Refer to the exhibit, which shows the FortiGuard Distribution Network of a FortiGate device. FortiGuard Distribution Network on FortiGate
An administrator is trying to find the web filter database signature on FortiGate to resolve issues with websites not being filtered correctly in a flow-mode web filter profile.
Why is the web filter database version not visible on the GUI, such as with IPS definitions?
Correct Answer:C
Unlike IPS or antivirus databases,FortiGate does not store a full web filter database locally. Instead, FortiGatequeries FortiGuard (or FortiManager, if configured) dynamicallyto classify and filter web content in real time.
Key points:
Web filtering works on a cloud-based model:
When a user requests a website,FortiGate queries FortiGuard servers to check its category and reputation.
The response is then cached locally for faster lookups on repeated requests.
No local web filter database version:
UnlikeIPS and antivirus, which download and store signature updates locally,web filtering relies on cloud-based queries.
This is whyno database version appears in the GUI. Flow mode vs Proxy mode:
Inproxy mode, FortiGate cancachesome web filter data, improving performance. Inflow mode, all queries happen dynamically, with no locally stored database.