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June 6, 2024
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Hello everyone,

While I was reading about IPS and how it is being used when in flow based for various security features, such as Antivirus, Web Filtering any many more. What I was intrigued about is the behavior when it is in proxy mode and I found a thread about it, but when I click on it all I see is "This Content was Archived". I can read the first two sentences of the thread from the google search, but it ends right when the person is explaining what happens in proxy based.

Here's the link: https://community.fortinet.com/t5/contentarchivals/contentarchivedpage/message-uid/72266

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Best answer by Anthony_E

Hello,

I have unarchived this content. Could you please try again?

Regards,

Anthony_E

Staff

Hello Ismael,

Could you please give me the title of the article you found on Google please?

If the article has been archived, it is surely because another document related to this topic is existing. I will try to find it for you.

Regards,

Best Regards

Ismael_AwamlehAuthor

Visitor III

Hello Anthony,

The title is

RE: Antivirus change from Proxy-based to Flow-Based

Here's a snapshot as well

Ismael_AwamlehAuthor

Visitor III

I ended up finding the thread by copy pasting the title instead of the two lines under it which sent me to the Archived link for some reason. Just to make sure here the IPS will not be used when in proxy mode contrary to flow based, is that right?

ozkanaltas

Valued Contributor III

Hello @Ismael_Awamleh ,

You can review these documents about inspection modes.

https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/administration-guide/659145/flow-mode-inspection-default-mode

https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/administration-guide/969330/proxy-mode-inspection

https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/6.2.0/cookbook/721410/about-inspection-modes

PS

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/Support-Forum/Flow-based-and-proxy-based-inspection-explanation-needed/m-p/309087/highlight/true#M237541

Ismael_AwamlehAuthor

Visitor III

Thank you for providing these links, and I did stumble upon those threads earlier and read them, but they do not specifically compare the behavior of IPS when in flow-based vs proxy-based. Unlike the thread I am looking to read. Unless I missed something, which I would be grateful if you'd highlight it.

Anthony_E

Staff

Thank you @ozkanaltas

Best Regards