Technical Note: Information on System Event log for admin login failed
Description
Solution
This article describes the information about System Event log:
"Administrator admin login failed from https x.x.x.x because of invalid password"
"Administrator admin login failed from ssh x.x.x.x because of invalid password"
Solution
Steps by steps:
_ Fortinet TAC recommend to disable SSH and HTTPS access on the wan(egress) ports.
CLI:
config system interface
edit "wan"
set allowaccess ping https ssh http telnet //here remove https and ssh
next
end
GUI:Go to Network Interface Edit the concerned wan interface and uncheck the https and ssh._ If still there is a requirement to enable https and ssh on the egress ports then customer can configure trusted hosts.(See Related Articles)Related Articles
Configuring Administrator access to a FortiGate unit using Trusted Hosts