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Key concepts

Key concepts

The following table describes key concepts of CTAP:

CTAP Cloud portal

The CTAP Cloud portal is used to provision network assessments and generate reports.

See Introduction to the CTAP Cloud portal.

Assessments and engagements

Assessments are created in the Assessments page to monitor network activity.

See Assessments.

Assessment stages

The assessment Stage can be defined as :

  • Initiated: The assessment has been provisioned and can begin logging data.

  • Logs Received: Logs have been received for this assessment.

  • Report Ready: The report has finished generating and is ready for review.

  • Completed: The assessment has been completed.

  • Canceled: The assessment was manually canceled before completion.

  • Expired: The assessment license has expired.

Configuration file The configuration file is generated after the assessment has been created. It is dependent on the information selected in the assessment creation page, such as the FortiOS version and configuration details defined.

See Working with configuration files.

Report

A PDF report is generated which presents a set of findings back to the customer based on logs received. Various categories of network details are included in the report, such as network utilization, suspicious behavior, threat prevention, and so on.

See Generating reports.

Storage

The storage field indicates how much of the default storage amount has been used while logging data. If more storage is needed, email ctap@fortinet.com.

See Viewing ongoing assessments.

Assessment types The CTAP Cloud portal supports Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) assessments.

Key concepts

Key concepts

The following table describes key concepts of CTAP:

CTAP Cloud portal

The CTAP Cloud portal is used to provision network assessments and generate reports.

See Introduction to the CTAP Cloud portal.

Assessments and engagements

Assessments are created in the Assessments page to monitor network activity.

See Assessments.

Assessment stages

The assessment Stage can be defined as :

  • Initiated: The assessment has been provisioned and can begin logging data.

  • Logs Received: Logs have been received for this assessment.

  • Report Ready: The report has finished generating and is ready for review.

  • Completed: The assessment has been completed.

  • Canceled: The assessment was manually canceled before completion.

  • Expired: The assessment license has expired.

Configuration file The configuration file is generated after the assessment has been created. It is dependent on the information selected in the assessment creation page, such as the FortiOS version and configuration details defined.

See Working with configuration files.

Report

A PDF report is generated which presents a set of findings back to the customer based on logs received. Various categories of network details are included in the report, such as network utilization, suspicious behavior, threat prevention, and so on.

See Generating reports.

Storage

The storage field indicates how much of the default storage amount has been used while logging data. If more storage is needed, email ctap@fortinet.com.

See Viewing ongoing assessments.

Assessment types The CTAP Cloud portal supports Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) assessments.