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

The FortiGate device must generate audit records showing starting and ending time for administrator access to the system.

DISA Rule

SV-234176r961830_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-234176

Group Title

SRG-APP-000505-NDM-000322

Rule Version

FGFW-ND-000085

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000172 - Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

When Event Logging is enabled the device will audit starting and ending time for administrator access to the system. To enable event logging, log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege.

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
# end

Check Contents

Log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege.

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 the event and system parameters are set to disable, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-234176

Documentable

False

Rule Version

FGFW-ND-000085

Severity Override Guidance

Log in to the FortiGate GUI with Super-Admin privilege.

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 the event and system parameters are set to disable, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5260