as Dropbox or Box.Com (formerly Box.Net)  is a great compliment to keepass.  Box and DropBox both offer a free version but with limited storage.  Dropbox offers a free 2GB program that can be expanded upto 18GB with referals and  Box offers 5 GB free out of the box.  Paid versions of both offer much mroe storage space.

KeePass can be downloaded at www.keepass.com

Box can be downloaded at www.box.com

Dropbox can be downloaded at www.dropbox.com

 

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Protect Your Data – TrueCrypt data encryption

If you need an effective way to encrypt (protect) your data, TrueCrypt is a great solutoin.  It can be downloaded at www.truecrypt.org

TrueCrypt can be installed on a computer or ran in portable mode off of a USB drive

 

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Build an All Band HF Air Core

Here is the link for the ”UGLY BALUN”, this makes an ideal RF Choke

http://www.hamuniverse.com/balun.html

 

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Find an Amateur Radio License Exam Session

This link helps you find local test sites

http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session

 

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Toriod Coil Info

Here is a handy link on materials and equations for toroids.

http://toroids.info/

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Resources for using a USB to serial adapter on a Mac

Resoruces for using a USB to serial adapter on  a Mac

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20040521145713551

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20041026113304907

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=590418

http://etherealmind.com/serial-console-on-osx/

ls /dev/tty.*
to get a list of your serial lines. Pick the one that you want to open. For example, my list looks like this:
gf:dev gf$ ls -al tty.*
crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 18, 4 Jan 25 07:32 tty.Bluetooth-Modem
crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 18, 8 Jan 25 07:32 tty.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync
crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 18, 10 Jan 25 09:20 tty.PL2303-0000103D
crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 18, 0 Jan 25 07:32 tty.SerialPort-1
gf:dev gf$
And I know /dev/tty.PL2303-0000103D is the USB-to-serial adaptor becuase it’s connected, if you unplug it the tty.PL2303-0000103D stops being listed.

Knowing the serial port, you can just type screen portname datarate to show the serial data on the screen. In my case, it was:

screen /dev/tty.PL2303-0000103D 9600

To quit the screen app, type control-A, then control-.

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