STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Fortinet FortiGate Firewall NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 5 Benchmark Date: 05 Jan 2026:

The FortiGate device must automatically audit account creation.

DISA Rule

SV-234162r960777_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-234162

Group Title

SRG-APP-000026-NDM-000208

Rule Version

FGFW-ND-000005

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

This fix can be performed on the FortiGate GUI or on the CLI.
Log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege.

1. Click Log and Report.
2. Click Log Settings.
3. Scroll down to Log Settings.
4. For Event Logging options, click "All" (for most verbose logging) or "Customize", and include at least the System activity event.
5. Click Apply.

or

1. Open a CLI console, via SSH or available from the GUI.
2. Run the following command:
# config log eventfilter
# set event enable
# set system enable
# set endpoint enable
# set user enable
# end

Check Contents

If the System category of Event Logging is enabled, then account creation is audited. To check that System and Event Logging are enabled, log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege.

1. Click Log and Report.
2. Click Log Settings.
3. Scroll down to Log Settings.
4. Verify Event Logging is set to "All" (for most verbose logging) or "Customize", and includes at least the System activity event.

If Event Logging is not set to "All" or "Customize" with System enabled, then account creation will not be audited, and this is a finding.

or

1. Open a CLI console, via SSH or available from the GUI.
2. Run the following command:

# show full-configuration log eventfilter | grep -i 'event\|system'
The output should be:
set event enable
set system enable

If event and system parameters are set to disable, the account creation is not audited, and this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-234162

Documentable

False

Rule Version

FGFW-ND-000005

Severity Override Guidance

If the System category of Event Logging is enabled, then account creation is audited. To check that System and Event Logging are enabled, log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege.

1. Click Log and Report.
2. Click Log Settings.
3. Scroll down to Log Settings.
4. Verify Event Logging is set to "All" (for most verbose logging) or "Customize", and includes at least the System activity event.

If Event Logging is not set to "All" or "Customize" with System enabled, then account creation will not be audited, and this is a finding.

or

1. Open a CLI console, via SSH or available from the GUI.
2. Run the following command:

# show full-configuration log eventfilter | grep -i 'event\|system'
The output should be:
set event enable
set system enable

If event and system parameters are set to disable, the account creation is not audited, and this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5260