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mtsi
New Member
Jun 20, 2024 5:42 AM UTC
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geo blocking

Hello,

I would like to know what is wrong with this rule, it doesn't work at all, attacks are still coming from the countries that I have added to this rule. Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

 

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adimailig
adimailigAnswer
Staff & Editor
Jun 20, 2024 5:47 AM UTC

Hi @mtsi ,

Are you blocking traffic passing through the Fortigate? Or are you blocking traffic destined to the Fortigate IP?

If you are blocking traffic passing through the Fortigate, Firewall Policy is effective.
However, if you need to block traffic destined to Fortigate IP, you need to configure Local-in-Policy.
https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.4/administration-guide/363127/local-in-policy

Related documentation :
https://community.fortinet.com/t5/Support-Forum/Fortigate-Firewall-policy-vs-local-in-policy/td-p/317063


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adimailig
Staff & Editor
adimailigAnswer
Staff & Editor
Jun 20, 2024 5:47 AM UTC

Hi @mtsi ,

Are you blocking traffic passing through the Fortigate? Or are you blocking traffic destined to the Fortigate IP?

If you are blocking traffic passing through the Fortigate, Firewall Policy is effective.
However, if you need to block traffic destined to Fortigate IP, you need to configure Local-in-Policy.
https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.4/administration-guide/363127/local-in-policy

Related documentation :
https://community.fortinet.com/t5/Support-Forum/Fortigate-Firewall-policy-vs-local-in-policy/td-p/317063


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