Configuring the integrated firewall
You can add basic stateful firewall functionality when FortiWeb is in Reverse Proxy, True Transparent Proxy, and Transparent Inspection modes. The firewall monitors TCP, UDP, and ICMP traffic and determines which packets to allow. For details, see To configure the stateful firewall.
By default, the value of the system firewall policy Default Action setting is Accept. This allows any traffic that does not match a firewall policy rule to access the FortiWeb network interfaces. When the firewall policy Default Action setting is Deny and the policy has no rules, FortiWeb only allows administrative access to ports. For example, the firewall prevents requests that do no match a rule from reaching virtual servers. FortiWeb by default allows the connections from itself to the DNS server, even though the Default Action is Deny. |
To enable firewall
Before you can begin configuring firewall, you have to enable it. By default, firewall is disabled.
- Go to System > Config > Feature Visibility.
To access this part of the web UI, your administrator's account access profile must have Read and Write permission to items in the System Configuration category. For details, see "Permissions" on page 1. - Locate System Features.
- Enable Firewall.
- Click Apply.
To configure the stateful firewall
- Go to System > Firewall and select the Firewall Address tab.
- Click Create New.
- Configure these settings:
- Click OK.
- Add any additional firewall addresses you require.
- Go to System > Firewall and select the Firewall Service tab.
- Click Create New.
- Configure these settings:
Name Enter a name that identifies the firewall service. Protocol Select the protocol that this firewall service inspects: TCP, UDP, or ICMP.
Minimum Source Port Select the start port in the range of source ports for this firewall service.
The default value is0
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Not available if Protocol is ICMP.Maximum Source Port Select the end port in the range of source ports for this firewall service.
The default value is65535
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Not available if Protocol is ICMP.Minimum Destination Port Select the start port in the range of destination ports for this firewall service.
The default value is0
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Not available if Protocol is ICMP.Maximum Destination Port Select the end port in the range of destination ports for this firewall service.
The default value is65535
.
Not available if Protocol is ICMP. - Add any additional firewall services you require.
- Go to System > Firewall and select the Firewall Policy tab.
To access this part of the web UI, your administrator's account access profile must have Read and Write permission to items in the System Configuration category. For details, see Permissions.
- For Default Action, select one of the following:
- Deny—Firewall blocks traffic that does not match a policy rule. However, administrative access is still allowed on network interfaces for which it has been configured.
- Accept—Firewall allows traffic that does not match a policy rule.
- To add a policy rule, click Create New.
- Configure these settings:
V-zone Enable Select to enable a V-zone (bridge). If this option is enabled, select a V-zone below. V-zones allow network connections to travel through FortiWeb's physical network ports without explicitly connecting to one of its IP addresses.
This option is available only when the operation mode is True Transparent Proxy or Transparent Inspection mode.
V-zone Select a configured V-zone. For details, see Configuring a bridge (V-zone) Ingress Interface Specify incoming traffic that this rule applies to by selecting a network interface. Egress Interface Specify outgoing traffic that this rule applies to by selecting a network interface.
Source Specify the source address of traffic that this rule applies to by selecting an address from the firewall addresses you configured earlier under System > Firewall > Firewall Address.
Destination Specify the destination address of traffic that this rules applies to by selecting an address from the firewall addresses you configured earlier under System > Firewall > Firewall Address. Service Select the protocol and port range that this rule applies to by selecting a firewall service configuration under System > Firewall > Firewall Service.
Action Select the action FortiWeb takes for traffic that matches this rule:
- Deny—Firewall blocks matching traffic. Administrative access is still allowed on network interfaces for which it has been configured.
- Accept—Firewall allows matching traffic.
- Click OK.
- Add any additional rules that you require, and then click Apply.
To access this part of the web UI, your administrator's account access profile must have Read and Write permission to items in the System Configurationcategory. For details, see Permissions.
To access this part of the web UI, your administrator's account access profile must have Read and Write permission to items in the System Configuration category. For details, see Permissions.
To configure a firewall FWMARK policy
The FWMARK policy allows you to mark the traffic coming in FortiWeb. Using it together with policy route, you can direct the marked traffic to go out of FortiWeb through a specified interface or/and to a specified next-hop gateway.
- Go to System > Firewall and select the Firewall FWMARK Policy tab.
To access this part of the web UI, your administrator's account access profile must have Read and Write permission to items in the System Configuration category. For details, see Permissions.
- To add a policy rule, click Create New.
- Configure these settings:
Name Enter a name that identifies the FWMARK policy.
Source Specify the source address of traffic that this policy applies to by selecting an address from the firewall addresses you configured earlier under System > Firewall > Firewall Address. Destination Specify the destination address of traffic that this policy applies to by selecting an address from the firewall addresses you configured earlier under System > Firewall > Firewall Address. Ingress Interface Specify incoming traffic that this policy applies to by selecting a network interface.
Service Select the protocol and port range that this policy applies to by selecting a firewall service configuration under System > Firewall > Firewall Service.
Mark Enter a value to mark the traffic that matches with the conditions above. The valid range is 1-255.
- Click OK.
Next, go to Network > Route > Policy Route. Configure a policy route to direct the marked traffic to go out of FortiWeb through a specified interface or/and to a specified next-hop gateway. Refer to Creating a policy route.