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

The FortiGate device must record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

DISA Rule

SV-234184r961443_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-234184

Group Title

SRG-APP-000374-NDM-000299

Rule Version

FGFW-ND-000125

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001890 - Record time stamps for audit records that use Coordinated Universal Time, have a fixed local time offset from Coordinated Universal Time, or that include the local time offset as part of the time stamp.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

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

1. Click System.
2. Go to Settings.
3. On Time Zone, select the time zone in which the FortiGate device is located.
4. Click Apply.

or

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

# config system global
# set timezone {TIMEZONE INDEX}
# end

Check Contents

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

1. Click Log and Report.
2. Click Events.
3. On the Events page, double-click on an event for detail.
4. Verify in the log details that the mapped time zone reflects GMT.

If the time zone is not mapped to GMT, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-234184

Documentable

False

Rule Version

FGFW-ND-000125

Severity Override Guidance

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

1. Click Log and Report.
2. Click Events.
3. On the Events page, double-click on an event for detail.
4. Verify in the log details that the mapped time zone reflects GMT.

If the time zone is not mapped to GMT, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5260