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Fortinet FortiGate Firewall NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version: 1

Release: 5 Benchmark Date: 05 Jan 2026

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SV-234162r960777_ruleThe FortiGate device must automatically audit account creation.
SV-234163r960780_ruleThe FortiGate device must automatically audit account modification.
SV-234164r960786_ruleThe FortiGate device must automatically audit account removal actions.
SV-234165r1051115_ruleThe FortiGate device must have only one local account to be used as the account of last resort in the event the authentication server is unavailable.
SV-234166r1137875_ruleThe FortiGate device must allow full access to only those individuals or roles designated by the ISSM.
SV-234167r961362_ruleThe FortiGate device must audit the execution of privileged functions.
SV-234168r960840_ruleThe FortiGate device must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts, after which time it must lock out the user account from accessing the device for 15 minutes.
SV-234169r960843_ruleThe FortiGate device must display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the device.
SV-234170r960846_ruleThe FortiGate device must retain the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner on the screen until the administrator acknowledges the usage conditions and takes explicit actions to log on for further access.
SV-234171r960864_ruleThe FortiGate device must log all user activity.
SV-234172r961800_ruleThe FortiGate device must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to modify administrator privileges occur.
SV-234173r961812_ruleThe FortiGate device must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to delete administrator privileges occur.
SV-234174r961824_ruleThe FortiGate device must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
SV-234175r961827_ruleThe FortiGate device must generate audit records for privileged activities or other system-level access.
SV-234176r961830_ruleThe FortiGate device must generate audit records showing starting and ending time for administrator access to the system.
SV-234177r961833_ruleThe FortiGate device must generate audit records when concurrent logons from different workstations occur.
SV-234178r960906_ruleThe FortiGate device must generate audit records containing information that establishes the identity of any individual or process associated with the event.
SV-234179r960909_ruleThe FortiGate device must generate audit records containing the full-text recording of privileged commands.
SV-234180r961392_ruleThe FortiGate device must allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.
SV-234181r961860_ruleThe FortiGate device must off-load audit records on to a different system or media than the system being audited.
SV-234182r961401_ruleThe FortiGate device must generate an immediate real-time alert of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts.
SV-234183r987682_ruleThe FortiGate device must synchronize internal information system clocks using redundant authoritative time sources.
SV-234184r961443_ruleThe FortiGate device must record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
SV-234185r960936_ruleThe FortiGate device must protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.
SV-234186r960939_ruleThe FortiGate device must protect audit tools from unauthorized access.
SV-234187r960942_ruleThe FortiGate device must protect audit tools from unauthorized modification.
SV-234188r984110_ruleThe FortiGate device must prohibit installation of software without explicit privileged status.
SV-234189r961461_ruleThe FortiGate device must enforce access restrictions associated with changes to device configuration.
SV-234190r960960_ruleThe FortiGate device must limit privileges to change the software resident within software libraries.
SV-234191r961863_ruleThe FortiGate device must enforce access restrictions associated with changes to the system components.
SV-234192r1137887_ruleThe FortiGate device must use LDAP for authentication.
SV-234193r961863_ruleThe FortiGate device must be running an operating system release that is currently supported by the vendor.
SV-234194r961863_ruleThe FortiGate device must generate log records for a locally developed list of auditable events.
SV-234195r961863_ruleThe FortiGate device must conduct backups of system-level information contained in the information system when changes occur.
SV-234196r961863_ruleThe FortiGate device must support organizational requirements to conduct backups of information system documentation, including security-related documentation, when changes occur or weekly, whichever is sooner.
SV-234197r961545_ruleFortiGate devices performing maintenance functions must restrict use of these functions to authorized personnel only.
SV-234198r961863_ruleThe FortiGate device must use DoD-approved Certificate Authorities (CAs) for public key certificates.
SV-234199r1043177_ruleThe FortiGate device must prohibit the use of all unnecessary and/or non-secure functions, ports, protocols, and/or services.
SV-234200r960993_ruleThe FortiGate device must implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged accounts.
SV-234201r961506_ruleThe FortiGate device must authenticate SNMP messages using a FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC).
SV-234202r961506_ruleThe FortiGate device must authenticate Network Time Protocol (NTP) sources using authentication that is cryptographically based.
SV-234203r984092_ruleThe FortiGate device must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
SV-234204r984095_ruleThe FortiGate device must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used.
SV-234205r984098_ruleThe FortiGate device must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lowercase character be used.
SV-234206r984099_ruleThe FortiGate device must enforce password complexity by requiring at least one numeric character be used.
SV-234207r984100_ruleThe FortiGate device must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.
SV-234208r961029_ruleThe FortiGate device must use LDAPS for the LDAP connection.
SV-234209r984088_ruleThe FortiGate device must not have any default manufacturer passwords when deployed.
SV-234210r961050_ruleThe FortiGate device must use FIPS 140-2 approved algorithms for authentication to a cryptographic module.
SV-234211r961554_ruleThe FortiGate devices must use FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC) to protect the integrity of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic communications.
SV-234212r961557_ruleThe FortiGate device must implement cryptographic mechanisms using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm to protect the confidentiality of remote maintenance sessions.
SV-234213r984105_ruleThe FortiGate device must terminate idle sessions after 10 minutes of inactivity.
SV-234214r961068_ruleThe FortiGate device must terminate idle sessions after 10 minutes of inactivity.
SV-234215r1043181_ruleThe FortiGate device must generate unique session identifiers using a FIPS 140-2-approved random number generator.
SV-234216r961128_ruleThe FortiGate device must only allow authorized administrators to view or change the device configuration, system files, and other files stored either in the device or on removable media (such as a flash drive).
SV-234217r961620_ruleThe FortiGate device must protect against known types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards.
SV-234218r1137890_ruleThe FortiGate device must be configured to send log data to a central log server for the purpose of forwarding alerts to the administrators and the ISSO.
SV-234219r960735_ruleThe FortiGate device must limit the number of logon and user sessions.
SV-234220r984089_ruleThe FortiGate device must only install patches or updates that are validated by the vendor via digital signature or hash.
SV-234221r1153456_ruleThe FortiGate device must require that when a password is changed, the characters are changed in at least eight of the positions within the password.