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Log Reference

Subtype

Subtype

Most FortiMail log messages have a subtype field. Valid subtype values vary by the type field. The subtype further categorizes the nature of the event.

Type Value

Subtype Values

Description

encrypt

(no subtypes)

.

event

imap

User authentication and email download via IMAP.

pop3

User authentication and email download via POP3.

smtp

User authentication, email sending, and email download via SMTP.

webmail

User authentication via FortiMail webmail (HTTPS).

kevent

admin

Administrator authentication success or failure.

config

FortiMail configuration changes by administrators.

config-user

FortiMail configuration changes by users.

dns

DNS queries, such as SMTP client IP address verification and SPF record lookups.

ha

FortiMail high availability (HA) cluster activities such as synchronization and failover.

system

FortiMail system activities such as software update validation, time synchronization, shutdown, and reboot.

update

Download of package updates such as FortiGuard Antivirus signatures.

spam

admin

Quarantine access by an administrator.

default

Antispam scan results, error messages, and DMARC aggregate reports.

url

URL filtering scan results and error messages.

user

Quarantine access by a user.

statistics

default

History of email received and delivered by that FortiMail system.

update

For logs sent to FortiAnalyzer only (not visible directly on FortiMail). Updates for recipient rewrites and delivery status of the original history log message, such as from queued to delivered or failed.

virus

file-signature

Data leak protection (DLP) checksum matches for email attachment files.

fortindr

FortiSandbox file antivirus scan results and error messages.

fortisandbox

FortiSandbox file and URL antivirus scan results and error messages.

malware-outbreak

FortiGuard Antivirus outbreak protection results.

infected

Antivirus scan results and error messages such as file size limits.

Subtype

Subtype

Most FortiMail log messages have a subtype field. Valid subtype values vary by the type field. The subtype further categorizes the nature of the event.

Type Value

Subtype Values

Description

encrypt

(no subtypes)

.

event

imap

User authentication and email download via IMAP.

pop3

User authentication and email download via POP3.

smtp

User authentication, email sending, and email download via SMTP.

webmail

User authentication via FortiMail webmail (HTTPS).

kevent

admin

Administrator authentication success or failure.

config

FortiMail configuration changes by administrators.

config-user

FortiMail configuration changes by users.

dns

DNS queries, such as SMTP client IP address verification and SPF record lookups.

ha

FortiMail high availability (HA) cluster activities such as synchronization and failover.

system

FortiMail system activities such as software update validation, time synchronization, shutdown, and reboot.

update

Download of package updates such as FortiGuard Antivirus signatures.

spam

admin

Quarantine access by an administrator.

default

Antispam scan results, error messages, and DMARC aggregate reports.

url

URL filtering scan results and error messages.

user

Quarantine access by a user.

statistics

default

History of email received and delivered by that FortiMail system.

update

For logs sent to FortiAnalyzer only (not visible directly on FortiMail). Updates for recipient rewrites and delivery status of the original history log message, such as from queued to delivered or failed.

virus

file-signature

Data leak protection (DLP) checksum matches for email attachment files.

fortindr

FortiSandbox file antivirus scan results and error messages.

fortisandbox

FortiSandbox file and URL antivirus scan results and error messages.

malware-outbreak

FortiGuard Antivirus outbreak protection results.

infected

Antivirus scan results and error messages such as file size limits.