FortiGate
FortiGate Next Generation Firewall utilizes purpose-built security processors and threat intelligence security services from FortiGuard labs to deliver top-rated protection and high performance, including encrypted traffic.
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Description

 

This article describes that FortiGate can send logs to the FortiAnalyzer or FortiManager in encrypted format to enhance the security of logs in critical environments.

Solution

 

To keep information in log messages sent to FortiAnalyzer private:
Go to Log & Report -> Log Settings and when 'Remote Logging' is configured to FortiAnalyzer/FortiManager, select 'Encrypt log transmission'.

 

Note: The option to enable SSL Encrypt log transmission is no longer available in GUI from 6.2.14.

 

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From the CLI:

 

config log {fortianalyzer | fortianalyzer2 | fortianalyzer3}  setting
    set enc-algorithm high
    set reliable enable
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