Replacement message groups

Replacement message groups allow users to customize replacement messages for individual policies and profiles.

There are two types of replacement message groups:

Type	Usage	Customizable categories
utm	Used with UTM settings in firewall policies.	admin alertmail custom-message fortiguard-wf ftp http icap mail nac-quar spam sslvpn traffic-quota utm webproxy
auth	Used with authentication pages in firewall policies.	auth webproxy

The messages added to a group do not need to be customized. The message body content, header type, and format will use the default values if not customized.

To make replacement message groups visible in the GUI:

config system settings
    set gui-replacement-message-groups enable
end

In the following example, two replacement message groups are created. The UTM message group includes custom mail-related messages and is assigned to an email filter profile. The authentication message group has a custom authentication success message that is applied to a proxy-based firewall policy that has an assigned email filter profile.

To create replacement message groups in the GUI:

1. Create the Security replacement message group:
   1. Go to System > Replacement Message Groups.
   2. Click Create New.
   3. For Name, enter newutm.
   4. In the Comments field, enter UTM message group.
   5. For Group Type, select Security.
   6. Click OK.

      

2. Customize the replacement messages in the newutm group:
   1. Go to System > Replacement Message Groups.
   2. Edit the newutm group.
   3. Select the AV Engine Load Error Email Block Message.
   4. Edit the message and click Save.

      

   5. Select the Partial Email Block Message.
   6. Edit the message and click Save.
3. Create the Authentication replacement message group:
   1. Go to System > Replacement Message Groups.
   2. Click Create New.
   3. For Name, enter newauth.
   4. In the Comments field, enter Authentication message group.
   5. For Group Type, select Authentication.
   6. Click OK.

      

4. Apply the newutm replacement message group to an email filter profile in the CLI:

   config emailfilter profile
       edit "newmsgs"
           set replacemsg-group "newutm"
       next
   end

5. Apply the newauth replacement message group and the email filter profile to a firewall policy in the CLI:

   config firewall policy
       edit 1
           ...
           set replacemsg-override-group "newauth"
           set inspection-mode proxy
           set emailfilter-profile "newmsgs"
           ...
       next
   end

To create replacement message groups in the CLI:

1. Create the replacement message groups:

   config system replacemsg-group
       edit "newutm"
           set group-type utm
           config mail
               edit "partial"
                   set buffer "Fragmented emails are blocked, sorry."
               next
               edit "email-av-fail"
                   set buffer "The email has been blocked for reasons."
               next
           end
       next
       edit "newauth"
           set group-type auth
           config auth
               edit "auth-success-msg"
                   set buffer "Welcome to the firewall. Your authentication has been accepted, please reconnect."
                   set header none
                   set format text
               next
           end
       next
   end

2. Apply the message group to the email filter:

   config emailfilter profile
       edit "newmsgs"
           set replacemsg-group "newutm"
       next
   end

3. Apply the email filter and message group to the policy:

   config firewall policy
       edit 1
           ...
           set replacemsg-override-group "newauth"
           set inspection-mode proxy
           set emailfilter-profile "newmsgs"
           ...
       next
   end